{{Short description|Public university in Savannah, Georgia, US}} {{Use American English|date = September 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date = September 2019}} {{Infobox university | name = Georgia Southern University<br>Armstrong Campus | image_name = Armstrong State University logo.png | image_size = | caption = Logo for Armstrong State University, prior to consolidation with Georgia Southern | mascot = | mottoeng = | established = 1935 (as Armstrong Junior College) | type = Public research university | endowment = | president = Dr. Kyle Marrero | academic_affiliations = Space-grant | parent = Georgia Southern University | dean = | faculty = 292 | administrative_staff = | students = 5,278<ref name=em.georgiasouthern.edu>[https://em.georgiasouthern.edu/ir/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/GS_Fall2019FastFacts.pdf Fall 2019 Fast Facts]{{Dead link|date=September 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }} georgiasouthern.edu</ref> | undergrad = | postgrad = | doctoral = | city = Savannah | state = Georgia | country = United States | coor = {{Coord|31.979|-81.160|display=inline,title}} | campus = Suburban | former_names = Armstrong Junior College (1935–1948), Armstrong College of Savannah (1948–1964), Armstrong State College (1964–1996), Armstrong Atlantic State University (1996–2014), Armstrong State University (2014–2018) | website = {{url|http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/campuses/armstrong-campus/|georgiasouthern.edu/armstrong-campus}} | logo = }}
'''Georgia Southern University–Armstrong Campus''', formerly '''Armstrong State University,'''<ref name="armstrong.edu">{{cite web|title=A New Name, A New Chapter in Armstrong's History |url=http://www.armstrong.edu/site/spotlight/spotlight_a_new_name._a_new_chapter_in_armstrongs_history |access-date=1 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714230707/http://www.armstrong.edu/site/spotlight/spotlight_a_new_name._a_new_chapter_in_armstrongs_history |archive-date=14 July 2014 }}</ref> is one of four campuses of Georgia Southern University, a public university in the U.S. state of Georgia. Occupying a {{convert|268|acre|km2|adj=on}} area on the residential southside of Savannah, Georgia, the school became one of three campuses of Georgia Southern University in 2018. The university's flagship campus is in Statesboro, {{convert|50|mi|km}} west of Savannah. The Armstrong campus is located approximately {{convert|15|mi|km}} from downtown Savannah and {{convert|25|mi|km}} from Tybee Island. Armstrong offers undergraduate and graduate degrees; it has a total student enrollment of approximately 5,000 students.<ref name="em.georgiasouthern.edu"/>
== History == thumb|left|alt=Students of Armstrong College, circa 1950|Students of Armstrong College (circa 1950).The Armstrong campus was founded as Armstrong Junior College in 1935 by Mayor Thomas Gamble.<ref name="amstrghistory">{{cite web|work=Armstrong Atlantic State University|url=http://www.armstrong.edu/About/armstrong_facts/aasu_history|title=Armstrong History|access-date=March 9, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719140545/http://www.armstrong.edu/About/armstrong_facts/aasu_history|archive-date=2011-07-19|url-status=dead}}</ref> Gamble pursued the issue during the height of the Great Depression to benefit Savannah's youth and the community, as well as aid in stimulating the local economy.<ref name="historyof">{{cite web|last=Stone|first=Janet|work=Armstrong Atlantic State University|url=http://www.sip.armstrong.edu/AASU/history.html|title=History of Armstrong Atlantic State University|access-date=March 10, 2011|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193035/http://www.sip.armstrong.edu/AASU/history.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The college was originally located in the historic Armstrong House adjacent to Forsyth Park in downtown Savannah.<ref name="amstrghistory"/> The mansion was given to the city as a gift from the family of George F. Armstrong, a local businessman involved in the shipping industry.<ref name="historyof"/> The college eventually grew to encompass six buildings in the Forsyth and Monterey Square areas of Savannah.<ref name="historyof"/>
In 1959, Armstrong College of Savannah became part of the University System of Georgia as a community college, and in 1964 the Board of Regents conferred four-year status on Armstrong State College.<ref name="amstrghistory"/> Donald Livingston and the Mills B. Lane Foundation provided the college with 250 acres of land on the southwest side of Savannah.<ref name="amstrghistory"/> Eight buildings were constructed on the property and the college moved from the Armstrong House downtown to the suburban location in January 1966.<ref name="amstrghistory"/>
The school played NCAA Division I athletics briefly, from 1983 to 1987, as part of the Big South Conference. The school later dropped athletics.
