601 Broad Street
LaGrange, GA 30240
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1831
Religious Affilation: United Methodist
Academic Calendar: 4-1-4
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 986
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $62,776,950
Admissions
Application Fee: $30
Application Deadline: August 1
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $17,253
Room/Board: $7,182
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 38%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: West Georgia Health System; Troup County Board of Education; Milliken & Company; Twin Cedars Youth Services
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 116,300
Number of current serial subscriptions: 374
Number of microforms: 120,005
Number of audiovisuals: 6,019
Number of ebooks: 103,000
Other library facilities: Early American Imprints, Early American Newspapers, JSTOR, Project Muse
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Lamar Dodd Art Museum
Price Theatre
Callaway Auditorium
Technology
Is a computer course required? – Yes
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 184
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 15
Classrooms: 600
Labs: 15
Other areas: 30
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: N/A
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 71%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 37%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 28%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 70%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 71%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (25%), women’s dorms (18%), men’s dorms (14%), apartment for single students (43%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 4%
Doubles: 41%
Triples or Suites: 11%
Apartments: 44%
Other: 0%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 7
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 100%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 120 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Atlanta, Georgia (70), Birmingham, Alabama (150)
Nearest train station: Atlanta, Georgia (70)
Nearest bus station: LaGrange, Georgia (3)
Does public transportation serve campus? – No
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 88%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – No
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – N/A
Average undergraduate wage: N/A
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Not offered
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: class attendance mandatory, honor code, hazing prohibited, other
Campus
Most popular events: Boot Scoot, BURP, Rock the Night Away, Acoustic Cafe, Homecoming Events, West Point Lake Clean-up, Slam Poets, Lip Sync, Christmas on the Hill, Panther Toy Store, SGA Study Breaks, Concerts, Vegas on the Hill, Earth Day, Quadrangle Formal, Spring Concert, Step Sing, Productions for the Department of Theatre Arts, Athletic Events, Guest Lecturers, LaGrange Symphony Orchestra Concerts, Various Community Service Events and Outings