Last year, Columbus High School was tied with the Gwinnett County School of Mathematics, Science and Technology (GCSMST) for the title of the #1 ranked high school in Georgia according to the U.S. News & World Report. It is currently #3 in those rankings behind the GCSMST (#1) and the DeKalb School of the Arts (#2).
FAMU President Larry Robinson, university leadership, student leaders, faculty and staff engaged with a diverse group of students in front of a full auditorium at the high school.
Students enjoyed a personal recruitment fair, a new FAMU Connection storyline – with new choreography – and opportunities to ask Vice President of Student Affairs William E. Hudson, and other university leaders and faculty questions one-on-one.
Members of the local Chapter of the FAMU National Alumni Association greeted Rattlers and prospective students.
Columbus High School has a student enrollment of 1,269 with 58 percent women and a total minority enrollment of 45 percent.