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Paine College

School profile and reference information, including highlights, admissions, student body, degrees, and contact info.

Campus Location

1235 15th St
Augusta, GA 30901-3182
USA
Main Tel: (706) 821-8200
Web Site

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Paine College Highlights

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

  • United Methodist religious affiliation.
  • Historically black college.
  • Many students concentrating in mathematics, media, science, therapy and counseling, and conservation and resource management.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
  • Racially diverse student body.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • Selective admissions.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Large number of students.
  • Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
  • High female/male ratio.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Student meal (board) plan
  • Study abroad option
  • Distance learning available
  • Part-time classes available
  • ROTC
  • Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor8332

Students

Paine College is a historically black college.

The student enrollment at Paine College was 917 in 2007 (876 full-time equivalent).

About 33% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 67% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 10,694
Room$ 2,342
Board$ 2,874
Books and supplies$ 800
Other$ 3,020

Financial Aid: Paine College 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  15
Without tenure; working toward tenure  53
Without tenure; tenure not available  1

Housing and Meals

Paine College provides on-campus housing for 549 of its 876 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

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

Paine College Athletics

Paine College is in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

Paine College offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 39 male students received the aid (men were 56% of those receiving aid) and 31 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 44% of students receiving such aid) .

Paine College Admissions (2007)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men38%
Women37%
All37%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal350-440
Math350-440

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (14 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business/Commerce
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing/Marketing Management

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

  • Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (4 awarded)

  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • History Teacher Education
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Mathematics Teacher Education

LIBERAL ARTS (17 awarded)

  • English Language and Literature
  • History
  • Sociology

MATHEMATICS (7 awarded)

  • Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Mathematics

MEDIA (9 awarded)

  • Broadcast Journalism
  • Journalism
  • Public Relations/Image Management

MUSIC (1 awarded)

  • Music Performance

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (0 awarded)

  • Philosophy
  • Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (9 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (4 awarded)

  • Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (15 awarded)

  • Counseling Psychology
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology

Selected Careers of Interest

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