MIDDLE GEORGIA COLLEGE I-7

1100 Second St., SE
Cochran, GA 31014-1599
Tel: (478)934-6221
Admissions: (478)934-3138
Fax: (478)934-3199
Web Site: http://www.mgc.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of University System of Georgia. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1884. Setting: 165-acre small town campus. Endowment: $1 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $3673 per student. Total enrollment: 2,628. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 21:1. 1,504 applied, 94% were admitted. Full-time: 1,686 students, 58% women, 42% men. Part-time: 942 students, 66% women, 34% men. Students come from 37 states and territories, 5% from out-of-state, 0.2% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 34% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.4% international, 26% 25 or older, 32% live on campus, 15% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, SAT or ACT. Required for some: essay, minimum 3.5 high school GPA, recommendations, interview, SAT Subject Tests. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $20. 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: $374 full-time, $355 per year part-time. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. College room and board: $4160. College room only: $1950. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 18 open to all. Most popular organizations: Baptist Student Union, Student Government Association, MGC Ambassadors, Encore Productions, United Voices of Praise. Major annual events: Movie Night, Homecoming, Spring Fling. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access, patrols by police officers. 832 college housing spaces available; 637 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Roberts Memorial Library with 110,000 books, 15,292 microform titles, 147 serials, 5,119 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $44,523. 439 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Cochran is 40 miles south of Macon, between interstate highways 75 and 16, almost squarely in the center of the state. Both mountain and beach resorts are about three hours away.