Over the years the college expanded, adding new buildings and expanding academic programs. In 1993, the college began extensive landscaping work that transformed the campus into an arboretum.<ref name="amstrghistory"/> Armstrong State College gained state university status in 1996 and duly changed its name to Armstrong Atlantic State University. The following year the university opened the Liberty Center in Hinesville.<ref name="amstrghistory"/> The university celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2010, inaugurating Dr. Linda M. Bleicken as its seventh president.<ref name="amstrghistory"/>
In 2014 the school officially changed its name to Armstrong State University, to help minimize confusion regarding the school's location, make the name easier to say, and create a stronger brand for the school. The name change became effective on July 1, 2014.<ref name="armstrong.edu"/>
Armstrong celebrated its 80th anniversary and the 50th anniversary of the university's move to the Southside during the 2015–16 academic year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wjcl.com/news/local-news/armstrong-state-begins-fall-classes/50840138/story |title = Armstrong State begins fall classes| date=August 17, 2015 }}</ref>
Presently, the campus is no longer an independent institution with a separate accreditation.
=== Consolidation with Georgia Southern University === On January 11, 2017, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, on recommendation by Chancellor Steve Wrigley, voted to consolidate Armstrong State with Georgia Southern University. The merger, without any student-faculty input from the two schools, was to take place as part of a long-term goal of the Board of Regents to consolidate smaller, regional colleges and universities with larger, more well-known institutions. Under the consolidation plan, Armstrong State would inherit Georgia Southern's name, leadership, academics, and athletics, and the merged institution would become the fourth-largest public university in the state: the "''New'' Georgia Southern University". Consolidation, which took a full year to implement, was officially proclaimed by the Board of Regents on January 17, 2018.<ref name="ASU-GS consolidation">{{cite news|last1=Coleman|first1=Dash|title=Board of Regents approves consolidation of Armstrong, Georgia Southern|url=http://savannahnow.com/news/2017-01-11/board-regents-approves-consolidation-armstrong-georgia-southern#|access-date=11 January 2017|work=Savannah Morning News}}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
== Campus == The Armstrong campus is located in a suburban setting near the Savannah Mall, with direct access to downtown Savannah via Abercorn Expressway. The landscaped campus includes subtropical ferns and flowers, southern magnolias, oak trees draped with Spanish moss, and a wide variety of native plants scattered throughout the {{convert|268|acre|m2|1|adj=on}} arboretum-style grounds.<ref name="tour">{{cite web|work=Armstrong Atlantic State University|url=http://www.armstrong.edu/virtualtour/|title=Virtual Tour|access-date=March 10, 2011}}</ref>
Lane Library is the main academic and research library on the Armstrong campus. Lane Library's collection comprises more than 200,000 books and printed materials as well as 18,000 audiovisual works.<ref name="tour"/> The university recently invested $5 million in a renovation and expansion of the facility.<ref name="tour"/>
The Science Center complex is a two-building complex connected by an enclosed glass walkway. The Science Center is home to many of the College of Science and Technology programs, including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, Physical Science, and Psychology.<ref name="tour"/> It includes classroom and lecture space, faculty offices, and labs. The {{convert|126056|sqft|m2|adj=on}} facility opened in 2001 as the largest single increase in instructional space on campus since the campus opened.<ref>{{cite news|last=Staff|work=SavannahNow.com|url=http://savannahnow.com/stories/112302/LOCAASUsciencebuilding.shtml|title=AASU dedicates new science center|year=2001|access-date=March 10, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120917002901/http://savannahnow.com/stories/112302/LOCAASUsciencebuilding.shtml|archive-date=2012-09-17|url-status=dead}}</ref>
A {{convert|61000|sqft|m2|adj=on}}, $24 million Student Union opened in 2010.<ref name="studentcenter">{{cite news|last=Paynter|first=Michelle|work=WTOC-TV|url=http://www.wtoc.com/global/story.asp?s=12366345|title=AASU celebrates new student center|date=April 23, 2010|access-date=March 10, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718122239/http://www.wtoc.com/global/story.asp?s=12366345|archive-date=July 18, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is the university's first green building, built with rapidly renewable and recycled materials and featuring a high-efficiency chilled water cooling system.<ref>{{cite news|last=DeYoung|first=Bill|work=SavannahNow.com|url=http://savannahnow.com/bill-deyoung/2008-08-31/aasu-adding-new-student-center|title=AASU adding new student center|date=August 31, 2008|access-date=March 10, 2011}}</ref> The Union houses a 300-seat food court (known as the Galley), 200-seat movie theatre, ballroom, bookstore, coffeehouse, convenience store, and expansive porches and lounges.<ref name="studentcenter"/> Next to the Student Union is the Memorial College Center. Commonly known as the MCC, it houses Student Affairs and Student Activities offices.<ref name="tour"/>
