LaGrange College

601 Broad Street
LaGrange, GA 30240
http://www.lagrange.edu

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Overview
Type	Private institution
Year Founded	1831
Religious Affiliation	United Methodist
Undergrad Students	986
Endowment	62,776,950
Application Deadline	August 1
Application Fee	30
Selectivity	Selective
Application Deadline	August 1
Tuition	17,253
Room/Board	7,182

Services
Associated Firms	West Georgia Health System; Troup County Board of Education; Milliken & Company; Twin Cedars Youth Services
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, interest inventory, interview training
Museums	Lamar Dodd Art Museum Price Theatre Callaway Auditorium
Basic Services	nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Museums	Lamar Dodd Art Museum Price Theatre Callaway Auditorium
Periodical Subs	374
# of Books	116,300
Graduate Job Placement Statistics
within 6 months	38%
within one year	N/A
within two years	N/A
Campus Life
Students in fraternities	37%
Students in sororities	28%
Campus Size	120 acres
College housing offered	Yes
Students in college housing	71%
College housing types	coed dorms (25%), women's dorms (18%), men's dorms (14%), apartment for single students (43%)
Popular Events	Boot Scoot, BURP, Rock the Night Away, Acoustic Cafe, Homecoming Events, West Point Lake Clean-up, Slam Poets, Lip Sync, Christmas on the Hill, Panther Toy Store, SGA Study Breaks, Concerts, Vegas on the Hill, Earth Day, Quadrangle Formal, Spring Concert, Step Sing, Productions for the Department of Theatre Arts, Athletic Events, Guest Lecturers, LaGrange Symphony Orchestra Concerts, Various Community Service Events and Outings
Nearest Airport	Atlanta, Georgia (70), Birmingham, Alabama (150)
Nearest Train	Atlanta, Georgia (70)
Army ROTC	Not offered
Navy ROTC	Not offered
Extracurricular
Students activities	choral groups, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, student government, student newspaper, yearbook
Number of Organizations	52
# of fraternities	4
# of sororities	6
Students in fraternities	37%
Students in sororities	28%
Student Papers	(Appears as submitted by school) The Hilltop News (monthly)
Honor Societies	Alpha Psi Omega (Drama/Theatre), Alpha Delta Omega (Human Services), Alpha Sigma Lambda (Adult), Delta Me Delta (Business), Honor Council, Kappa Delta Pi (Education), Omicron Delta Kappa (Leadership), Nursing Honor Society, Phi Alpha Theta (History), Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science), Sigma Tau Delta (English), Theta Alpha Kappa (Religious Studies)
Religious Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Baptist Student Union, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Gospel Choir, Interfaith Council, Reformed Bible Fellowship, Wesley Fellowship, YoungLife, Various Bible Studies
International Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Alpha Kappa Alpha (Historically Black Sorority), Delta Sigma Theta (Historically Black Sorority), International Student Group, Phi Beta Sigma (Historically Black Fraternity), Zeta Phi Beta (Historically Black Sorority)
Other Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Art Student League, Campus Recreation and Intramural Sports, Circle K (Service), Dialogue (Philosophy), FRISBEE (Environmental), Hilltoppers (Campus Ambassadors), Interfraternal Council (Greek- Fraternity Governing Body), LC Buddies (Service), LC Bus Program (Service), LC Dance Team, LC Student Nurses, Panhellenic Council (Greek- Sorority Governing Body), Panther Toy Store (Service), Phi Eta Omega (Pre-Health Professionals), President's Council, Quadrangle (Yearbook), Student Athlete Advisory Council (Athletics), Student Government Association, Student National Association of Teachers of Singing (Music/Education), Society for Human Resource Management (Human Resource), The Scroll (Publication), Alpha Kappa Alpha (Sorority), Alpha Omicron Pi (Sorority), Delta Sigma Theta (Sorority), Delta Tau Delta (Fraternity), Kappa Delta (Sorority), Kappa Sigma (Fraternity), Phi Beta Sigma (Fraternity), Phi Mu (Sorority), Pi Kappa Phi (Fraternity), Zeta Phi Beta (Sorority)