1280 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1905
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: N/A
Geographical Setting: Urban
Admissions
Application Fee: $30
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: Less selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $18,500
Room/Board: $6,975
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: placement service
Remedial Services Offered: writing
Counseling Services Offered: career, personal, academic
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Industrial Light & Magic, CNN (Headline News, CNN Interactive, CNN en Espanol, CNN fn.com), Discovery Channel, Earthlink, Turner Broadcasting, Rolling Stone Magazine, CNET: The Computer Network, Gigawatt Entertainment
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: 30,000
Number of current serial subscriptions: 200
Number of microforms: N/A
Number of audiovisuals: 98,000
Number of ebooks: N/A
Other library facilities: 1650 Artists’ Books; 1700 vertical files; 500 Rare Book holdings
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: The High Museum of Art, ACA Gallery, student gallery, 25 studios and labs, 25 individual student painting studios, 2 etching presses, 3 stone lithographic presses, 4 relief presses, Hollander paper beater, book press, process camera, 3 darkrooms, 16,700 square foot sculpture building with 22 individual student studios, a woodshop, welding equipment, ceramics facilities, a foundry, and the following machinery: band saw, radial arm saw, panal saw, drills, mixers, furnaces, sandblaster, disk sanders, ceramic shell rooms, spray booth, kiln, a 300 lb. furnace, metal brakes and grinders.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 130
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): N/A
Classrooms: N/A
Labs: N/A
Other areas: N/A
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, 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? – No
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: N/A
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: N/A
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: N/A
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 46%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: N/A
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 (93%), special housing for disabled students (7%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: N/A
Doubles: N/A
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: 100%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 1
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 100%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 2 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Atlanta, Georgia (13), Birmingham, AL (147)
Nearest train station: Atlanta, GA (1)
Nearest bus station: Atlanta, GA (7)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: N/A
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – No
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 32%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,900
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? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, smoking prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Juried Student Show; Annual Student Art Sale; Graduating Senior Show