Georgia College generates $285 million impact on local economy

  • Businesses in Milledgeville benefit from student and faculty spending. CONTRIBUTED
    Businesses in Milledgeville benefit from student and faculty spending. CONTRIBUTED

    The impact on the regional economy by Georgia College & State University (GCSU) reached more than $285 million in 2021— an increase of $2.7 million from the previous fiscal year.

    For each job created on campus, two off-campus jobs exist due to university-related spending.

    “With more than 1,100 people working on our campus every day, and thousands of our students spending money in the local area,…