| Name |
Atlanta College of Art |
| Address |
1280 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30309 |
| Website |
http://www.aca.edu |
| Email |
acainfo@woodruffcenter.org |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
N/A |
| Percent Fraternity |
N/A |
| Percent Sorority |
N/A |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
46% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
N/A |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (93%), special housing for disabled students (7%) |
| College Owned Singles |
N/A |
| College Owned Doubles |
N/A |
| College Owned Triples |
N/A |
| College Owned Apartments |
100% |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
1 |
| Sprinkler System |
100% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
2 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
46% |
| Nearest Airport |
Atlanta, Georgia (13), Birmingham, AL (147) |
| Nearest Train |
Atlanta, GA (1) |
| Nearest Bus |
Atlanta, GA (7) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
N/A |
| School Employment |
No |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
32% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
1,900 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| 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 |
| Student Activities |
student government, student film society |
| Num Organizations |
N/A |
| Honor Societies |
N/A |
| Religious Organizations |
N/A |
| International Organizations |
N/A |
| Other Organizations |
N/A |
| Student Papers |
N/A |
| Num Frats |
0 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
N/A |
| Num Sororities |
0 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
N/A |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1905 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
N/A |
| Setting |
Urban |
| Endowment |
N/A |
| Application Deadline |
Rolling |
| Application Fee |
30 |
| Selectivity |
Less selective |
| Tuition |
18,500 |
| Room Board |
6,975 |
| 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 |
| Job Six Months |
N/A |
| Job One Year |
N/A |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| 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 |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
30,000 |
| Num Subscriptions |
200 |
| Num Microforms |
N/A |
| Num Audiovisual |
98,000 |
| Num Ebooks |
N/A |
| 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. |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
130 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
N/A |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
N/A |
| Num Wired Labs |
N/A |
| Num Wired Other |
N/A |
| 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 |
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| 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) |
