GAINESVILLE COLLEGE C-5

PO Box 1358
Gainesville, GA 30503-1358
Tel: (770)718-3639
Admissions: (770)718-3641
Fax: (770)718-3859
Web Site: http://www.gc.peachnet.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of University System of Georgia. Awards transfer associate and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1964. Setting: 220-acre small town campus with easy access to Atlanta. Total enrollment: 5,781. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 24:1. Students come from 22 states and territories, 12 other countries, 4% from out-of-state, 11% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Off campus study.

Entrance Requirements:

Option: early admission. Required: high school transcript, SAT or ACT. Required for some: SAT Subject Tests. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 7/1.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $35. State resident tuition: $1468 full-time, $62 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $5872 full-time, $245 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $60 full-time, $60 per term part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 26 open to all. Most popular organizations: student newspaper, Baptist Student Union, Student Government Association, Pre-Law/Political Science Club. Major annual events: Field Day, Jazz on the Green, Honors Day. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. John Harrison Hosch Library with 70,000 books, 398 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 500 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.