Mission & Purpose

GMC Prep Mission Statement

The mission of GMC Prep is to graduate educated, contributing citizens by providing our cadets an inclusive college preparatory curriculum in an environment conducive to the holistic development of the intellect and the elevation of character.

GMC Prep Motto

"Develop the intellect; elevate the character."

The mission of Georgia Military College is to produce educated, contributing citizens by providing its junior and senior high school students an inclusive college preparatory curriculum and its college students a liberal arts based two year undergraduate curriculum in an environment and with a curriculum conducive to the holistic development of the intellect and character of its students.

Georgia Military College will be successful in the educational development of citizens through integration of two dimensions of education: development of the intellect and elevation of character. Possession of these two dimensions, which includes the capacity to act upon one’s knowledge, provide an individual the ability to function as a responsible citizen within a republic. Georgia Military College graduates shall have an appreciation for the centrality of education as a lifelong pursuit.

Georgia Military College will produce citizens who serve as role models by actively involving themselves in their communities and in the democratic process. This will be accomplished by creating and continually refining programs of formal study of ethics, providing time for reflection, and training students in right behaviors. The institution will encourage all members of the educational community - students, faculty, and staff - to work in partnership with the communities in which they live.

Georgia Military College graduates will understand the importance of and the need to respect the dignity and humanity of others. They will be sensitive to persons of diverse backgrounds, with different values and ways of communicating.

Concomitant with the accelerating growth of information and derived knowledge, the focus at Georgia Military College will be to teach students how to learn so as to increase their adaptability to changing conditions. Students will be taught to think critically and to have confidence in their abilities to act within a global environment.

Georgia Military College will possess quality faculty, staff, and facilities focused on the successful achievement of both dimensions of education. The primary focus of the faculty will be on excellence in teaching and the expansion of their knowledge and skills as teachers. The institutional staff will be student oriented and professionally competent. Facilities will reflect state of the art capabilities and will contribute directly to the creation and maintenance of the desired learning environment.