Offering associate's and bachelor's degrees in arts and sciences, business, Christian ministries and education, Emmanuel College is a private Christian college in northeast Georgia. As of March 2010, the school costs $6,440 a year for commuters (53 percent of the students are commuters). While it has an Evangelical, Pentecostal foundation, about 20 denominations of Christians are represented here.
Emmanuel College
181 Spring St.
Franklin Springs, GA 30639
706-245-7226
ec.edu
Morehouse is a private African American college for men. The school offers bachelor's degrees in 26 different majors within the three areas of business administration and economics, humanities and social sciences, and science and mathematics. Costing $21,376 annually as of March 2010 for a nonresidential student, Morehouse has made the list of the top "feeder schools" in the U.S.---meaning that it sends its students to a top-tier graduate school---by the Wall Street Journal.
Morehouse College
830 Westview Drive SW
Atlanta, GA 30310
404-681-2800
morehouse.edu
As a private, independent African American College for women, Spelman is the first of its kind to create a Women's Research and Resource Center. It is a liberal arts college that offers bachelor's degrees in arts and sciences in 27 major areas. As of March 2010, commuters can expect to pay $20,926 a year in tuition and fees.
Spelman College
350 Spelman Lane SW
Atlanta, GA 30314
404-681-3643
spelman.edu
MCG is the third-oldest operating medical school in the southeast region of the United States. With five schools in the areas of medicine, allied health sciences, dentistry, graduate studies and nursing, it offers bachelor's, master's, first professional and doctoral degrees.
Medical College of Georgia
1120 15th St.
Augusta, GA 30912
706-721-0211
mcg.edu
As an independent national liberal arts college for women, Agnes Scott College offers 33 undergraduate majors and 31 minors, programs in pre-law and pre-medicine, and dual-degree programs in architecture, engineering and nursing. Masters' of arts teaching degrees are offered in English, chemistry, physics, biology and math.
Agnes Scott College
141 E. College Ave.
Decatur, GA 30030
404-471-6000
agnesscott.edu
Atlanta Christian College is a private, four-year Christian institution that offers an associate of arts degree, bachelor of arts degree, bachelor of science degree and bachelor of theology degree. The school costs $14,450 a year for commuter students as of March 2010. Its academic departments are in the areas of biblical studies, business, counseling and human services, education, general studies, humanities and music.
Atlanta Christian College
2605 Ben Hill Rd.
East Point, GA 30344
404-761-8861
acc.edu
Morris Brown College offers bachelor of science degrees in the majors of business administration and organizational management and leadership. The students can choose among six concentrations in each major. As of March 2010 tuition is $4,250 per semester if you live off-campus. It is a private liberal arts college that also applies Christian principles.
Morris Brown College
643 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr
Atlanta, GA 30314
404-739-1010
morrisbrown.edu
Lanier offers five departments of study: business and computer, health, technical and industrial and personal/public services. It offers diplomas, technical certificates and applied science degrees.
Lanier Technical College
2990 Landrum Education Drive
Oakwood, GA 30566
770-531-6300
laniertech.edu
Wesleyan, established in 1836 as the first college for women in the world to grant degrees, offers undergraduate and graduate degrees with 32 majors and 29 minors. Wesleyan is still a women's college, but allows both men and women into its two master's programs, in business administration and early childhood education. The school was selected by Princeton Review as one of America's Best Value Colleges in 2009, with costs for a nonresidential student of $17,500 annually, as of March 2010.
Wesleyan College
4760 Forsyth Rd.
Macon, GA 31210
478-757-5139
wesleyancollege.edu
Shorter College is located in Rome, Georgia, and offers bachelor's degrees in arts, business administration, science, education, fine arts and music, as well as a list of pre-professional programs. Making the list of one of the South's Top Baccalaureate Colleges by "U.S. News & World Report," Shorter is a Christian College costing $15,950 annually, as of March 2010.
Shorter College
315 Shorter Avenue
Rome, Georgia 30165
(706) 291-2121
http://www.shorter.edu/