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Atlantic Union College

Atlantic Union College, also known as AUC, is a private, Seventh-day Adventist, Liberal Arts College located in South Lancaster, Massachusetts, United States. It was established by the Adventist Church as a preparatory school in 1882. AUC offers professional and pre-professional programs, and several alternative education programs, and master’s degree programs to the students.

Atlantic Union College’s athletics department sponsors several men’s and women’s sports teams. They participate in sports including basketball, soccer, baseball, volleyball, swimming, and tennis. Many students of AUC have gone on to become famous. Some of the notable alumni include Herbert Edgar Douglass, Seventh-day Adventist Theologian; and Mark A. Finley, former speaker/director of ‘It Is Written’.

Campus Location

338 Main St
South Lancaster, MA 01561-1000
USA
Main Tel: (978) 368-2000
Web Site

The campus is in a large suburb.

Atlantic Union College Highlights

Where Atlantic Union College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Seventh Day Adventists religious affiliation.
  • Many students concentrating in music, nursing and emergency medicine, and therapy and counseling.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.
  • Racially diverse student body.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.

Other important characteristics:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates
  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Study abroad option
  • Distance learning available
  • Part-time classes available

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor9541
Associate3610
Master113
1-2 year certificate46
Postbaccalaureate certificate 2

Atlantic Union Students

The student enrollment at Atlantic Union was 562 in 2007 (484 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 94% of enrolled students and graduate students are 6%.

About 41% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 59% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 16,080
Room$ 2,600
Board$ 3,200
Books and supplies$ 900
Other$ 2,000

Financial Aid: Atlantic Union participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  5
Without tenure; working toward tenure  23
Without tenure; tenure not available  3

Housing and Meals

Atlantic Union provides on-campus housing for 67 of its 484 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

  • Art/Art Studies
  • Arts Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (12 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

  • Computer Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (2 awarded)

  • Culinary Arts/Chef Training

DESIGN (0 awarded)

  • Interior Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (10 awarded)

  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Educational Leadership and Administration
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
  • Music Teacher Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (5 awarded)

  • Social Work

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

  • Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (0 awarded)

  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (16 awarded)

  • English Language and Literature
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures
  • French Language and Literature
  • General Studies
  • History
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Social Sciences
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (0 awarded)

  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

  • Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (0 awarded)

  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MEDICINE (2 awarded)

  • Gerontology

MUSIC (10 awarded)

  • Music Performance
  • Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (45 awarded)

  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

  • Kinesiology and Exercise Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (20 awarded)

  • Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Theology and Religious Vocations
  • Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (4 awarded)

  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (19 awarded)

  • Art Therapy/Therapist
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Psychology

Selected Careers of Interest

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