MACON STATE COLLEGE H-6

100 College Station Dr.
Macon, GA 31206-5144
Tel: (478)471-2800; 800-272-7619; Admissions: (478)471-2800; Fax: (478)471-2846; E-mail: mcinfo@cennet.mc.peachnet.edu; Web Site: http://www.maconstate.edu/

Description: State-supported, 4-year, coed. Part of University System of Georgia. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1968. Setting: 167-acre urban campus. Endowment: $8 million. Educational spending 2002-03: $2874 per student. Total enrollment: 5,400. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 21:1. 0.2% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 36% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.3% international, 50% 25 or older. Retention: 60% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: computer/information sciences; health professions and related sciences; communications/communication technologies. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements: Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission. Required: high school transcript, minimum 1.8 high school GPA, SAT I or ACT. Required for some: SAT II: Subject Tests. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $20. State resident tuition: $1606 full-time. Nonresident tuition: $5592 full-time. Mandatory fees: $158 full-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course level, degree level, and student level.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Most popular organizations: student government, Macon College Association of Nursing Students, Macon State College Association for Respiratory Education (MSCARE), Phi Beta Lambda, Baptist Student Union. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Macon State College Library with 80,000 books, 513 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $591,808. 95 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment: See Mercer University-Macon.