Young Harris College Young Harris, Georgia

Young Harris College Young Harris, Georgia

Young Harris College in the north Georgia mountains was founded in 1886 by Methodist minister Artemas Lester as McTyeire Institute and was renamed for benefactor Young L.G. Harris. A 1911 fire destroyed the main classroom building, which was rebuilt as Sharp Hall. From the early 1910s it offered only two-year degrees, and it became a four-year college in 2008. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and sits on a rural 485-acre campus. Wikipedia lists 1,425 undergraduates as of 2020, more than 30 majors and 22 minors, bachelor's degrees in arts, fine arts and science, and a 10:1 student-to-faculty ratio. The Mountain Lions finished their move to NCAA Division II in 2014 and have played in Conference Carolinas since 2023-24. Margaret Adger Pitts left a bequest that later funded scholarships and campus improvements.

Key facts

• Founded: 1886
• Location: Young Harris, Georgia
• Type: Private liberal arts college, United Methodist
• Enrollment: ~1,425 undergraduates (2020)
• Known for: NCAA Division II Mountain Lions; four-year since 2008