Reportto the Community GEORGIA INDEPENDENT COLLEGE ASSOCIATION GICA GEORGIA INDEPENDENT COLLEGE ASSOCIATION “Attending a Private College Has Been Very Valuable to Me

REPORTTo The Community GEORGIA INDEPENDENT COLLEGE ASSOCIATION GICA GEORGIA INDEPENDENT COLLEGE ASSOCIATION “Attending a private college has been very valuable to me. I love having smaller class sizes and being able to get to know everyone around school…At a private college you’re not just a name or a face in class, your professors actually want to be able to get to know who you are and they want to help you succeed in their class and for your future.”

Katelyn Wienbarg Sophomore Reinhardt University

STAFF

Dr. Susanna L. Baxter President

Mr. Dale E. Becker, Ed.S. Administrative Assistant

Ms. Lisa K. Macke, M.S. Director of Member Services

Dr. Carolyn Sloane Mata Director of Research

Mr. James M. (Chip) Moore III Database Business Analyst 2 2 Table of Contents Staff 2 Letter from Board Chair and President 4 Institution Locations 5 Member Profiles 6 Research 19 Member Services 22 Board Members 36 Award Recipients 37 GICA Overview 37 Honor Roll 38

3 This spread: Reinhardt University • On the cover: Oglethorpe University3 LETTERfrom the Board Chair and President

There are over 76,000 reasons to be grateful this year. The Georgia Independent College Association (GICA) and our 26 member institutions are privileged to provide high-quality, affordable education to more than 76,000 diverse students. The private, not-for-profit higher education sector not only provides students with an educational choice, it also saves the State of Georgia tens of thousands of dollars for each student we educate.

GICA and our member institutions are grateful to our legislators, donors and corporate partners for their support of the not-for-profit sector. The continued support of both federal and state student aid programs is vitally important to students wanting to choose an institution that best fits their educational, social and spiritual needs. We are indebted to the individuals, foundations and corporations supporting both GICA and the students our members serve.

In 2013, GICA continued its efforts to form alliances and collaboratives aimed at creating further efficiencies and sharing resources and expertise. Sixteen of our member institutions are partnering with the state to better educate students regarding the transfer process through the Ga-TRACS program. GICA members are also participating in GA-AWARDS, the new state longitudinal data system designed to assist education policy researchers to better evaluate and create educational policies across Georgia. Seven of our members are participating with GICA in a Robert Woodruff Foundation research grant to explore issues related to low-income student degree completion. Additionally, all of our members are collaborating on their purchases to save money and participating in professional development opportunities through GICA.

Within these pages, you will read more about the private, not-for-profit sector and the various ways GICA supports our member institutions. None of this would be possible without the continued support of our donors. Your support of our initiatives and to our scholarship programs is transformative.

Sincerely,

Dr. Dan McAlexander Dr. Susanna L. Baxter Board Chair, GICA President, GICA President, LaGrange College

4 from the Board Chair and President LOCATIONInstitution Locations

1 Agnes Scott College 2 Andrew College 3 Berry College 4 Brenau University 5 Brewton-Parker College 26 6 Clark Atlanta University 7 24 7 Covenant College 18 23 16 8 Emmanuel College 4 3 9 Georgia Military College 20 8 10 LaGrange College 14 11 6 1 11 Life University 13 21 12 Mercer University 15 10 13 Morehouse College 9 14 Oglethorpe University 17 12 15 Paine College 25 16 Piedmont College 5 17 Point University 2 19 18 Reinhardt University 19 Savannah College of Art and Design 20 Shorter University

21 Spelman College 22 22 Thomas University 23 Toccoa Falls College 24 Truett-McConnell College

25 Wesleyan College “The majority of my college tuition is covered by 26 Young Harris College scholarships and grants. I am currently receiving federal and state aid, as well as, financial assistance from the institution and the department in which I am getting my degree. My family does not have the ability to fund my educational pursuits, so this financial assistance has made it possible for me to receive a high-quality education from knowledgeable and passionate professors in small class settings.”

Brittany West Senior Piedmont College

5 PRESIDENT AGNESAgnes Scott College SCOTT COLLEGEDr. Elizabeth Kiss YEAR FOUNDED 1889

Agnes Scott College is a highly selective, national liberal arts college for women located in FALL 2013 ENROLLMENT 930 metro Atlanta’s historic district and residential neighborhood of Decatur, Georgia. Its mission is to educate women to think deeply, live honorably, and engage the intellectual and social STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO 11:1 challenges of their times. DENOMINATIONAL AFFILIATION Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Students are welcomed into a community of high-achieving young women where they are encouraged to explore and expand their potential. Agnes Scott has more than 900 students 2013-2014 TUITION AND FEES from 38 states and U.S. territories and 32 countries. About half of Agnes Scott’s diverse Tuition: $34,548 student body is made up of students of color while another 11% are international students. Room and Board: $10,535 Around 81% of students live on campus in residence halls, theme houses, and apartments. % OF STUDENTS RECEIVING FINANCIAL AID FROM The college’s small classes and dedicated faculty engage students’ minds and strengthen their ANY SOURCE skills and abilities. Agnes Scott offers 34 majors and 31 minors and dual degree programs 99% in nursing and computer science with Emory University and engineering with the Georgia Institute of Technology. All tenure-track faculty members have a Ph.D. or other terminal DEGREES OFFERED degree. More than 40% of students participate in study abroad. B.A., B.S.

www.agnesscott.edu | 404-471-6000 | 141 E. College Avenue | Decatur, GA 30030

66 PRESIDENT Dr. David Seyle ANDREW COLLEGE YEAR FOUNDED 1854 Andrew College

FALL 2013 ENROLLMENT 316 Founded as a United Methodist-affiliated institution in 1854, Andrew College has remained an innovative cultural and educational leader in Southwest Georgia for STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO 11:1 160 years. Today’s student body reflects a diverse community with 61% minority

DENOMINATIONAL AFFILIATION enrollment and a growing Hispanic population. Approximately 95% of students United Methodist Church reside in on-campus residence halls. Andrew spans a 40-acre campus in the town of Cuthbert, where the Fighting Tigers 2013-2014 TUITION AND FEES Tuition: $13,098 compete in Region XVII of the NJCAA and the GCAA. Athletic teams include men’s Room and board: $8,226 baseball, golf and soccer, and women’s basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball. Fees: $462 Academically, students enjoy a broad selection of university parallel courses from the % OF STUDENTS RECEIVING fine arts, humanities, mathematics, sciences and social sciences. Students engage with FINANCIAL AID FROM qualified faculty members who encourage personal and spiritual growth on a campus ANY SOURCE dedicated to a love of learning. Other opportunities include a strong honors program, 100% an active Phi Theta Kappa honor society, a robust servant leadership program and DEGREES OFFERED student-led religious organizations. A.A., A.M., A.S. Andrew continues to be a celebrated institution dedicated to the same timeless values: student-faculty relationships remain strong, and students are invited—and challenged—to consume academic, social and spiritual nourishment. Students leave having gained invaluable skills and memories, and they spread the Andrew Difference throughout Georgia and beyond. www.andrewcollege.edu | 229-732-2171 | 501 College Street | Cuthbert, GA 39840

