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Albany is a city in Georgia, and is the seat of Dougherty County. Located in southwest Georgia, it is the principal city of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan area. The population was 77,434 at the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the eighth-largest city in the state. Today, although the city is surrounded by pecan groves, pine trees, farms and plantations, almost none of the population is employed in agriculture. It is heavily mechanized. The city itself, however, is surrounded by a river which separates the two divisions of Albany. Health care, education and the Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany are the largest employers. Manufacturing, transportation, and retail trade are also important foundations of Albany's economy, and the city acts as a hub for commerce in southwest Georgia. Albany State University East campus (Main) is located on 206 acres East of the Flint River that has 32 buildings and 5 sport facilities. Albany State University West campus (formerly Darton State College) is located on 186 acres in West Albany and has 16 buildings and 5 sport facilities. Additionally, ASU has a center in Cordele, Georgia, and holds specific courses at other sites in Cairo, Waycross, Thomasville, Swainsboro, and Sandersonville, Georgia. Albany State University student body consists of both traditional and non-traditional students who make up the more than 7,161 student population. Albany State University participates in an engineering transfer program and a dual degree program with the Georgia Institute of Technology, one of the top engineering schools in the nation. Albany State also has the third highest student retention rate in the university system. A new stadium was opened in 2004, and new housing units opened in 2006. In 2015, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia announced the consolidation of ASU and Darton State College. The new combined institutions will assume the name and branding of Albany State University, and is expected to enroll around 9,000 students. The University will be the largest HBCU in the state of Georgia and one of the largest in the United States as of January 1, 2017.