Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina Colleges Close for Irma

After Florida colleges last week announced a spate of closures in response to Hurricane Irma, the move is now being extended by colleges in Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina as the Category 4 storm is set to make its way directly over the Sunshine State and head north. The shifting nature of the storm has also caused more closures in Florida, with St. Petersburg College, on the west coast of the state, announced on Sunday that it would be closing until further notice.

As of Sunday, at least 24 colleges in Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina have closed classes in some capacity heading into the week, while many more are closed in Florida.

Lengths of closures and details of evacuation orders vary per college, but are available on the links below. In Georgia, at least eight colleges have closed as they brace for the storm, which is likely to lose strength the farther it travels north:

Georgia State University

University of Georgia

Emory University

Georgia Tech’s Savannah Campus, although the main campus has said it might also close depending on the forecast

Armstrong State University

College of Coastal Georgia

Savannah State University

Georgia Gwinnett College

In Alabama, at least five colleges have closed:

Auburn University

Alabama State University

Tuskegee University

University of Alabama, Montgomery

Troy University

In South Carolina, at least 11 colleges have closed:

Allen University

Benedict College

Charleston School of Law

Charleston Southern University

The Citadel

Claflin University

Coastal Carolina University

College of Charleston

Columbia College

South Carolina State University

University of South Carolina