Andrew College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Andrew College was chartered by the Georgia Legislature in 1854. It is located in Cuthbert, Georgia and was founded as the Andrew Female College. In 1956, this private four-year institution became co-educational. The college confers associate’s degree in humanities, science and music, with certificate courses available in film technology, church music and musical theatre, among others.

Andrew College’s athletic department sponsors baseball, soccer, softball, golf and basketball teams, which are nicknamed the Tigers. The college is home to on-campus organizations such as the Student Government Association, Phi Theta Kappa and Baptist College Ministries, to name a few. The college publishes a magazine, Andrew Today, and an e-newsletter.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in drama and performing arts, media, nutrition and exercise therapy, religion and philosophy, conservation and resource management, law, art studies, education and teaching, music, and security and law enforcement.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High male/female ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 263 in 2009-2010 (277 full-time equivalent).

About 46% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 54% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 97% of the student body. About 0% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Andrew provides on-campus housing for 404 of its 277 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (7 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (3 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (4 awarded)

• Education

LAW (7 awarded)

• Pre-Law Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (3 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Social Sciences

MEDIA (3 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (0 awarded)

• Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist
• Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant

MEDICINE (1 awarded)

• Pre-Dentistry Studies
• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (0 awarded)

• Pre-Nursing Studies

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (7 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (3 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (5 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (1 awarded)

• Psychology