Central City College

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Central City College was an African-American school in Macon.

History

Central City College was a private school established in 1899 by the Missionary Baptist Convention of Georgia.[1] The school's name changed to Georgia Baptist College in 1938.[1]

Central City College offered both high school and college classes.[2] The Georgia Educational Directory last listed the high school as being accredited in its 1939-40 publication as Georgia College Baptist High,[3] though the college itself continued into the 1950s.[2]

Football

Central City College fielded a football team by the mid-1920s and competed for more than a decade.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Baptist Educational Institutions in Georgia
  2. 2.0 2.1 Macon
  3. Georgia Educational Directory, 1939-40