77 PRESIDENT BERRYBerry College COLLEGE Dr. Stephen R. Briggs YEAR FOUNDED 1902

Berry College provides students with a firsthand educational experience that unites challenging FALL 2013 ENROLLMENT 2,141 academic programs with meaningful work experience, opportunities for spiritual and moral growth, and service to others. This mission remains as relevant today as it was when the STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO 12.7:1 institution was founded in 1902. 2013-2014 TUITION AND FEES Tuition: $28,890 Located in Rome, Berry is an independent, coeducational college that offers exceptional Room and Board: $10,164 undergraduate degree programs in the sciences, humanities, arts and social sciences as well as undergraduate and master’s degrees in business and teacher education. Berry’s campus, % OF STUDENTS RECEIVING the world’s largest at more than 27,000 acres, offers opportunities for recreation, study and FINANCIAL AID FROM ANY SOURCE research in a setting of natural beauty. 98% Berry’s growing reputation as a national leader has been affirmed by the Annapolis Group, an DEGREES OFFERED organization of leading independent liberal arts colleges that welcomed Berry as a member in B.A., B.Mus., B.S., Ed.S., 2008. And college leaders from across the country chose Berry as the nation’s number one M.A.T., M.B.A., M.Ed. “Up-And-Coming” liberal arts college, according to the 2014 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings.

Berry encourages students to work on campus to enrich their educational experience, and more than 90% participate. Work opportunities include jobs in research, information technology, business, facilities and land resources, the equine and dairy centers, and outdoor adventure.

www.berry.edu | 706-232-5374 | 2277 Martha Berry Highway, NW | Mount Berry, GA 30149

8 PRESIDENT Dr. Ed L. Schrader BRENAU UNIVERSITY YEAR FOUNDED 1878 Brenau University

FALL 2013 ENROLLMENT 2,854 Founded in 1878, Brenau University enrolls about 3,000 students in graduate and undergraduate studies on campuses and online. The Gainesville-based liberal arts STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO 17:1 doctoral degree-granting institution, which includes the Brenau Women’s College,

2013-2014 TUITION AND FEES operates campuses in Augusta, Kings Bay, Norcross and Fairburn with plans to launch Tuition: $23,350 (Applies only to residential operations in Jacksonville, Fla., in 2014-15. Its Gainesville footprint includes the historic Women’s College students. Tuition range for all main campus and two other locations – Brenau East, home of the schools of nursing and others is $250 to $807 per semester hour.) occupational therapy, a human simulator laboratory and dance studios, and Downtown Room and Board: $11,428 (Applies only to Center, a performance venue and home for the proposed physical therapy doctorate. residential Women’s College students.) Brenau consistently places as a top higher education value in the Southeast in various % OF STUDENTS RECEIVING independent studies and as a top workplace in published national and regional surveys. FINANCIAL AID FROM In 2013 Brenau ranked No. 16 in a Newsweek survey of the most rigorous colleges. ANY SOURCE 80% Brenau offers doctorate and terminal M.F.A. degrees as well as a range of master’s, bachelor’s and associate’s degrees and professional certifications in more than 50 areas DEGREES OFFERED of study. The Women’s College provides a full range of academic and extracurricular A.A., B.A., B.A.M., B.B.A., B.F.A., B.M., B.S.N., B.S., D.N.P., D.O.T.*, D.P.T.*, Ed.S. M.A.T., M.B.A., M.Ed., experiences, including 10 nationally competitive varsity sports, national sororities M.F.A., M.I.D., M.S., M.S.N., and M.S.O.T. and honor societies, and outlets for artistic expression and community service. The *proposed university produces year-round art exhibitions, lectures and literary readings, musical and theatrical performances, and other activities for students and the community. OTHER LOCATIONS Augusta, Gainesville (2), Kings Bay, North Atlanta/ Norcross, South Atlanta/Fairburn www.brenau.edu | 770-534-6299 | 500 Washington Street, SE | Gainesville, GA 30501

9 PRESIDENT BREWTON-PARKERBrewton-Parker College COLLEGEDr. Ergun Caner YEAR FOUNDED 1904

Brewton-Parker College offers an undergraduate education that is committed to academic FALL 2013 ENROLLMENT 912 excellence, grounded in the liberal arts tradition, and informed by the Christian faith. Founded in 1904, the College’s heritage as a Georgia Baptist institution produces a concern STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO 12:1 for individuals that motivates our community to nurture and develop the whole student in a DENOMINATIONAL AFFILIATION caring, Christian environment. The College offers majors ranging from English to Christian Baptist ministry and biology to business, where 30% of graduates earn the Bachelor’s of Business Administration with concentrations in one of five different sub-specialties. While most 2013-2014 TUITION AND FEES students are Georgia residents, the student body includes students from 12 states and 11 Tuition: $20,270 per year (Includes Room and Board) foreign countries; minority students make up 25% of the enrollment, including a growing Hispanic population. All students enjoy the support of a highly qualified faculty who are % OF STUDENTS RECEIVING engaged in their academic disciplines and who are dedicated to teaching. All academic areas FINANCIAL AID FROM emphasize both facts and critical thinking and all prepare students to live a life of Christian ANY SOURCE 99% service while making a living in positions related to their academic programs. Brewton-Parker students really do make friends they will always remember on a campus they cannot forget. DEGREES OFFERED A.A., B.A., B.B.A., B.Min., B.S. Brewton-Parker is located in Mount Vernon and Newnan. The Barons compete in 12 intercollegiate sports in the SSAC and NAIA, including baseball, basketball, cross country/ OTHER LOCATIONS track & field, golf, soccer, softball, volleyball, and wrestling. The College also has an active club Newnan program, a developing Greek program, and a re-emerging music program.

www.bpc.edu | www.gobaronsgo.com | 800-342-1087 | 201 David-Eliza Fountain Circle | Mount Vernon, GA 30445

10 PRESIDENT CLARKDr. Carlton E. Brown ATLANTA UNIVERSITY YEAR FOUNDED 1988 Clark Atlanta University

FALL 2013 ENROLLMENT 3,458 Clark Atlanta University (CAU), formed in 1988 as a result of the consolidation of two independent historically black institutions – Atlanta University (1865) STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO 17:1 and Clark College (1869) – is a United Methodist Church-related, private,

