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    Information Summary

    Ranks 3828th for total enrollment

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    Demographics Main Campus and Surrounding Areas

    Reported area around or near Atlanta, GA

    Total Population18,739 (18,739 urban / N/A rural)
    Households11,495 (1.54 people per house)
    Families2,448 (2.51 people per family)
    Surrounding communityLarge city (inside urban area, pop. over 250,000)
    Pop. — African American2,930
    Pop. — Asian664
    Pop. — Pacific Islander20
    Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native121
    Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic)15,023
    Pop. — Other299

    Carnegie Foundation Classification

    Special Focus Institutions — Schools of art, music, and design

    UndergraduateN/A
    GraduateN/A
    Undergraduate PopulationN/A
    EnrollmentExclusively undergraduate four-year
    Size & SettingN/A

    General Characteristics

    Highest offeringBachelor's degree
    Calendar SystemN/A
    Years of college work requiredN/A
    Variable TuitionN/A

    Admission Criteria

    What criteria does Atlanta College of Art use for admissions?

    Required = Required, Recommended = Recommended, Neither required nor recommended = Neither required nor recommended
    Open AdmissionsN/A
    Secondary School GPA / Rank / RecordN/A / N/A / N/A
    College Prep. CompletionN/A
    RecommendationsN/A
    Formal competency demoN/A
    Admission test scoresN/A
    TOEFLN/A
    Other testsN/A

    Special Learning Opportunities

    Distance LearningN/A
    ROTC — Army / Navy / Airforce N/A — N/A / N/A / N/A
    Study AbroadN/A
    Weekend CollegeN/A
    Teacher CertificationN/A

    Admission Credits Accepted

    What types of credits does Atlanta College of Art accept?

    Dual CreditN/A
    Life ExperienceN/A
    Advanced Placement (AP)N/A

    Student Services

    Remedial ServicesN/A
    Academic / Career CounselingN/A
    PT Cost-defraying EmploymentN/A
    Career PlacementN/A
    On-Campus Day CareN/A
    Library FacilityN/A

    Student Living

    First-time Room / Board RequiredN/A
    Dorm CapacityN/A
    Meals per WeekN/A
    Room FeeN/A
    Board FeeN/A

    Student Financial Aid Details

    How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

    Atlanta College of Art ranks 2490th for the average student loan amount.

      Average Users % of Attendees
    Federal Grant Aid $3,086 30 pie   42%
    State & Local Grant Aid $2,060 37 pie   51%
    Institutional Grant Aid $6,817 59 pie   82%
    Student Loan Aid $3,752 63 pie   88%
    Any financial aid type   68 pie   94%

    Student Enrollment Demographics

    How many students are enrolled at Atlanta College of Art?

      Men Women Total
    Non Resident Alien
    91019
    Black Non-Hispanic
    412263
    Hispanic
    6814
    Asian / Pacific Islander
    91120
    American Indian / Alaskan Native
    112
    White Non-Hispanic
    8493177
    Race Unknown
    111829
    Total 161 163 324

    Faculty Compensation / Salaries

    Atlanta College of Art ranks 1383rd for the average full-time faculty salary.

    Tenure system No
    Average FT Salary $54,011 ($56,134 male / $48,854 female)
    Number of FT Faculty 24 (17 male / 7 female)
    Total Benefits $302,629

    Atlanta College of Art Summary

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    The Atlanta College of Art (ACA), established in 1905, was the first not-profit college of art in the Southeastern United States. An original partner of Atlanta’s Woodruff Arts Center, the Atlanta College of Art was adjoined with the High Museum of Art, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the Alliance Theatre.

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    Atlanta College of Art Academics

    There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Reduced Course Load, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Specifically, the university has a Cross-Registration, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, Independent Study, Internships, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad and Visiting/Exchange Student Program. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. Additionally, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Personal Counseling and Placement Service can help. Atlanta College of Art is unique in its study options.

    The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Atlanta College of Art.

    School of Visual and Performing Arts:
    Art – General, Arts – General, Commercial Photography, Commercial/Advertising Art, Design/Visual Communications, Drawing, Film Production/Cinematography, Fine/Studio Arts, Graphic Design, Illustration, Multimedia, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture
    Popular majors:
    one hundred percent visual and performing arts
    Computer Science:
    Computer Graphics, Web/Multimedia Design

    Besides, for international students, the application fee is 30. The cost per credit hour (overall) was $750 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid last fall.

    Atlanta College of Art Admissions

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    This school did not report their application fee. Transfer students are not ignored, though did not report the exact number of transfer students.

    Transfer students must apply no later than the Rolling admission, with priority applications due on the 1st of March. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 15th of March. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, and make sure they are in by the 15th of July. The regular application due date was not reported. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 15th of July and In the same way, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of March.

    Atlanta College of Art Financial Aid

    Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid forms are FAFSA and Institution’s own financial aid form. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics and Art. In the same way, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Art and Religious Affiliation.

    Atlanta College of Art Students

    Atlanta College of Art offers Bachelor’s degrees. Moreover, the student body consists of forty-one percent in-state students, fifty-nine percent out-of-state students, fifty-one percent women, forty-nine percent men, three percent asian per pacific islander, thirty-five percent black per non-hispanic, ten percent hispanic, forty-four percent white per non-hispanic, eight percent race per ethnicity unreported, five percent in top 10th of graduating class, twenty-two percent in top quarter of graduating class and sixty-eight percent in top half of graduating class. Moreover, it is part of an Urban setting, Very large city (over 500,000) and Commuter campus. The school’s size is approximately three hundred and twenty-five degree-seeking undergrads and seventy-two first-time degree-seeking freshmen.

    Students should note the housing policies: eighty-six percent of first-year students live in college housing, forty-six percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free), one-JUN deadline for housing deposit, three hundred and fifty dollars amount of housing deposit, and First-time first-year students allowed to have car. In other words, the school is located Downtown.Besides, the university has many unique facilites such as 3 art galleries, sculpture building, private studios for most upperclassmen. This school features the Urban setting, Very large city (over 500,000) and Commuter campus.

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    7 months ago

    I was a student at the Atlanta College of Art. This school was effectively sold by the Woodruff Arts Center board of Trustees to SCAD, and the college has now been "merged" with SCAD Atlanta. This page should be removed.