Armstrong's athletic facilities are located in the southeast area of campus. The Student Recreation and Aquatic Center is a {{convert|38,000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} athletic facility that includes a {{convert|5200|sqft|m2|adj=on}} fitness center, and two basketball courts.<ref name="tour"/> The facility is home to the ROTC program and was formerly home to the Armstrong Pirate volleyball team.<ref name="tour"/> The Alumni Arena is located adjacent to the Rec Center and includes an indoor running track, weight room, coaches offices, classroom space, and a 4,000-seat arena home to the men's and women's basketball teams.<ref name="tour"/> Since consolidation with Georgia Southern, the campus has not maintained a separate athletics program, with the future of these athletic facilities uncertain {{vague|date=October 2018}}.<ref name="End of Pirates Athletics">{{cite web|last1=Hersh|first1=Allison|last2=Wise|first2=Jennifer|title=Armstrong State University Athletics to End Intercollegiate Competition Following 2016-17 Season|url=http://consolidation.georgiasouthern.edu/march-7-2017/|publisher=Georgia Southern University|access-date=8 March 2017}}</ref> Near the end of the 2017–2018 academic year, there were talks of renovating the campus's current athletic facilities to allow for the university's tennis and soccer teams to practice and play at the Armstrong Campus, in addition to creating new recreational and general purpose fields.<ref name="Renovations"/> Such a proposal, if approved, could take up to a decade to complete, with the entire project having a low-end cost of $40 million to upgrade the campus's current athletic facilities, including infrastructure needs as mandated by division standards.<ref name="Renovations">{{cite web|title=Student Input for Athletic Renovations|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ElLER-V9Bi1m2KoG84dIFiZnEHnCgSGU/view|publisher=Georgia Southern SGA|access-date=24 July 2018}}</ref>
thumb|right|alt=Windward Commons residential community|Windward Commons, which opened in 2010, is a suite-style residential community on the Armstrong campus. More than 1,400 students live on campus within three residential communities located in the southwest portion of the campus.<ref name="tour"/> Windward Commons is Armstrong's suite-style freshmen residential community which opened in 2010 and is home to nearly 600 students.<ref>{{cite news|last=Staff|work=SavannahNow.com|url=http://savannahnow.com/intown/2009-06-30/aasu-breaks-ground-new-residence-hall|title=AASU breaks ground for new residence hall|date=June 30, 2009|access-date=March 10, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120917003008/http://savannahnow.com/intown/2009-06-30/aasu-breaks-ground-new-residence-hall|archive-date=2012-09-17|url-status=dead}}</ref> It features private and semi-private suites, music practice rooms, multipurpose classrooms, lounges/social areas, laundry facilities, courtyards with outdoor sitting space and barbecue areas, and two classrooms.<ref name="tour"/> Compass Point and University Crossings are apartment-style residence halls intended for upperclassmen and graduate students.<ref name="tour"/>
On April 24, 2013, Armstrong completed renovations to the Memorial College Center, opening the Learning Commons. The {{convert|14000|sqft|adj=on}} space was developed as an extension to the Lane Library. Features include PC and Mac computers, three multi-touch tables, and group study rooms.<ref name=commons>{{cite web|title=Learning Commons Ribbon Cutting|url=http://www.armstrong.edu/About/news3/news_learning_commons_ribbon_cutting|access-date=21 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917193305/http://www.armstrong.edu/About/news3/news_learning_commons_ribbon_cutting|archive-date=2013-09-17|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Academics== Armstrong features more than 100 academic programs and offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees through its College of Education, College of Health Professions, College of Liberal Arts, College of Science and Technology, and Graduate Studies programs. In addition, the school offers a Doctorate of Physical Therapy. The campus is classified as a Master’s college and university by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.<ref name="carnegie">{{cite web|url=http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=138789|title=Carnegie Foundation Classification - Armstrong Atlantic State University|publisher=Carnegie Foundation|year=2008–2010|access-date=2011-03-10}}</ref> For the 2010–11 academic year, Armstrong was not ranked and deemed a ''Tier 2'' university by ''U.S. News & World Report''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/armstrong-atlantic-state-university-1546|title=Armstrong Atlantic State University - Overview|publisher=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=March 10, 2011|archive-date=March 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305130932/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/armstrong-atlantic-state-university-1546|url-status=dead}}</ref> The university has full accreditation from the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.<ref name="accred">{{cite web|url=http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Armstrong+Atlantic+State&s=all&id=138789#accred|title=Institutional Accreditation|publisher=U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences|access-date=March 10, 2011}}</ref> The university does not utilize graduate students to teach classes as all are taught by members of the Armstrong faculty. Armstrong has nearly 300 faculty members and a student-to-faculty ratio of 19:1.<ref name="programs">{{cite web|url=http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Armstrong+Atlantic+State&s=all&id=138789#programs |title=Programs|publisher=U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences|access-date=March 10, 2011}}</ref> The university offers study abroad and honors programs and opportunities for undergraduates to participate in research across a variety of disciplines.