DENOMINATIONAL AFFILIATION coeducational, residential, comprehensive urban research university. Among United Methodist Church the largest of the 39-member UNCF colleges, CAU is also the largest member institution of the Atlanta University Center, the world’s largest and most 2013-2014 TUITION AND FEES prestigious consortium of African-American private institutions of higher Tuition: $21,000 education. CAU is classified by Carnegie as a Doctoral Research University and Room and Board: $8,956 is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of % OF STUDENTS RECEIVING Colleges and Schools. FINANCIAL AID FROM ANY SOURCE The University’s mission is to prepare a diverse community of learners to 96% excel in their chosen endeavors and to become responsible, productive, and innovative citizen leaders, locally and globally. CAU enrolls undergraduate and DEGREES OFFERED graduate students from more than 42 states and 10 international countries and B.A., B.S., B.S.W., D.A.H., Ed.D., Ed.S., M.A., M.A.T., M.B.A., M.P.A., M.S., M.S.W., Ph.D. offers 38 fields of study in undergraduate, graduate and professional, and non- degree certificate programs through the schools of Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Education, and Social Work. The 39-building main campus, spanning over 126 acres of prime real estate, is located about 1.5 miles southwest of downtown Atlanta and is accessible from all major roadways into the city.

www.cau.edu | 404-880-8000 | 223 James P. Brawley Drive, SW | Atlanta, GA 30314

11 PRESIDENT COVENANTCovenant College COLLEGE Dr. J. Derek Halvorson YEAR FOUNDED 1955

The mission of Covenant College is to explore and express the preeminence of Jesus Christ FALL 2013 ENROLLMENT 1,104 in all things. Covenant educates Christians to engage culture and cultures, to examine and unfold creation, and to pursue biblical justice and mercy in community. With the student- STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO 13.7:1 faculty relationship and strong teaching and scholarship at the foundation, Covenant’s Christ- DENOMINATIONAL AFFILIATION centered community seeks to help students mature in three primary areas: identity in Christ, a Presbyterian Church in America biblical frame of reference, and service that is Christ-like. 2013-2014 TUITION AND FEES Covenant’s beautiful 400-acre campus stretches atop Lookout Mountain, Georgia, and is Tuition: $28,300 nestled amid the charming small town of the same name. Lookout Mountain boasts incredible Room and Board: $8,530 vistas of the Smoky Mountains and views that span across seven states. Just 10 minutes from % OF STUDENTS RECEIVING its campus is Chattanooga, Tennessee, a vibrant city with a rich history, naturally beautiful FINANCIAL AID FROM surroundings, and an optimistic modern spirit. ANY SOURCE 99.1%

DEGREES OFFERED A.A., B.A., B.M., B.S., M.A., M.Ed.

www.covenant.edu | 706-820-1560 | 14049 Scenic Highway | Lookout Mountain, GA 30750

12 PRESIDENT Dr. Michael S. Stewart EMMANUEL COLLEGE YEAR FOUNDED 1919 Emmanuel College

FALL 2013 ENROLLMENT 805 Emmanuel College is a four year, fully-accredited, Christ-centered, liberal arts institution which strives to prepare students to become Christ-like disciples who STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO 15:1 integrate faith, learning, and living for effective careers, scholarship, and service.

DENOMINATIONAL AFFILIATION Founded in 1919 in the Pentecostal tradition, Emmanuel College has grown International Pentacostal Holiness Church into a thriving, multidenominational college with more than 30 majors. Its 15:1 student-faculty ratio provides a personalized educational experience with faculty 2013-2014 TUITION AND FEES mentors who know students by name and genuinely care about them, their Tuition: $16,800 Room and Board: $6,900 well-being, and their futures. Our classes are taught, not by teacher’s assistants or graduate students, but by seasoned faculty members, 65 percent of whom hold % OF STUDENTS RECEIVING the Ph.D. FINANCIAL AID FROM ANY SOURCE Emmanuel College is one of the most affordable private colleges in the Southeast, 99% though you would never know it by visiting our beautiful campus. Situated on 150 acres in northeast Georgia, the campus features a contemporary new DEGREES OFFERED residence hall and a brand new $10 million athletic center with stadium seating, A.A., B.A., B.S. basketball and volleyball courts, an indoor track, a fully-equipped fitness center, a competition swimming pool, a bowling alley, and a food court. With a diverse residential community and vibrant spiritual life, Emmanuel College is truly a place where students learn to integrate faith, learning, and living.

www.ec.edu | 800-860-8800 | 181 Spring Street | Franklin Springs, GA 30639

13 PRESIDENT GEORGIAGeorgia Military College MILITARY COLLEGELTG William B. Caldwell, IV USA (Ret) YEAR FOUNDED 1879

Georgia Military College (GMC) is a two-year liberal arts junior college recently ranked by FALL 2013 ENROLLMENT 8,325 Washington Monthly as one of America’s best community colleges. Georgia Military College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and is a public-independent STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO 25:1 liberal arts junior college that operates under the direction of a publicly-elected Board of Trustees. 2013-2014 TUITION AND FEES $4,746 (Milledgeville) GMC is an open admissions college focused on the development of the intellect and the elevation of character, a unique blend that has characterized the institution since its founding in 1879. Cadet Tuition and Fees (Milledgeville) $14,028 Over 95% of those enrolled at GMC are commuting students, attending class at one of six campuses or three extension centers across the state of Georgia, or pursuing the option of online % OF STUDENTS RECEIVING courses and/or programs. FINANCIAL AID FROM ANY SOURCE GMC’s remaining students are members of the Corps of Cadets, a highly regarded junior college 78%

cadet program that culminates with a select few being commissioned as Second Lieutenants in DEGREES OFFERED the U.S. Army. Both the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the Coast Guard Academy look A.A., A.A.S., A.S. to GMC as a preparatory institution for their cadet programs. OTHER LOCATIONS Georgia Military College has designed its associate degree programs to prepare students to Augusta, Columbus, Fairburn, Madison, Sandersville, Stone Mountain, Valdosta, transfer to senior level colleges or to enter specific career fields upon graduation. Students Warner Robins transfer in impressive numbers to four-year colleges and universities, successfully achieving their goals and aspirations.

www.gmc.cc.ga.us | 478-387-4900 | 201 E. Greene Street | Milledgeville, GA 31061

14 PRESIDENT Dr. Dan McAlexander LAGRANGE COLLEGE YEAR FOUNDED 1831 LaGrange College

FALL 2013 ENROLLMENT 941 Since 1831 LaGrange College has been challenging students’ minds, inspiring their souls—and transforming lives. Today, LaGrange is a four-year liberal arts and sciences STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO 11:1 college offering 56 academic and pre-professional programs, including graduate degrees

DENOMINATIONAL AFFILIATION in education, and philanthropy and development. United Methodist Church The institution is dedicated to preparing global citizens with a commitment of $2,500 to

students who enroll as freshmen and want to study abroad their junior or senior year. 2013-2014 TUITION AND FEES Tuition: $25,602 A Servant Scholars Program offers selected juniors and seniors the opportunity to live Room and Board: $10,680 in apartments located halfway between the campus and downtown. The students work

