Young Harris College
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| Established: | 1886 |
| Type: | Methodist Liberal Arts Junior College |
| President: | Cathy Cox |
| Undergraduates: | 620 |
| Location: | Young Harris, Georgia, USA |
| Athletics: | Mountain Lions |
| Colors: | Purple and White |
| Website: | http://www.yhc.edu/ |
Young Harris College is a private, Methodist-affiliated liberal arts junior college located in northeast Georgia.
The college was founded in 1886 by Artemas Lester, a circuit-riding Methodist minister who wanted to provide the residents of the Appalachian Mountains with an education. Originally known as McTyeire Institute, the college struggled for the first year until an Athens, Georgia judge named Young L.G. Harris donated enough money to keep the school open. The school was later renamed Young Harris College in honor of its benefactor, as was the surrounding town.
The college has an enrollment of about 600 students, including about 100 students from the local area, and offers associate degrees in liberal arts, fine arts and science. Famous graduates include former Georgia governor and U.S. Senator Zell Miller, entertainers Oliver Hardy and Amanda Bearse, country music singers Ronnie Milsap and Trisha Yearwood, and Major League Baseball player Nick Markakis.
[edit] Athletics
Young Harris' sports teams are called the Mountain Lions. The athletic director for the college is Eric Geldart. The Mountain Lions participate in NJCAA Division 1. Young Harris competes in baseball, softball, tennis, soccer, and cross country.
The Young Harris Lady Mountain Lions won the 2006 National Championship for Division One NJCAA Soccer, under coach Kathy Brown. All of Young Harris' teams compete at a NJCAA Division 1 level. The men's soccer team were the 2006, 2007 region finalists. Currently there is no football team for Young Harris and there is no news of one being formed.
Kathy Brown originally served as the assistant coach at Jacksonville State University, before coming to Young Harris in 1997 and starting the women's soccer team. In just her first season as a head coach, Kathy celebrated her first state championship. Since then she has led the Lady Mountain Lions to seven more state titles.
[edit] External links
- Young Harris College website
- Upsilon Delta Sigma
- The New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Young Harris Alumni Foundation
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