Albany Technical College: Narrative Description

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ALBANY TECHNICAL COLLEGE L-4

1704 South Slappey Blvd.
Albany, GA 31701-3514
Tel: (229)430-3500
Admissions: (229)430-3520
Fax: (229)430-5155
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.albanytech.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, diplomas, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1961. Total enrollment: 2,783. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. 2,169 applied, 37% were admitted. Full-time: 1,371 students, 63% women, 37% men. Part-time: 1,412 students, 66% women, 34% men. 0.5% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 68% black, 0.2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, distance learning, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Common Application, electronic application, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Recommended: interview. Placement: ACT COMPASS or ASSET required. Entrance: minimally difficult.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $15. State resident tuition: $1008 full-time, $28 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $2016 full-time, $56 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $138 full-time, $46 per term part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. College housing not available. Albany Technical College Library and Media Center plus 1 other with 42,000 books, 20 microform titles, 40 serials, 520 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 500 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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