Title: Albany State University in Albany - Tours and Activities | Expedia.ca [Albany State University Hotels](https://expedia.ca/Albany-State-University-Hotels.0-l6091137-0.Travel-Guide-Filter-Hotels)[Flights to Albany](https://expedia.ca/Cheap-Flights-To-Albany.d277.Travel-Guide-Flights)[Albany State University Car Rentals](https://expedia.ca/Car-Rentals-In-Albany-State-University.d6091137.Car-Rental-Guide)[Albany Vacation Packages](https://expedia.ca/Albany.d277.Destination-Travel-Guides) # Albany State University Tours and Activities ![Joseph Winthrop Holley, born in 1874 to former slaves in Winnsboro, South Carolina, founded the institution in 1903 as the Albany Bible and Manual Training Institute. W. E. B. Du Bois inspired Holley to return to the South after he read Du Bois's writings on the plight of Albany's blacks in The Souls of Black Folk. Holley relocated to Albany to start a school. With the help of a $2,600 gift from the Hazard family, Holley organized a board of trustees and purchased 50 acres (200,000 m2) of land for the campus, all within a year. The aim of the institution at the time was to provide elementary education and teacher training for the local Black population. It was turned over to the state of Georgia in 1917 as Georgia Normal and Agricultural College, a two-year agricultural and teacher-training institution. In 1932, the school became part of the University System of Georgia and in 1943 it was granted four-year status and renamed Albany State College. The transition to four-year status heavily increased the school's enrollment. In 1981 the college offered its first graduate program, a prelude to the school being upgraded to university status in 1996.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/277/3085a2d8-6749-4a6b-a05a-6cfa3547be69.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Joseph Winthrop Holley, born in 1874 to former slaves in Winnsboro, South Carolina, founded the institution in 1903 as the Albany Bible and Manual Training Institute. W. E. B. Du Bois inspired Holley to return to the South after he read Du Bois's writings on the plight of Albany's blacks in The Souls of Black Folk. Holley relocated to Albany to start a school. With the help of a $2,600 gift from the Hazard family, Holley organized a board of trustees and purchased 50 acres (200,000 m2) of land for the campus, all within a year. The aim of the institution at the time was to provide elementary education and teacher training for the local Black population. It was turned over to the state of Georgia in 1917 as Georgia Normal and Agricultural College, a two-year agricultural and teacher-training institution. In 1932, the school became part of the University System of Georgia and in 1943 it was granted four-year status and renamed Albany State College. The transition to four-year status heavily increased the school's enrollment. In 1981 the college offered its first graduate program, a prelude to the school being upgraded to university status in 1996.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/277/3085a2d8-6749-4a6b-a05a-6cfa3547be69.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ## Visit Albany State University Activities [Albany travel guide](https://expedia.ca/Albany.dx277) --- --- ### Popular places to visit ![Ray Charles Plaza featuring a statue or sculpture](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6091145/0ae4b2ac-8d6a-4544-b4bc-5c5d532f50cf.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh) #### Ray Charles Plaza Appreciate a beautiful park that commemorates the revered musician Ray Charles. Listen to his music while enjoying fantastic river views in the background. 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