ATLANTIC UNION COLLEGE D-9

PO Box 1000
South Lancaster, MA 01561-1000
Tel: (978)368-2000
Free: 800-282-2030
Admissions: (978)368-2239
Fax: (978)368-2015
E-mail: info@atlanticuc.edu
Web Site: http://www.atlanticuc.edu/

Description:

Independent Seventh-day Adventist, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1882. Setting: 314-acre small town campus with easy access to Boston. Endowment: $2 million. Total enrollment: 473. Faculty: 46. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. 713 applied, 39% were admitted. Students come from 15 states and territories, 18 other countries, 45% from out-of-state, 68% live on campus. Retention: 75% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; health professions and related sciences; psychology. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, advanced placement, freshman honors college, honors program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, 2 recommendations. Required for some: essay, interview. Placement: SAT or ACT required; SAT recommended. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 8/1.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $16,560 includes full-time tuition ($12,000), mandatory fees ($780), and college room and board ($3780). College room only: $2180. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and program. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $500 per credit hour. Part-time tuition varies according to class time, course load, and program.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 10 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Association, Black Christian Union, choir, CHISPA (Hispanic group). Major annual events: Student Week of Prayer, Campus Clean-Up, Encore. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, late night transport-escort service. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through senior year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. G. Eric Jones Library with 135,694 books, 15,742 microform titles, 533 serials, 4,544 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 74 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Rural community (population 6,500), located in the approximate center of the state. Moderate climate in spring and fall; winters are cold. fall; winters are cold.