MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA F-10

1120 Fifteenth St.
Augusta, GA 30912
Tel: (706)721-0211
Admissions: (706)721-2725
Fax: (706)721-3461
E-mail: underadm@mail.mcg.edu
Web Site: http://www.mcg.edu/

Description:

State-supported, upper-level, coed. Part of University System of Georgia. Awards bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional degrees. Founded 1828. Setting: 100-acre urban campus. Total enrollment: 2,115. Faculty: 764 (646 full-time, 118 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 3:1. Full-time: 637 students, 86% women, 14% men. Part-time: 88 students, 90% women, 10% men. Students come from 18 states and territories, 14 other countries, 13% from out-of-state, 0.4% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 15% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 26% 25 or older, 9% live on campus, 53% transferred in. Academic area with the most degrees conferred: health professions and related sciences. Core. Calendar: semesters. Distance learning, summer session for credit. Off campus study at Augusta State University, University of Georgia, Albany State University, Columbus State University, Gwinnett University Center.

Costs Per Year:

State resident tuition: $3368 full-time, $141 per hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $14,060 full-time, $562 per hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $586 full-time, $293 per term part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to location. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and location. College room only: $2334. Room charges vary according to housing facility.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 20 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Baptist Student Union, International Club, Campus Outreach, Medical Student Auxiliary. Major annual event: TGIF monthly events. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. 220 college housing spaces available; 65 were occupied in 2003-04. Option: coed housing available. Robert B. Greenblatt MD Library with 164,154 books, 15,712 microform titles, 2,458 serials, 3,410 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 322 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Augusta is the second largest city in Georgia with a metropolitan-area population of around 400,000. The city offers a wide array of cultural and recreational activities, including a world-class Riverwalk, the site of many activities including the Augusta Invitation Regatta (a national collegiate rowing event) and the Augusta Southern Nationals, dubbed the World's Richest Drag Boat Race. The city also is a short drive from the huge Lake Thurmond Reservoir. Outdoor activities such as water-skiing, swimming, boating, and camping abound. Kidfriendly sites include the Funsville Amusement Park, Krystal River Water Park, and Augusta Iceforum, an ice-skating rink. Attractions that promise both fun and enlightenment include the National Science Center's Fort Discovery, the Morris Museum of Art, the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame, the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History, the Augusta Cotton Exchange Welcome Center and Museum, and the Augusta Museum of History. Augusta has many association dedicated to the performing and visual arts, including the Fort Gordon Dinner Theater, Augusta Opera Association, the Augusta Ballet, the Augusta Players, the Augusta Symphony, and the Augusta Art Association. The Medical College of Georgia, Augusta State University, and Paine College often bring prestigious films, speakers, and special events to the city. Augusta is within an easy three-hour drive of Atlanta, the University of Georgia, the Atlantic Ocean, and the mountains. The sporting life is ubiquitous throughout Augusta, whether you consider yourself an athlete or spectator. The city is home to professional baseball and ice hockey teams. The city annually hosts the Augusta Futurity, the largest cutting-horse futurity in the eastern United States. And of course, Augusta is world-renowned as the home of the Masters Golf Tournament. Augusta is a leading health care center of the Southeast and has a rapidly developing and diversified industrial base. The area's nine hospitals serve the Southeast and beyond.