Shorter College-Professional Studies

Location and Contact Information

6151 Powers Ferry Rd Ste 170
Atlanta, GA 30339
USA
Main Tel: (800) 475-0982
Web Site

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

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

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Southern Baptist religious affiliation.
  • Many students concentrating in business and management, family and social work, and liberal arts.
  • Large number of students.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
  • Many mature (40+ year old) students.
  • Affordable tuition & fees.
  • High female/male ratio.
  • High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
  • Racially diverse student body.

School characteristics:

  • The school is private, not-for-profit.
  • Academic calender: Other academic year.

Features of note:

  • The school offers a faculty tenure system.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Weekend study is an option.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 7,835
Books and supplies$ 1,000

Financial Aid

Shorter College-Professional Studies participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 95% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant94%$3,634
Institutional Grant2%$567
Federal Grant60%$3,897
Pell Grant60%$3,687
Other Federal Grant13%$1,000
State or Local Grant92%$1,133

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan89%$8,624
Federal Loan89%$8,624
Other Loan  

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

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Shorter College-Professional Studies:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X CollegeChicago, IL7,201
2SUNY Empire State CollegeSaratoga Springs, NY13,614
3City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley CollegeChicago, IL9,711
4City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman CollegeChicago, IL11,835
5Cardinal Stritch UniversityMilwaukee, WI6,242
6Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom, CA9,179
7City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey CollegeChicago, IL4,063
8City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington CollegeChicago, IL8,342
9Shasta CollegeRedding, CA10,334
10City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeChicago, IL6,873

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Bachelor3205
Associate1731
Master1622

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  2
Without tenure; working toward tenure  10

Students

Student enrollment was 1,987 in 2009-2010 (1,692 full-time equivalent).

About 30% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 70% of the class.

Undergrads are 83% of enrolled students and graduate students are 17%.

Students under 25 years old represent 5% of the student body. About 46% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

ApplicantsAdmitted
All75%

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

International Study

International applicants are required to take the TOEFL exam.

Graduate School Focus

Shorter College-Professional Studies offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (384 awarded)

  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business/Commerce

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (22 awarded)

  • Elementary Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (70 awarded)

  • Human Services

LIBERAL ARTS (173 awarded)

  • General Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (6 awarded)

  • Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies