Andrew College is a tiny Methodist college in the courthouse town of Cuthbert, with an oversized history. Chartered in 1854 as Andrew Female College, it held one of the earliest charters in the country allowing a college to grant degrees to women. Its five-story Victorian Old Main was built in a single year after an 1892 fire. After a century as a junior college, Andrew again offers bachelor's degrees, and its Fighting Tigers joined the NAIA in 2026.
About this site
Andrew College is a college & university in Cuthbert, Randolph County. It is one of 54 historic sites cataloged in Randolph County on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.7719, -84.7959 near Cuthbert. The nearest cataloged historic site is Andrew College (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Hood Hospital, Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery, and Confederate Dead and Hospitals.
This record is drawn from Georgia Roam. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
What makes Andrew College different
Its 1854 charter was the second in the United States to give a college the right to confer degrees on women. en.wikipedia.org
During the Civil War the college served as Hood Hospital, and soldiers who died there were buried in Cuthbert's Greenwood Cemetery. georgiaencyclopedia.org
After fire destroyed the campus in April 1892, townspeople pledged money the next day. The five-story Old Main was ready by that September. georgiaencyclopedia.org
When Old Main opened, it held everything: the president's and faculty's quarters, student rooms, classrooms, chapel, library and auditorium. georgiaencyclopedia.org
Dumas Malone, who later won a Pulitzer Prize for his biography of Thomas Jefferson, taught Greek and religion at Andrew from 1914 to 1916. georgiaencyclopedia.org
Andrew says the physical education course it added after the Civil War was the first such course required of women in the South. andrewcollege.edu
In 2023 the baseball team reached the NJCAA World Series for the first time in program history. en.wikipedia.org
The Georgia General Assembly chartered Andrew Female College on January 15, 1854. At the time it was the second charter in the United States to give a college the power to award degrees to women. The college was named for Bishop James Osgood Andrew of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. During the Civil War its building became Hood Hospital, one of three military hospitals in Cuthbert, and soldiers who died there were buried in the town's Greenwood Cemetery. After the war the college added a physical education course. Andrew says it was the first such course required of women in the South.
In April 1892 fire destroyed every building on campus. Cuthbert residents pledged money the next day, and by that fall the college had reopened in a new five-story Victorian building by Atlanta architect William H. Parkins. That building, Old Main, is still the college's landmark. Warren Bush Hall followed in 1900, and Cuthbert Hall linked the two in 1912. Future Pulitzer Prize-winning Jefferson biographer Dumas Malone taught Greek and religion here from 1914 to 1916, while his father was president.
Andrew became a two-year college in 1917 and admitted men in 1956. For decades it prepared students to transfer to four-year schools. It began offering bachelor's degrees again in 2018 and now has majors in agribusiness, health care management, sports management and more. Football, wrestling and cheerleading arrived in 2024, and in 2026 the Fighting Tigers moved from junior-college athletics to the NAIA. William R. Kennedy has been president since June 2023.
Majors & programs
Andrew offers a short list of associate and bachelor's degrees. They blend its liberal-arts roots with career fields such as nursing, respiratory therapy, agribusiness and health care management. The list below is Andrew's complete published list of programs as of September 2026.
Known for
Nursing (ADN)
An associate degree in nursing, one of Andrew's career-focused health programs.
Known for
Respiratory Therapy (AS)
A two-year degree that prepares students for careers in respiratory care.
Known for
Agribusiness (BS)
A bachelor's degree in the business of agriculture, taught in the heart of southwest Georgia's farm country.
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Sports Management and Sports & Wellness Education (BS)
Tied to the college's fast-growing athletics program, which added football, wrestling and flag football in recent years.
Known for
Liberal Arts (AA)
The college's traditional transfer degree, reflecting its long history of sending students on to four-year universities.
Trai Byers — actor who played Andre Lyon on Fox's 'Empire' (A.A.) en.wikipedia.org
Zula Brown Toole — founder of the Miller County Liberal in 1897, the first woman to start and publish a newspaper in Georgia (attended Andrew Female College) en.wikipedia.org
Miguel A. Mariño — hydrologist and Distinguished Professor Emeritus at UC Davis (A.A., Liberal Arts, 1959) en.wikipedia.org
Joe Nasco — pro soccer goalkeeper for the Atlanta Silverbacks and the MLS Colorado Rapids (played at Andrew 2003–04) en.wikipedia.org
Athletics: Andrew Fighting Tigers
NAIA (from 2026–27; formerly NJCAA) · Southern States Athletic Conference
Storybook Season-Andrew College Baseball Advances to the World Series! Pitch In to Help the Tigers! · Andrew College Digital NetworkAndrew College joins NJCAA Division 1 level for inaugural football season · WALB News 10Andrew College expands to attract students to South Ga. · WALB News 10Andrew College football to play in Early County High's stadium · WTVY News4
It was chartered on January 15, 1854, as Andrew Female College, which makes it one of Georgia's oldest colleges.
Is Andrew College a two-year or four-year school?
Both. It was a junior college from 1917, began offering bachelor's degrees again in 2018, and still offers associate degrees such as nursing and respiratory therapy.
How many students attend Andrew College?
496 students in Fall 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Education. It is one of the smallest colleges in Georgia.
What division is Andrew College?
The Fighting Tigers moved from the NJCAA to the NAIA's Southern States Athletic Conference for the 2026–27 season.
Is Andrew College religious?
It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and named for Methodist Bishop James Osgood Andrew. It welcomes students of all backgrounds.
Can I visit Andrew College?
Yes. The campus is at 501 College Street in Cuthbert, and admissions offers campus visits you can register for online. Old Main is the building to see.
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