AMERICAN INTERCONTINENTAL UNIVERSITY (ATLANTA) E-4

3330 Peachtree Rd., NE
Atlanta, GA 30326-1016
Tel: (404)231-9000; 888-999-4248
Admissions: (404)965-5772
Fax: (404)231-1062
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.aiuniv.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, 4-year, coed. Administratively affiliated with Career Education Corporation. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1977. Setting: 3-acre urban campus. Educational spending 2003-04: $3000 per student. Total enrollment: 1,732. Faculty: 111 (27 full-time, 84 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. 1,305 applied, 93% were admitted. Full-time: 1,319 students, 65% women, 35% men. Part-time: 378 students, 67% women, 33% men. Students come from 31 states and territories, 39 other countries, 39% from out-of-state, 0.2% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 16% black, 0.4% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 4% international, 30% 25 or older, 14% live on campus, 40% transferred in. Retention: 44% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: five 10-week terms. Academic remediation for entering students, accelerated degree program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Recommended: essay, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, 2 recommendations, interview, SAT or ACT, SAT Subject Tests. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 10/15. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $50. Tuition: $15,525 full-time, $407 per credit part-time. Full-time tuition varies according to course load and program. Part-time tuition varies according to course load and program. College room only: $4500. Tuition guaranteed not to increase for student's term of enrollment.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Positive Image (Black History), International Student Association, Ministries in Action, Fashion Association. Major annual events: Beginning of Quarter Welcome Party, Professional Week, graduation. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. 237 undergraduates lived in college housing during 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. American Intercontinental University Library-Buckhead Campus with 29,672 books, 245 serials, 2,296 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2003-04: $222,648. 86 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.