America's Best Colleges for B Students. Tamra B. Orr

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СКАЧАТЬ of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, ME (Pop. 5,235) Location: Rural Four-year private Founded: 1969 Website: http://www.coa.edu

      Students Total enrollment: 370 Undergrads: 362 Freshmen: 126 Part-time students: 5% From out-of-state: 86% From public schools: 63% Male/Female: 33%/67% Live on-campus: 42% Off-campus employment rating: Fair Caucasian: 69% African American: 1% Hispanic: 5% Asian: 2% Native American: 1% Mixed (2+ ethnicities): 2% International: 15%

      Academics Calendar: Trimester Student/faculty ratio: 10:1 Class size 9 or fewer: 27% Class size 10-29: 73% Class size 30-49: - Class size 50-99: - Class size 100 or more: - Returning freshmen: 81% Six-year graduation rate: 69%

      Most Popular Majors Human ecology

      Admissions Applicants: 455 Accepted: 333 Acceptance rate: 73.2% Average GPA: 3.6 ACT range: 25-33 SAT Math range: 530-640 SAT Reading range: 580-690 SAT Writing range: 2-58 Top 10% of class: 10% Top 25% of class: 69% Top 50% of class: 95%

      Deadlines Early Action: No Early Decision: 12/1 Regular Action: 2/15 (final) Notification of admission by: 4/1 Common Application: Accepted

      Financial Aid In-state tuition: $39,942 Out-of-state tuition: $39,942 Room: $6,000 Board: $3,300 Books: $600 Freshmen receiving need-based aid: 91% Undergrads rec. need-based aid: 89% Avg. % of need met by financial aid: 95% Avg. aid package (freshmen): $39,625 Avg. aid package (undergrads): $35,649 Avg. debt upon graduation: $19,285

      Prominent Alumni Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, First District Congresswoman from Maine; Greg Stone, Vice President of Conservation International, influential in creating the world's largest marine sanctuary in Kiribati, the Phoenix Islands; Nell Newman, founder, Newman's Own Organics.

      School Spirit Mascot: Black Flies

       Student Life and Activities

      More than half of the students (58 percent) live off campus. A school representative notes, “Acadia National Park is in our backyard, so students often go hiking, kayaking, biking and skiing in the park. We're right on the ocean and a group of students do swim - year-round! There are several musical groups on campus at all times - currently they include a number of rock bands, a bluegrass band, several jazz ensembles and a few classical music groups. All find venues at which to perform during the year.” Popular gathering spots also include the dock and the Shrine, as well as Deering Common, the new campus center. Off-campus gathering spots are usually student homes. Popular campus events include Bar Island Swim, The Nature of Halloween, Annual National Toboggan Championships, Earth Day, Coffeehouse performances, Ultimate Frisbee, 24-hour plays, Film festivals, Aurora Ball-ealis (a staff-created party for students, staff and faculty), cricket, soccer, ice hockey, Fandango (an international cultural show with humor, music, dance; also a philanthropic fundraiser), Faculty-Staff-Senior Tug of War, Winter Carnival and Green Graduation. College of the Atlantic has 14 official student organizations. Popular groups on campus range from SustainUS, to the international cultural organization that creates Fandango, to a meditation group. For those interested in sports, there are intramural teams such as: basketball · bicycling · canoeing · climbing · cricket · hiking · ice hockey · kayaking · rock climbing · sailing · SCUBA diving · skiing/cross-country · snowshoeing · soccer · softball · Ultimate Frisbee · volleyball · water polo.

       Academics and Learning Environment

      College of the Atlantic has 29 full-time and 13 part-time faculty members, offering a student-to-faculty ratio of 10:1. The most common course size is 10 to 19 students. College of the Atlantic offers a single degree, human ecology, although students design their own major among arts and design, environmental sciences and human studies. The school does not have a general core requirement. Cooperative education is available. Other special academic programs that would appeal to a B student include: self-designed majors · pass/fail grading option · independent study · internships.

       B Student Support and Success

      “At COA, we focus on a student's creativity, desire to do something, as well as their innate interest in learning.”

      College of the Atlantic provides dedicated guidance for: academic · career · personal · psychological · minority students · family planning · religious. Annually, 81 percent of freshmen students return for their sophomore year. Approximately 10 percent of students pursue a graduate degree immediately after graduation. One year after graduation, the school reports that 16 percent of graduates have entered graduate school. Among students who enter the workforce, approximately 90 percent enter a field related to their major within six months of graduation. Companies that most frequently hire graduates from College of the Atlantic include: New England Aquarium · Maine State Department of Education · National Park Service.

       Support for Students with Learning Disabilities

      At College of the Atlantic, learning disabled students may take advantage of additional time to complete their degree or a lightened course load. Credit is given for remedial courses taken. High school foreign language waivers are accepted. Students with learning disabilities will find the following programs at College of the Atlantic useful: remedial English · remedial reading · special classes · tutors · testing accommodations · untimed tests · extended time for tests · take-home exam · oral tests · readers · note-taking services · reading machines · tape recorders · texts on tape · early syllabus · priority registration. Individual or small group tutorials are also available in: time management · organizational skills · learning strategies · specific subject areas · writing labs · math labs · study skills. An advisor/advocate from the LD program is available to students. This member also sits on the admissions committee.

       How to Get Admitted

      For admissions decisions, non-academic factors considered: interview · extracurricular activities · special talents, interests and abilities · character/personal qualities · volunteer work · work experience · geographical location · minority affiliation · alumni relationship. A high school diploma is required, although a GED is also accepted for admissions consideration. SAT or ACT test scores are considered, if submitted, but are not required. SAT Subject Test scores are considered, if submitted, but are not required. According to the admissions office: Recommended rank in top quarter of secondary school class or minimum 3.0 GPA. Academic units recommended: 4 Math, 3 Science, 5 Social Studies, 2 Foreign Language.

       How to Pay for College

      To apply for financial aid, students should submit the following: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) · institution's own financial aid forms · Non-custodian (Divorced/Separated) Parent's Statement. College of the Atlantic participates in the Federal Work Study program. Need-based aid programs include: scholarships and grants · general need-based awards · Federal Pell grants · state scholarships and grants · college-based scholarships and grants · private scholarships and grants. Non-need-based aid programs include: scholarships and grants · state scholarships and grants.

      COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY

      1062 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523

      Admissions: 970-491-6909 · Financial Aid: 970-491-6321

      Email: [email protected] · Website: http://www.colostate.edu

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