% OF STUDENTS RECEIVING with LaGrange and Troup County nonprofits to identify areas of need and strategies to FINANCIAL AID FROM address those needs. ANY SOURCE Affiliated with the United Methodist Church, the college is consistently ranked in the top 97.6% 10 among Southern regional colleges and as a “best value” by U.S. News & World Report. DEGREES OFFERED LaGrange has been recognized as a leader in sustainability and its library is LEED- B.A., B.M., B.S., B.S.N., B.B.A., Ed.S., M.A.T., M.Ed. certified. Part of NCAA Division III, the LaGrange Panthers compete in 16 sports. There are also many intramural sports. The oldest private institution of higher learning in Georgia, LaGrange College covers more than 120 acres and is home to approximately 1,000 students. www.lagrange.edu | 706-880-8000 | 601 Broad Street | LaGrange, GA 30240

15 PRESIDENT LIFELife University UNIVERSITY Dr. Guy F. Riekeman YEAR FOUNDED 1974 Life University is a health sciences institution most known for its chiropractic degree, the largest program of its kind in the world. In addition, LIFE offers master’s degrees in Clinical FALL 2013 ENROLLMENT 2,776 Nutrition and Sport Health Science and bachelor’s degrees through its undergraduate programs in Biology, Biopsychology, Business Administration, Computer Information STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO: 17:1

Management, Dietetics, Exercise Science, General Studies, Health Coaching, Nutrition and 2013-2014 TUITION AND FEES Psychology. Undergraduate: $9,797 Graduate: $9,504 All academic programs focus on a positive, wellness-centered approach to health, human Chiropractic: $23,125 performance and life success, based on a philosophy of vitalism. Life University also % OF STUDENTS RECEIVING incorporates Eight Core Proficiencies into its academic curriculum. These proficiencies are FINANCIAL AID FROM designed to advance personal integrity and provide the foundation for professional success, ANY SOURCE social contribution and cultural change. 98%

US News & World Report ranked Life University fifth in the nation for affordable private DEGREES OFFERED college tuition. The Chronicle of Higher Education ranked Life University the sixth fastest- A.S., B.S., B.B.A., M.S., D.C. growing, nonprofit master’s level institution in the country. Diverse Issues in Higher Education ranked Life University a Top-40 degree-producing college for minority students.

Life University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), and has programmatic accreditation through the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE), and the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND).

www.LIFE.edu | 770-426-2884 | 1269 Barclay Circle | Marietta, GA 30060

16 PRESIDENT William D. Underwood, J.D. MERCER UNIVERSITY YEAR FOUNDED 1833 Mercer University

FALL 2013 ENROLLMENT 8,361 Mercer University is one of America’s oldest and most distinctive institutions of higher learning, offering rigorous programs that span the undergraduate liberal STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO 13.5:1 arts to doctoral-level degrees. Founded by Baptists in 1833, Mercer is grounded

2013-2014 TUITION AND FEES in a free-church tradition that embraces intellectual freedom, cherishes the sacred Tuition: $33,120 worth of every individual, and commits to serving the needs of humankind. Room and Board: $11,081 With more than 8,300 students enrolled in 12 schools and colleges on campuses % OF STUDENTS RECEIVING in Macon, Atlanta and Savannah, and at four Regional Academic Centers around FINANCIAL AID FROM the state, Mercer is consistently ranked among the nation’s leading institutions ANY SOURCE by such publications as U.S. News & World Report and the Princeton Review. 98% Our more than 68,000 alumni are making important contributions to their

DEGREES OFFERED professions and communities throughout Georgia, the Southeast and the world. B.A., B.A.S.C., B.B.A., B.M., B.M.E., B.S., B.S.E., While offering a breadth of programs found at much larger universities, Mercer B.S.Ed., B.S.H., B.S.N., D.Min., D.N.P., Pharm. D., D.P.T., Ed.S., J.D., LL.M., M.A., M.Acc., M.A.T., maintains an intimate, student-focused culture more characteristic of smaller M.B.A., E.M.B.A., P.M.B.A., M.D., M.Div., M.Ed., liberal arts colleges. Mercer’s uniqueness is found in the way the University M.F.T., M.M., M.M.S., M.P.H., M.S., M.S.B.S., integrates five defining components of its mission: liberal learning, professional M.S.E., M.S.N., M.S.P.S., Ph.D. knowledge, discovery, service to humanity, and community.

OTHER LOCATIONS Atlanta, Savannah, Columbus, Eastman, Newnan, Henry County, Douglas County www.mercer.edu | 800-MERCERU | 1400 Coleman Avenue | Macon, GA 31207

17 PRESIDENT 1 in 6 Dr. John Silvanus Wilson Jr. undergraduate baccalaureate students MOREHOUSEMorehouse College COLLEGE in Georgia attend an independent, YEAR FOUNDED 1867 not-for-profit college

Morehouse College is the nation’s largest, private liberal arts college for men. The college FALL 2013 ENROLLMENT 2,170 offers 26 majors in three academic divisions, as well as programs through the Leadership Center at Morehouse College, the Morehouse Research Institute, Andrew Young Center for STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO 12:1 Global Leadership, the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel and the Journalism and 2013-2014 TUITION AND FEES Sports Program. Tuition $23,380 Room & Board $13,180 Morehouse College was recently recognized as the No. 2 HBCU in the nation for 2014 by U.S. The average cost of tuition and fees News & World Report; one of America’s Best Colleges by Forbes magazine; and as the No. 29 % OF STUDENTS RECEIVING at GICA member institutions is top liberal arts college in the nation by Washington Monthly. FINANCIAL AID FROM ANY SOURCE Prominent alumni include Martin Luther King Jr., Nobel Peace Prize winner and civil and 92% $8,391 human rights non-violent leader; Dr. David Satcher, former U.S. Surgeon General and DEGREES OFFERED less than the national director of the National Center for Primary Care of Morehouse School of Medicine; Shelton B.A., B.S. private college average “Spike” Lee, filmmaker and president of 40 Acres & A Mule Productions; Samuel L. Jackson, Academy Award-nominated actor; and Maynard H. Jackson, the first African American mayor of a major southern city.

www.morehouse.edu | 404-681-2800 | 830 Westview Drive, SW | Atlanta, GA 30314

Private, not-for-profit colleges and universities provide a $6.26 billion dollar economic impact on their communities in Georgia.

18 1 in 6 undergraduate baccalaureate students RESEARCH in Georgia attend an independent, not-for-profit college

The average cost of tuition and fees at GICA member institutions is $8,391 less than the national private college average

14,443 degrees awarded annually (over 7,800 baccalaureate)

Private, not-for-profit colleges DEGREES CONFERRED AT GICA and universities provide a MEMBER INSTITUTIONS, 2005-2013 $6.26 billion dollar economic impact 2005-2006 on their communities in Georgia. 2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

Georgia’s independent colleges 2009-2010 meet workforce development needs.

Last year, they awarded 14,433 2010-2011 degrees including associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral 2011-2012 degrees. This represents a 76% growth in associate’s degrees, 2012-2013 9% growth in bachelor’s degrees, 74% growth in master’s degrees, 10,000 11,000 12,000 13,000 14,000 15,000 and 40% growth in doctoral degrees since 2004. 19 19 GICA MEMBER INSTITUTION ESTIMATED ENROLLMENT FALL 2013 ATTENDANCE STATUS BY DEGREE TYPE

42,095 (82%) 7,981 (67%)

9,046 (18%) 3,966 (33%)

Undergraduate Graduate

Full-time Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Part-time Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Systems (IPEDS).

