TALLADEGA COLLEGE G-9

627 West Battle St.
Talladega, AL 35160-2354
Tel: (256)362-0206; 800-633-2440; Admissions: (256)761-6219; Fax: (256)362-2268; E-mail: [email protected]; Web Site: http://www.talladega.edu/

Description: Independent, 4-year, coed. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1867. Setting: 130-acre small town campus with easy access to Birmingham. Endowment: $4.1 million. Research spending 2002-03: $55,800. Educational spending 2002-03: $5135 per student. Total enrollment: 468. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 11:1. 1,923 applied, 42% were admitted. Full-time: 412 students, 65% women, 35% men. Part-time: 56 students, 39% women, 61% men. Students come from 24 states and territories, 2 other countries, 39% from out-of-state, 0% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 96% black, 0% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 3% international, 18% 25 or older, 77% live on campus. Retention: 56% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; social sciences and history; biological/life sciences. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, independent study, double major, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at 7 members of the Alabama Center for Higher Education. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements: Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, 1 recommendation, SAT I or ACT. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $25. One-time mandatory fee: $250. Comprehensive fee: $11,548 includes full-time tuition ($6720), mandatory fees ($408), and college room and board ($4420). College room only: $1760. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Part-time tuition: $280 per credit hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $204 per term. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Choral group. Social organizations: 31 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 1% of eligible men and 3% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Crimson Ambassadors, academic major clubs, religion-based organizations. Major annual events: Dega Day, Founder's Weekend, Alumni Weekend. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, late night transport-escort service, campus police. 389 college housing spaces available; 345 were occupied in 2002-03. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Savery Library with 41,112 books, 110 microform titles, 10,110 serials, 362 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2002-03: $228,397. 105 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: Population 19,165, Talladega is at the heart of a fertile valley in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, 55 miles to Birmingham. Bus service is available and the closest airline is in Anniston, 20 miles away. Its elevation gives it a healthy climate with an average temperature of 63.3 degrees, and annual rainfall of 54.3 inches. The highest point in Alabama, Cheaha Mountain, is 17 miles north in Talladega National Forest. Home of the Alabama School for Blind, and Alabama School for Deaf, the community has theatres, supervised playgrounds, and parks, with hunting, fishing, and hiking facilities.