Fort Valley State University is a public, state-supported institution of higher learning in Fort Valley, Georgia. The school is a land-grant institution. A land-grant university or college receives federal aid under the Morrill Act of 1862, which granted public lands to support education in agriculture and the mechanical arts.
The university was established in 1895 as Fort Valley High and Industrial School. It was renamed Fort Valley Normal and Industrial School in 1932. In 1939, the school merged with the State Teachers and Agriculture College at Forsyth. The combined institution remained in Fort Valley as Fort Valley State College. It became Fort Valley State University in 1996.
The university’s men’s sports teams are called the Wildcats, and the women’s teams are called the Lady Wildcats. The university’s website at https://www.fvsu.edu/ offers additional information.