PERCENT OF GICA MEMBER WHAT DOES IT COST TO ATTEND INSITUTION FULL-TIME, FIRST-TIME A GICA MEMBER INSTITUTION UNDERGRADUATES RECEIVING ANY FINANCIAL AID, 2011-2012

$34,632 Total published price (2013-2014)

GICA institutions provide the majority of all grant aid 98% $21,703 given to students attending Published tuition and fees (2013-2014) the state’s private colleges 96% and universities. The average 94% institutional grant aid provided 92% 95% $18,729 by GICA member institutions to Net price of attendance (2012-2013) first-time, full-time students is 90% over $9,207. 88%

86% The actual total cost of attendance for a first-time, full-time student who receives financial aid is about half the sticker price. Average Institutional Grant Aid: $9,207

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Systems (IPEDS) Postsecondary Education Data Systems (IPEDS).

20 20 17% 24% 12% ENROLLMENT of students are (as a percent of total over 25 years old state-wide enrollment) 71%

ENROLLMENT AND DEGREES AWARDED AT 4-YEAR GEORGIA 6% INSTITUTIONS, 2012 BACHELOR’S DEGREES CONFERRED 19% GICA members enroll (as a percent of total more than degrees in the state) 76% 76,000 GICA 4-year Institutions students Georgia Public 4-year Institutions Non-GICA Independent Institutions Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Systems (IPEDS).

56% Students enrolled in GICA member institutions graduate in a more timely of students are minorities manner. Forty-six percent of students at (37% are African American) Georgia independent colleges graduate in GRADUATION RATES AT four years, compared to 24% of students GEORGIA FOUR-YEAR attending Georgia public colleges. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES BY SECTOR, 2012

Georgia Independent, Not-for-Profit 13% Georgia Public 4-Year 24% 20 Georgia For-Profit GICA member institutions 46% participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program to provide affordable private education to veterans 20% 6-Year 52%

59%

21%

8-Year 55% 60% Nearly 5 in 10 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% undergraduates at GICA member colleges who apply for aid receive Pell Grants Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Systems (IPEDS).

21 21 MEMBER SERVICES GICA’s members collaborate in a variety of ways to enhance the educational experience and operational efficiency of each campus. GICA also raises funds to provide scholarships for the students of our member institutions and to help defray the costs associated with launching collaborative initiatives.

Procurement Professional Development Opportunities GICA’s members collaborate to save money and increase efficiency. Annual Professional Development Meetings Nineteen companies participate in the GICA Procurement Portfolio, which provides cost-savings for GICA members in key areas. GICA’s GICA hosts professional development programs for key campus groups members save money and time utilizing GICA’s growing portfolio of to provide inexpensive, high-quality opportunities for professional contracts. These pricing agreements include savings on a diverse range growth and development. In 2013, GICA held meetings for chief of products and services that include but are not limited to software, financial officers, information technology directors, and human resource purchasing cards, equipment leasing, furniture, office supplies and directors. These meetings allow participants to remain current in their financial literacy programs. To increase access to discounts offered fields of practice and to discuss potential solutions to issues that often through national contracts, GICA joined the Coalition for College face all campuses. Cost Savings in 2010. In 2013, GICA joined two additional national GICA supports its member campuses by collaborating to host state-wide group purchasing organizations: E&I and Provista. GICA member conferences on higher education best practices. To maximize the benefits campuses spent over $11 million through the GICA procurement for member campuses, these conferences often require the participation program during 2013. of multiple campus constituencies. GICA is committed to providing nationally recognized speakers for these events and to reduce training Scholarships costs for our member institutions by leveraging economies of scale and minimizing travel costs. In 2013, GICA hosted a state-wide SACS GICA administers thirteen named scholarship programs, totalling over Conference to assist its members in preparing for the SACS accreditation $145,000 in scholarship assistance to students who attended a GICA process. The GICA Student Retention Conference in October featured college or university. Together, more than $207,000 in scholarship aid Dr. Vincent Tinto, who facilitated a day-long workshop focused on was distributed.With the assistance of these scholarships, students helping each campus develop a formal retention plan. are able to attend the GICA member institution that best fits their academic preferences and needs. These scholarships award financial assistance to deserving students and assist them in achieving their career goals. Many GICA scholarships are awarded to financially needy students who might otherwise be unable to attend college.

22 PRESIDENT Lawrence M. Schall,OGLETHORPE J.D., Ed.D. UNIVERSITY YEAR FOUNDED 1835 Oglethorpe University

FALL 2013 ENROLLMENT 1,080 Founded in 1835, Oglethorpe University is a leading liberal arts and sciences university with nearly 1,100 students representing 34 states and 28 countries. STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO 13:1 Oglethorpe has been named among U.S. News & World Report’s Best Liberal

2013-2014 TUITION AND FEES Arts Colleges, Forbes’ America’s Best Colleges, and Princeton Review’s Best Tuition: $31,000 Southeastern Colleges. Oglethorpe is a member of the Annapolis Group, an Room and Board: $11,300 organization of America’s most selective liberal arts institutions. For seven consecutive years, Oglethorpe has been named to the President’s Higher % OF STUDENTS RECEIVING Education Community Service Honor Roll for commitment to and achievement FINANCIAL AID FROM ANY SOURCE in community service. Oglethorpe’s Turner Lynch Campus Center, a $16 92% million project, opened in fall 2013 and is home to the new Atlanta Laboratory for Learning (A_LAB), which provides students with a cohesive approach to DEGREES OFFERED experiential learning (study abroad, volunteering, internships, and research.) B.A., B.B.A., B.L.S., B.S. In 2012, Oglethorpe launched two strategic partnerships with Global LEAD, a provider of study abroad experiences, and with EF (Education First), the world’s largest provider of international education. EF’s Atlanta office is located on the Oglethorpe campus. Oglethorpe is also home to the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art and to Georgia Shakespeare, a professional theatre-in-residence. The Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels compete in the NCAA Division III Southern Athletic Association. www.oglethorpe.edu | 404-261-1441 | 4484 Peachtree Road, NE | Atlanta, GA 30319

23 PRESIDENT PAINEPaine College COLLEGE Dr. George C. Bradley YEAR FOUNDED 1882

Paine College, founded in 1882, is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and the FALL 2013 ENROLLMENT 925 Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. It’s beautiful 64-acre campus is located in the heart of Augusta, Georgia. The new, state-of-the-art Health Education Activities Learning STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO 12:1 (HEAL) Complex opened in January 2013, and serves as the new home for the Paine Athletics DENOMINATION AFFILIATION program. It offers a 2,400 seat gymnasium, classrooms, research laboratories, meeting rooms Christian Methodist Episcopal Church and and a wellness facility. United Methodist Church

