Atlanta College of Art

1280 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30309

Visit Website: http://www.aca.edu

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College Overview

Type:
Private institution
Year Founded:
1905
Religious Affiliation:
None
Academic Calendar:
Semester
Undergrad Student Body:
N/A
Local Setting:
Urban
Endowment:
$N/A
Application Deadline:
Rolling
Application Fee:
$30
Selectivity:
Less selective
Tuition Costs:
$18,500
Room & Board Costs:
$6,975

Extracurricular Activites

Student Activities:
student government, student film society
Student Organizations:
N/A
Honor Societies:
N/A
Religious Organizations:
N/A
International Organizations:
N/A
Other Organizations:
N/A
Student Papers:
N/A
Number of Fraternities:
0
Fraternity Chapter Houses
0
Percent Fraternity Members:
N/A
Number of Sororities:
0
Sorority Chapter Houses
0
Percent Sorority Members:
N/A

College Services

Basic:
placement service
Remedial:
writing
Counseling:
career, personal, academic
Career:
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interview training
Local Hiring Firms:
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:
Yes
# of Library Books:
30,000
Library Facilities:
1650 Artists' Books; 1700 vertical files; 500 Rare Book holdings
Museums
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.
Computers Available:
130
Computers At:
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Wired Classrooms
N/A
Wired Labs:
N/A
On-Campus Wireless Network:
Yes
Wireless Areas:
in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas
Wireless Capacity:
N/A
Online Registration:
No
Campus Safety:
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

Offers Housing:
Yes
Campus Housing:
Yes
Off Campus Assistance:
Yes
Housing Types Available:
coed dorms (93%), special housing for disabled students (7%)
Sprinkler System:
100%
Fire Alarms:
100%
Campus Size:
2 acres
Nearest Airports (miles):
Atlanta, Georgia (13), Birmingham, AL (147)
Nearest Train Stations(miles)
Atlanta, GA (1)
Nearest Bus Stations (miles):
Atlanta, GA (7)
Cars Permittedt:
Yes
Army ROTC
Not offered
Navy ROTC:
Not offered
Airforce ROTC:
Not offered
Alcohol Permitted:
Yes
Additional Policies:
class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, smoking prohibited
Popular Events:
Juried Student Show; Annual Student Art Sale; Graduating Senior Show