=== College of Education === Armstrong's College of Education offers degree programs via two primary departments: Childhood & Exceptional Student Education and Adolescent & Adult Education. The programs prepare graduates for the education field as well as other positions in education administration.<ref>{{cite web|work=Armstrong Atlantic State University|url=http://www.armstrong.edu/Education/deans_office/education_majors_programs|title=College of Education majors and programs|access-date=March 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110318212936/http://www.armstrong.edu/Education/deans_office/education_majors_programs|archive-date=2011-03-18|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2010 the college received continued accreditation through 2017 under performance-oriented standards of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).<ref>{{cite web|work=NCATE |url=http://www.ncate.org/tabid/178/Default.aspx?ch=106&CO_ID=10167&state=ga|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520084623/http://ncate.org/tabid/178/Default.aspx?ch=106&CO_ID=10167&state=ga|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 20, 2011|title=Armstrong Atlantic State University Accreditation|year=2010|access-date=March 18, 2011}}</ref>
=== College of Health Professions === The College of Health Professionals is the largest academic college at Armstrong in terms of enrollment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/armstrong-atlantic-state-university-1546/academics|title=Armstrong Atlantic State University - Academic Life|publisher=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=March 10, 2011|archive-date=February 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219051155/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/armstrong-atlantic-state-university-1546/academics|url-status=dead}}</ref> The college offers a range of academic programs that prepare students for careers in nursing, public health, health administration, and the allied health professions. It confers degrees ranging from associate's through master's and doctoral.<ref>{{cite web|work=Armstrong Atlantic State University |url=http://armstrong.edu/Health_professions/deans_office/chp_majors_programs |title=College of Health Professionals majors and programs |access-date=March 10, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719140341/http://armstrong.edu/Health_professions/deans_office/chp_majors_programs |archive-date=July 19, 2011 }}</ref>
=== College of Liberal Arts === Liberal arts have been the foundation of education at Armstrong since its founding. The College of Liberal Arts includes various departments and interdisciplinary programs that prepare graduates for careers in government, criminal justice, law, business, and entertainment. Students in the College of Liberal Arts study the arts, humanities, and social sciences in classroom environments and through internships, performances, exhibitions, undergraduate research projects, and study abroad programs. Departments include Art, Music and Theatre, Criminal Justice, Social & Political Science, Economics, History, Languages, Literature & Philosophy, Interdisciplinary Programs, and Military Science/ROTC.<ref>{{cite web|work=Armstrong Atlantic State University |url=http://www.armstrong.edu/Liberal_Arts/deans_office/cola_majors_programs|title=College of Liberal Arts majors and programs|access-date=March 18, 2011}}</ref>
=== College of Science and Technology === The College of Science and Technology at Armstrong has a strong emphasis on student research opportunities that prepare students for graduate programs. Areas of study in the College of Science and Technology includes: Biology, Chemistry & Physics, Computer Science & Information Technology, Biochemistry, Engineering, Mathematics, and Psychology.<ref>{{cite web|work=Armstrong Atlantic State University |url=http://armstrong.edu/Science_and_Technology/deans_office/cst_majors_programs |title=College of Science and Technology majors and programs |access-date=March 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705082537/http://armstrong.edu/Science_and_Technology/deans_office/cst_majors_programs |archive-date=July 5, 2011 }}</ref> thumb|300x300px|Liberty Campus
=== Liberty Campus=== The Liberty Campus in Hinesville, which offers select academic programs to residents of Liberty County and surrounding areas, serves as the third campus of Georgia Southern, which operates under the Armstrong Campus. The Liberty Campus provides special services to Fort Stewart military personnel and their families. A variety of programs are offered or supported, including associate’s degrees in arts and applied sciences, and bachelor's degrees in criminal justice, nursing, early childhood education, middle grades education, and liberal studies, with plans to develop consortium programs with Savannah State University in the upcoming years.