This four-year, private, co-educational institution provides a liberal arts education of the 2013-2014 TUITION AND FEES highest quality that emphasizes academic excellence, ethical and spiritual values, social Tuition and Fees: $12,832 Room and Board: $6,494 responsibility, and personal development to prepare men and women for positions of

leadership and service in the African-American community, the nation and the world. % OF STUDENTS RECEIVING Students can earn a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in majors through the FINANCIAL AID FROM School of Arts & Sciences, and the School of Professional Studies. ANY SOURCE 98%

DEGREES OFFERED B.A., B.S.

www.agnesscott.eduwww.paine.edu | 404-471-6000| 706-821-8200 | 141| 1235 E. CollegeFifteenth Avenue Street | Decatur,Augusta, GAGA 3003030901

24 PRESIDENT Dr. James F. Mellichamp PIEDMONT COLLEGE YEAR FOUNDED 1897 Piedmont College

FALL 2013 ENROLLMENT 2,368 Founded in 1897, Piedmont College is a comprehensive liberal arts institution that also offers a variety of career-oriented majors, including education, business, STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO 13:1 and nursing. Today, more than 116 years after its founding, the students of

DENOMINATIONAL AFFILIATION Piedmont College arrive from across the U.S. and from all over the world. Some UCC (United Church of Christ) and NACCC are third, even fourth generation Piedmont students. Some are the first in their (National Association of Congregational families to venture beyond high school. But all of them find at Piedmont College Christian Churches) an experience much like that of students who enrolled in 1897, a small college where the faculty and students form a community with a rich academic tradition, 2013-2014 TUITION AND FEES Demorest Campus Tuition: $20,730 where anyone with a desire for knowledge is welcome. Room and Board $8,530 Piedmont is dedicated to the transformative power of education through reciprocal

% OF STUDENTS RECEIVING learning, the development of compassionate leaders, and the stewardship of our FINANCIAL AID FROM local and global communities. The college fosters an environment for learning ANY SOURCE by engaging in critical and creative dialogue and cultivates a sense of gratitude 99% and duty to humanity by offering opportunities for civic engagement, personal

DEGREES OFFERED growth, and ethical reasoning in action. Piedmont upholds the intellectual and B.A., B.F.A., B.S., B.S.N., M.S.N., M.A., theological heritage of Congregationalism through excellence in teaching and M.A.T., Ed.S., Ed.D., and M.B.A. scholarship and by embracing our diverse society.

OTHER LOCATIONS Athens

www.piedmont.edu | 800-277-7020 | P.O. Box 10 | 165 Central Avenue | Demorest, GA 30535

25 PRESIDENT POINTPoint University UNIVERSITY Dean C. Collins YEAR FOUNDED 1937

Point University is a private, four-year liberal arts institution preparing students to influence FALL 2013 ENROLLMENT 1,439 culture for Christ in all spheres of life – through business, church, government, arts and entertainment, education, media and family. Founded in 1937 as Atlanta Christian College, STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO 19:1 Point University offers degree programs in areas of study ranging from biblical studies to DENOMINATIONAL AFFILIATION business. The Access Program offers associate’s and bachelor’s degrees for adult learners, as Christian Churches well as online courses. The university provides a broad, comprehensive curriculum designed to prepare students for their chosen professions. Just as importantly, the university equips 2013-2014 TUITION AND FEES students to take their faith into the marketplace in new and culturally relevant ways—to erase Tuition and Fees: $17,400 Room and Board: $6,200 the lines between who they are and what they do so that they see life and mission as one and the same. % OF STUDENTS RECEIVING FINANCIAL AID FROM At Point University, we’re committed to doing big things together—not just in the future, but ANY SOURCE now. The university was named to the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service 99% Honor Roll for commitment to volunteering and serving the community. Our Christian DEGREES OFFERED values are at the heart of everything we do, both in the classroom and outside in the local A.A., B.A., B.S., B.B.A. community. Every class in our curriculum is taught from a Christian worldview by professors who know their students by name. Point professors serve as mentors to their students, helping OTHER LOCATIONS them discover what they were put on this earth to do and then equipping them with the tools East Point, Peachtree City, Savannah, and Birmingham, AL to do just that. So that together we can do big things and impact the world around us—today.

www.point.edu | 855-37- Point | 507 West 10th Street | West Point, Georgia 31833

26 PRESIDENT Dr. J. Thomas Isherwood REINHARDT UNIVERSITY YEAR FOUNDED 1883 Reinhardt University

FALL 2013 ENROLLMENT 1,402 Founded in 1883, Reinhardt is now a comprehensive university grounded in the liberal arts. Students attend classes on a scenic residential campus 45 minutes northwest STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO 17:1 of Atlanta, at a bustling adult education center in Alpharetta, at sites in Marietta,

DENOMINATIONAL AFFILIATION Cartersville and Canton, and online. United Methodist Church Academic programs include graduate degrees in business, education, music and public administration and 35 undergraduate degrees ranging from business, education, and 2013-2014 TUITION AND FEES Tuition: $18,500 biology to theater, political science and math. With the only School of Performing Room and Board: $7,064 Arts in Georgia, Reinhardt has the largest private college music program in the state. Fees: $170 Reinhardt’s Police Academy offers P.O.S.T. Basic Peace Officer Certification.

% OF STUDENTS RECEIVING Because how alumni live their lives is even more important than what they do FINANCIAL AID FROM for a living, “the Reinhardt experience” starts in the classroom and may extend to ANY SOURCE intercollegiate sports, clubs, events, leadership opportunities, service projects and 98% internships. A vibrant spiritual environment, grounded in the United Methodist DEGREES OFFERED tradition, encourages personal growth and is welcoming to people of all faiths. B.A., B.C.J., B.F.A., B.H.A., B.M., Community visitors are drawn to Reinhardt year round for concerts and plays in the B.M.E., B.S., M.A.T., M.B.A., M.Ed/ECE, M.Ed/SPED, M.M., M.P.A. Falany Performing Arts Center, and to attend events and tours at the Funk Heritage Center, Georgia’s official frontier and Southeastern Indian interpretive center. OTHER LOCATIONS North Fulton (Alpharetta), Cartersville, Marietta, Canton www.reinhardt.edu | 770-720-5600 | 7300 Reinhardt Circle | Waleska, GA 30183-2981

2 7 PRESIDENT SAVANNAH COLLEGE Paula Wallace Savannah College of Art and Design YEAR FOUNDED 1978 OFThe University ARTfor Creative Careers AND DESIGN FALL 2013 ENROLLMENT 11,618

