Atlanta College of Art

1280 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
http://www.aca.edu

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Overview
Type	Private institution
Year Founded	1905
Religious Affiliation	None
Undergrad Students	N/A
Endowment	N/A
Application Deadline	Rolling
Application Fee	30
Selectivity	Less selective
Application Deadline	Rolling
Tuition	18,500
Room/Board	6,975

Services
Associated Firms	Industrial Light & Magic, CNN (Headline News, CNN Interactive, CNN en Espanol, CNN fn.com), Discovery Channel, Earthlink, Turner Broadcasting, Rolling Stone Magazine, CNET: The Computer Network, Gigawatt Entertainment
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)
Career Services	on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interview training
Museums	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.
Basic Services	placement service
Museums	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.
Periodical Subs	200
# of Books	30,000
Graduate Job Placement Statistics
within 6 months	N/A
within one year	N/A
within two years	N/A
Campus Life
Students in fraternities	N/A
Students in sororities	N/A
Campus Size	2 acres
College housing offered	Yes
Students in college housing	N/A
College housing types	coed dorms (93%), special housing for disabled students (7%)
Popular Events	Juried Student Show; Annual Student Art Sale; Graduating Senior Show
Nearest Airport	Atlanta, Georgia (13), Birmingham, AL (147)
Nearest Train	Atlanta, GA (1)
Army ROTC	Not offered
Navy ROTC	Not offered
Extracurricular
Students activities	student government, student film society
Number of Organizations	N/A
# of fraternities	0
# of sororities	0
Students in fraternities	N/A
Students in sororities	N/A
Student Papers	N/A
Honor Societies	N/A
Religious Organizations	N/A
International Organizations	N/A
Other Organizations	N/A