A unit of the University System of Georgia, Clayton State University is an outstanding comprehensive metropolitan university located 15 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta. Clayton State University opened in 1969 as Clayton Junior College. Now a comprehensive university, Clayton State now enrolls 6,700+ students in degree credit programs that, in the words of the University’s mission, provide “career-oriented education with a solid liberal arts foundation. Clayton State is home Spivey Hall which is one of the nation’s premier chamber music venues, presenting annually more than 400 events. Clayton State University student/athletes won the 2010/2011 NCAA Division II women’s basketball national championship, and reached the Elite Eight in men’s soccer and the Final Four in women’s tennis. This is the official Clayton State University foursquare profile. This profile is run by the Office of University Relations.