The Savannah College of Art and Design is a private, nonprofit, accredited institution STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO 18:1 conferring bachelor’s and master’s degrees at distinctive locations and online to prepare talented students for professional careers. SCAD offers degrees in more than 40 majors, as well 2013-2014 TUITION AND FEES Tuition: $32,950 as minors in over 60 disciplines in Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia; in Hong Kong; in Lacoste, Room and Board: $13,375 France; and online through SCAD eLearning. % OF STUDENTS RECEIVING SCAD has more than 27,000 alumni and offers an exceptional education and unparalleled FINANCIAL AID FROM career preparation. The diverse student body, consisting of more than 11,000 students, comes ANY SOURCE from 49 United States and more than 100 countries worldwide. Each student is nurtured 97% and motivated by a faculty of more than 700 professors with extraordinary academic DEGREES OFFERED credentials and valuable professional experience. These professors emphasize learning through B.A., B.F.A., M.A., M.Arch., individual attention in an inspiring university environment. SCAD’s innovative curriculum M.F.A., M.U.D. is enhanced by advanced, professional-level technology, equipment and learning resources OTHER LOCATIONS and has garnered acclaim from respected organizations and publications, including 3D World, Atlanta, GA; Hong Kong; Lacoste, American Institute of Architects, BusinessWeek, DesignIntelligence, U.S. News & World Report France; and eLearning and the Los Angeles Times.

www.scad.edu | 912-525-5100 | 342 Bull Street | Savannah, GA 31401

28 PRESIDENT Dr. Donald V. Dowless SHORTER UNIVERSITY YEAR FOUNDED 1873 Shorter University

FALL 2013 ENROLLMENT 2,608 The mission of Shorter University is to provide quality higher education, enabling and encouraging student commitment to active life-long learning, STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO 15:1 personal spiritual values, responsible citizenship, and community and societal leadership in a global context. The University seeks to accomplish this mission DENOMINATIONAL AFFILIATION through quality undergraduate liberal arts programs, specialized professional Baptist programs, and select graduate programs. The University affirms a commitment 2013-2014 TUITION AND FEES to the Christian faith and strives to integrate Christian values within a nurturing Tuition: $19,300 community in its whole process of education. Room and Board: $9,400 Shorter University is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit private institution of higher education % OF STUDENTS RECEIVING affiliated with the Georgia Baptist Convention. Shorter University is accredited by FINANCIAL AID FROM the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools ANY SOURCE to award the Associate in Science, the Bachelor of Science, the Bachelor of Arts, 98% the Bachelor of Fine Arts, the Bachelor of Business Administration, the Master of DEGREES OFFERED Business Administration, the Master of Arts, Master of Arts in Teaching and the A.S., B.A., B.B.A, B.C.M., B.F.A., B.M., Master of Accountancy degrees. Shorter University is comprised of the College of B.M.E., B.S., B.S.E., B.S.M., BS.BA., BS.Ed., Arts and Sciences, the Robert H. Ledbetter College of Business, the School of Fine M.A., MACC, M.A.T., M.B.A., M.Ed. and Performing Arts, the School of Education, and the School of Nursing. The OTHER LOCATIONS College of Adult and Professional Education encompasses business, education, Gwinnett, Cobb, Riverdale and human services degree programs for working adults. www.shorter.edu | 706-291-2121| 315 Shorter Avenue | Rome, GA 30165

29 PRESIDENT SPELMANSpelman College COLLEGE Beverly Daniel Tatum, Ph.D. YEAR FOUNDED 1881

Spelman College is a prestigious, highly selective, liberal arts college that prepares women to FALL 2013 ENROLLMENT 2,073 change the world. Located in Atlanta, this historically Black college boasts a 73% graduation rate, and outstanding alumnae such as Children’s Defense Fund Founder Marian Wright STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO 11:1 Edelman, Sam’s Club CEO Rosalind Brewer, former acting Surgeon General and Spelman’s 2013-2014 TUITION AND FEES first alumna president Audrey Forbes Manley, and author Pearl Cleage. Tuition: $24,634 Room and Board: $11,945 More than 87% of the full-time faculty members have Ph.D.s or other terminal degrees. Spelman awards bachelor’s degrees in 26 areas of study. Popular undergraduate majors % OF STUDENTS RECEIVING include biology, chemistry, English, political science and psychology. STEM (science, FINANCIAL AID FROM ANY SOURCE technology, engineering and math) majors comprised more than 33% of the College’s first- 93% time, first-year enrollment for the 2012-2013 academic year. Spelman College is one of only six colleges in the country designated by the National Science Foundation and the National DEGREES OFFERED Aeronautics and Space Administration as a Model Institution for Excellence in undergraduate B.A., B.S. science and mathematics education.

The College is dedicated to academic excellence in the liberal arts and sciences and the intellectual, creative, ethical and leadership development of its students. There are several interdisciplinary centers housed on campus that support the institution’s mission of academic excellence: Gordon-Zeto Center for Global Education, Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement, Teaching Resource and Research Center, WISDOM (Women in Spiritual Discernment of Ministry) Center, and Women’s Research and Resource Center. www.spelman.edu | 404-681-3643 | 350 Spelman Lane, SW | Atlanta, GA 30314

30 PRESIDENT Dr. Gary Bonvillian THOMAS UNIVERSITY YEAR FOUNDED 1950 Thomas University

FALL 2013 ENROLLMENT 1,090 Thomas University is a private, fully accredited institution offering associate’s, bachelor’s and graduate degrees, as well as certificate programs in more than 27 academic areas. STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO 10:1 Located in Thomasville, Georgia, the University was established in 1950 as Birdwood

2013-2014 TUITION AND FEES Junior College. As an independent, not-for-profit institution of higher learning, it Tuition: $14,740 specializes in preparing students for successful careers and responsible citizenship. Room: $2,400 double occupancy, Thomas University offers a business program and two nursing programs in China, $4,800 single occupancy as well as a third program with Chinese government approval. It offers online degree % OF STUDENTS RECEIVING programs and operates satellite programs in Tallahassee, Florida; Moultrie, Georgia; and FINANCIAL AID FROM Bainbridge, Georgia. ANY SOURCE 98% Since 2009, Thomas University has been recognized by G.I. Jobs as a Military Friendly School. In 2012, just one mile from its Main Campus, the University opened its West DEGREES OFFERED Campus where students have access to a brand new gymnasium and Student Life Center. A.A., A.S., B.A., B.S., M.B.A., M.Ed., M.S., M.S.N., M.S.N.-M.B.A. The focal point of the Main Campus is Smith-Bonvillian Hall, a 19,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art academic building that opened in the fall of 2013. OTHER LOCATIONS Thomas University is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Capital Regional Medical Center and Tallahassee Memorial Hospital (both in Tallahassee, FL); (NAIA) and the Sun Conference. For the past three years, it has been recognized by the Colquitt Regional Medical Center (Moultrie, GA); NAIA as a Five State Champions of Character Institution—a program that instills and Tallahassee Community College (Tallahassee, FL); embraces good character and values in sports. Bainbridge State College (Bainbridge, GA) www.thomasu.edu | 229-226-1621 | 1501 Millpond Road | Thomasville, GA 31792

