The first college in the world chartered
to grant degrees to women, Wesleyan
College was founded in 1836 through
the efforts of a group of Macon
citizens and the Georgia Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, as evidence of their concern for the education
of women. Wesleyan maintains strong ties with the Methodist church today.
Wesleyan continues to educate women to do the extraordinary in their professions
and in service to their communities. A four-year, residential, liberal arts college,
Wesleyan offers a bachelor of arts and a bachelor of science in nursing degree,
eight pre-professional programs, and 100% online degree options in business,
accounting, and psychology. Wesleyan’s five graduate programs enroll both men
and women—MBA, M.Ed. in Elementary Education, MA in Industrial-Organizational
Psychology, MS in Nonprofit Management, and MA in Music. Wesleyan offers to
student athletes six NCAA Division III sports and an award-winning equestrian team.
Today, Wesleyan continues to positively affect the community by contributing to
Macon’s arts and cultural communities. Visit the campus to explore the 100-acre
arboretum, join in-depth gallery talks, attend a wide variety of concerts, tour the art
galleries, or shop local artisans and merchants at the Wesleyan Market.