The Liberty Campus's current facilities opened in downtown Hinesville in January 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://savannahceo.com/news/2015/05/armstrong-liberty-center-hinesville-offer-new-masters-degree-starting-fall/|title=Armstrong Liberty Center in Hinesville to Offer New Master's Degree Starting in Fall|website=Savannah CEO|accessdate=July 14, 2023}}</ref>
==Student life== Armstrong offers many opportunities for students to participate in extracurricular programs, organizations, performances, forums, and athletics. The university has over 100 student organizations and an expanding Greek life system with nine fraternity and sorority organizations.<ref name="clubs">{{cite web|work=Armstrong Atlantic State University|url=http://www.armstrong.edu/Students/activities_and_orgs/student_organizations|title=Student Activities|access-date=March 10, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719140624/http://www.armstrong.edu/Students/activities_and_orgs/student_organizations|archive-date=2011-07-19|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/armstrong-atlantic-state-university-1546/student-life|title=Armstrong Atlantic State University - Student Life|publisher=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=March 10, 2011|archive-date=February 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219050111/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/armstrong-atlantic-state-university-1546/student-life|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Student Government Association, Graduate Student Coordinating Council, and University Programming Board (formerly known as '''CUB''', for '''C'''ampus '''U'''nion '''B'''oard, prior to consolidation) offer many opportunities for involvement, leadership, and entertainment. ''The Inkwell'' is the university's student-run award-winning publication, published every Thursday during the semester. The university also sponsors a number of recreational intramural and club sports, including dance, flag football, tennis, rugby, ultimate Frisbee, baseball, bowling, basketball, and billiards.<ref name="clubs"/> The ''Calliope'' was Armstrong's student literature and art magazine. It received a First Place/Special Merit award from the American Scholastic Press Association in 2010,<ref>{{cite news|last=Redding |first=Brittany |publisher=The Inkwell |url=http://www.theinkwellonline.com/news/calliope-wins-big-1.1904238 |title='Calliope' wins big |date=January 20, 2011 |access-date=March 10, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717003640/http://www.theinkwellonline.com/news/calliope-wins-big-1.1904238 |archive-date=July 17, 2011 }}</ref> but was retired following the consolidation.
Celebrate Armstrong occurs in October and is planned by the University Programming Board (UPB). Celebrate Armstrong consists of different kinds of activities, entertainment, and competitions. The UPB also hosted the annual ''Big Show'' in the spring, a concert that has included performances from Gym Class Heroes, Maroon 5, and Migos.
The campus offers numerous volunteering opportunities to give back to the local community. The campus started the Initiative for Civic Engagement in 2009, making community service an active part of the curriculum. Hundreds of students, faculty, staff, and alumni turn out for joint outreach projects or the biannual ''Treasure Savannah'' Day of Service.
=== Student Government Association === {{Main|Georgia Southern University#Student Government Association|l1=Georgia Southern Student Government}} The Student Government Association (SGA) for the Armstrong Campus consists of an executive and a legislative branch. The first student association on the campus was the Armstrong Student Association, founded by Armstrong Junior College's inaugural class in 1935. SGA's current system has existed since the summer of 2018, when the constitution for the post-consolidation Georgia Southern University took effect.
