Atlanta College of Art

Educational Resources

Libraries

1650 Artists' Books; 1700 vertical files; 500 Rare Book holdings

• Member of library consortia.
• 30,000 books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents.
• 200 current serial subscriptions.
• 98,000 Audio/Visual items.

Museums & Art

The High Museum of Art, ACA Gallery, student gallery, 25 studios and labs, 25 individual student painting studios, 2 etching presses, 3 stone lithographic presses, 4 relief presses, Hollander paper beater, book press, process camera, 3 darkrooms, 16,700 square foot sculpture building with 22 individual student studios, a woodshop, welding equipment, ceramics facilities, a foundry, and the following machinery: band saw, radial arm saw, panal saw, drills, mixers, furnaces, sandblaster, disk sanders, ceramic shell rooms, spray booth, kiln, a 300 lb. furnace, metal brakes and grinders.

Computing

Requirements

• Students are not required to take a computer course.
• Students are not required to own or lease a computer.
• Recommended computer operating system: Microsoft

Campus Resources

• 130 computers for student use in locations such as computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center

Student accommodations

• Email accounts are available to all students.
• Internet access is available to all students.
• Student web-pages are permitted.
• Online class registration is not available.
• 100% of college-owned hosting units are available for internet access.

Wireless Internet Hotspots

• Wifi is available in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas

Services

Basic

placement service

Remedial

writing

Counseling

career, personal, academic

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interview training

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 100% of housing units are Apartments.
• In total, there are 1 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 100% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 46% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Juried Student Show; Annual Student Art Sale; Graduating Senior Show
• Student activities: student government, student film society

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Atlanta, Georgia (13), Birmingham, AL (147)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Atlanta, GA (1)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Atlanta, GA (7)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.

Employment

• School employment is not available.
• 32% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 1,900
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

• There are 0 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• There are 0 sororities
• 0 sorority houses

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Not offered
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, smoking prohibited