In addition to the university-wide SGA President, the executive branch consists of an Executive Vice President, who chairs the ''Campus Executive Board'' for the Armstrong Campus, which includes the Executive Vice President, the Chief of Staff, other vice-president positions with their own specialty (e.g. for financial or academic affairs), and officers. The Campus Executive Board consists of elected and appointed officers and serves as an advisory body for the campus's University administrators.
The legislative branch consists of a Senate, led by a Speaker, who presides over meetings of the Senate. The Senate consists of Senators representing the colleges housed on the Armstrong Campus (currently, the Colleges of Education, Health Professions, and Public Health), as well as two additional "colleges": Graduate Studies and At-Large, to ensure that graduate students and students whose major is not housed on the Armstrong Campus, respectively, are still represented. In addition to presiding over the Senate, the Speaker also chairs the Senate Advisory Council, which consists of the Speaker and other officers of the Senate Leadership, such as the Deputy Speaker, Senate Whip, Parliamentarian, and the chairs for the Senate's various standing committees.
The Liberty Campus is represented by the Armstrong Campus, and includes a semi-autonomous Governing Board, led by an elected Director, and a Student Council, led by the assistant director.
==Athletics (1935–2017)== Armstrong State University's consolidation with Georgia Southern spelled an end for Armstrong's athletics, being announced on March 7, 2017, that Armstrong's athletic program would be discontinued at the conclusion of the 2016–17 academic year.<ref name="End of Pirates Athletics"/>
Armstrong's athletic teams were called the Pirates. The university was a member at the Division II ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a charter member of the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) from the conference's inception in 1990–91 to their final season of competition at the end of the 2016–17 academic year.
Until 2016–17, Armstrong competed in twelve intercollegiate varsity sports, five men's and seven women's: Men's sports included baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, and tennis; while women's sports included basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball.
=== History === Athletics at Armstrong began at the start of the school's history in the 1930s with its teams known as the Geechees. The school won state championships as a junior college in 1938 in men's basketball and men's tennis.<ref name="athhist">{{cite web|work=Armstrong State University|url=http://www.armstrong.edu/75th/index/75th_athletics_looks_back|title=Athletics Looks Back|access-date=March 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110108193749/http://www.armstrong.edu/75th/index/75th_athletics_looks_back|archive-date=January 8, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Athletics were suspended during World War II. Following the war, the college added new athletic programs, and in 1948 men's basketball won a second state championship.<ref name="athhist"/>
Armstrong joined the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in 1967 and became known as the Pirates after the college became a four-year institution.<ref name="athhist"/> In 1973, it joined the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and became a member of the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) with in-state rivals Valdosta State College (now Valdosta State University), Columbus College (now Columbus State University), and Augusta College (now Augusta University).<ref name="athhist"/> In 1983, Armstrong State College upgraded athletics to NCAA Division I and became a charter member of the Big South Conference in 1985.<ref name="athhist"/> Soon after, in 1987, the Pirates returned to Division II, becoming a charter member of the Peach Belt Conference in 1990.<ref name="athhist"/>
Armstrong holds 96 PBC championships. In addition, the university has appeared in 139 NCAA Championships, winning 13 titles. Armstrong has produced 296 All-Americans. The Armstrong men's and women's tennis teams have combined to capture 10 NCAA Division II national championships over the last nine seasons.<ref name="tour"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.armstrong.edu/site/spotlight/spotlight_cloud_nine_armstrong_womens_tennis_team_caps_perfect_season_with |title=Cloud Nine: Armstrong women's tennis team caps perfect season with record ninth NCAA Division II nat - Armstrong State University - Georgia |access-date=2015-08-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905182349/http://www.armstrong.edu/site/spotlight/spotlight_cloud_nine_armstrong_womens_tennis_team_caps_perfect_season_with |archive-date=2015-09-05 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://armstrongpirates.com/landing/index |title=Home of the Armstrong Pirates |access-date=August 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120070435/http://armstrongpirates.com/landing/index |archive-date=January 20, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.armstrong.edu/}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20160120070435/http://armstrongpirates.com/landing/index Armstong State Athletics website]
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