31 PRESIDENT TOCCOAToccoa Falls College FALLS COLLEGEDr. Robert Myers YEAR FOUNDED 1907

Toccoa Falls College (TFC) is a Christ-centered educational institution nestled in the foothills FALL 2013 ENROLLMENT 875 of the Smoky Mountains. Students experience a college environment that is intentionally designed to encourage their spiritual growth. Our College motto is “Where character is STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO 17:1 developed with intellect.” TFC currently offers 29 majors and 38 minors through which DENOMINATIONAL AFFILIATION students are challenged to understand faith, life, and work from a biblical worldview. In Christian & Missionary Alliance addition to our robust residential programs, Toccoa Falls College also offers online classes and degrees. Men’s and women’s intercollegiate sports are a strong component of campus life, and 2013-2014 TUITION AND FEES TFC boasts of several national championships in our division. Tuition: $18,500 Room and Board: $6,780 The campus is in the center of 1,100 acres of forest, mountains, and streams, and on the edge % OF STUDENTS RECEIVING of the Chattahoochee National Forest. Our famous landmark and namesake is a 186-foot, FINANCIAL AID FROM free-falling waterfall. ANY SOURCE 98%

DEGREES OFFERED A.A., B.A., B.M., B.S., B.B.A.

www.tfc.edu | 706-886-7299 | 107 Kincaid Drive | Toccoa Falls, GA 30598

32 PRESIDENT TRUETT-MCCONNELLDr. Emir Caner COLLEGE YEAR FOUNDED 1946 Truett-McConnell College

FALL 2013 ENROLLMENT 1,606 Truett-McConnell College equips students to fulfill the Great Commission by fostering a Christian worldview through a biblically centered education, and by STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO 16:1 offering more than 40, four-year programs of study, including business, Christian

DENOMINATIONAL AFFILIATION studies, education, English, history, interdisciplinary studies, music, psychology, Baptist science, and world missions. In 2013, Truett-McConnell added to its curricular offerings a B.S.N. (nursing) 2013-2014 TUITION AND FEES Tuition: $16,410 degree. The college also is approved to offer a Master’s in Theology degree, Fees, Room and Board: $6,970 scheduled to launch in fall 2014.

% OF STUDENTS RECEIVING The Faculty at Truett-McConnell College are professing Christians whose FINANCIAL AID FROM pedagogical foundation is the Holy Bible. More than 70 percent of the faculty ANY SOURCE hold terminal degrees from some of the nation’s most prestigious universities, 90% including Harvard and William & Mary.

DEGREES OFFERED: A liberal arts college, Truett-McConnell embraces its divine mandate to prepare B.A., B.S. students to find their calling and to live with a steadfast commitment to biblical principles.

www.truett.edu | 706-865-2134 | 100 Alumni Drive | Cleveland, GA 30528

33 PRESIDENT WESLEYANWesleyan College COLLEGE Ruth Austin Knox, J.D. YEAR FOUNDED 1836

Wesleyan College was founded in 1836 as the first college in the world chartered to grant FALL 2013 ENROLLMENT 705 degrees to women. Today it is regarded as one of the nation’s finest liberal arts colleges and is consistently recognized for academic excellence. According to the ninth annual report of STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO 11:1 the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), Wesleyan outperformed the Top 10% DENOMINATIONAL AFFILIATION of colleges and universities nationally in all categories studied. Wesleyan offers a strong merit Methodist scholarship program and is one of the nation’s most affordable selective colleges. A close-knit community of students from all across the United States and more than 20 foreign countries 2013-2014 TUITION AND FEES values a rigorous academic program renowned for its quality. Tuition: $19,500 Room and Board: $8,400 The school offers undergraduate degrees in 33 majors and 28 minors, plus the option to % OF STUDENTS RECEIVING self-design an interdisciplinary major, as well as pre-professional programs in seminary, FINANCIAL AID FROM medicine, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, allied health sciences, dentistry, and law. A new ANY SOURCE Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree welcomed the first cohort of students fall semester 95% 2013. The Master of Education in Early Childhood Education program and an accelerated DEGREES OFFERED executive Master of Business Administration program enroll both men and women and were B.A., B.S.N., M.B.A., M.Ed. designed to accommodate working professionals. Beyond the academic, Wesleyan offers a thriving residence life program, NCAA Division III athletics, a championship IHSA equestrian program, and meaningful opportunities for spiritual development and community leadership.

www.wesleyancollege.edu | 800-447-6610 | 4760 Forsyth Road | Macon, GA 31210

34 PRESIDENT Cathy Cox, J.D. YOUNG HARRIS COLLEGE YEAR FOUNDED 1886 Young Harris College

FALL 2013 ENROLLMENT 1,122 Young Harris College (YHC) educates, inspires and empowers students to be strong, capable, well-rounded leaders who dare to aspire to goals that others may think STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO 13:1 unattainable, and to venture to be original and embark on undiscovered paths.

DENOMINATIONAL AFFILIATION Founded more than 125 years ago, Young Harris College has been transformed into a United Methodist Church progressive model of liberal arts education featuring innovative academic programs, state-of-the-art facilities and competitive NCAA Division II athletics—which means 2013-2014 TUITION AND FEES more learning opportunities, better teaching, a smarter curriculum, greener living, a Tuition: $24,500 stronger community and happier students. Room and Board: $8,400 Nestled in the southern Appalachian mountains of northeastern Georgia, Young % OF STUDENTS RECEIVING Harris College provides an intimate setting that allows students and faculty to work FINANCIAL AID FROM ANY SOURCE closely, forging nurturing relationships and strong bonds that endure well past More than 98.9% graduation. YHC currently has more than 1,100 students across five divisions— Education, Fine Arts, Humanities, Mathematics and Science, and Social and DEGREES OFFERED Behavioral Sciences—and plans to increase enrollment to 1,200 over the next few B.A., B.S., B.M.E. years. The historic campus in Young Harris, Ga., is currently undergoing major improvements to accommodate the College’s growth, including the addition of a 125,000-square foot campus center, a 226-bed residence hall for first-year students, a 57,000-square-foot recreation center and a 248-bed apartment-style residential village, all of which have earned or are expected to earn LEED certification. www.yhc.edu | 800-241-3754 | P.O. Box 68 | 1 College Street | Young Harris, GA 30582

3 5 BOARD2013-2014 GEORGIA INDEPENDENT COLLEGE ASSOCIATION

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS

Dan McAlexander, Chair Elizabeth Kiss Lawrence M. Schall Agnes Scott College Oglethorpe University Ed Schrader, Vice Chair Keith H. Shurbutt, Treasurer David Seyle George C. Bradley Andrew College Paine College Susanna Baxter, Ex Officio Stephen R. Briggs James Mellichamp Stephen Briggs, At-Large Berry College Piedmont College Carlton Brown, At-Large Ed L. Schrader Dean C. Collins Donald Dowless, At-Large Brenau University Point University Seth Harp, At-Large Ergun Caner J. Thomas Isherwood Cynthia Holt, Ex Officio Brewton-Parker College Reinhardt University Eric Johnson, At-Large Carlton E. Brown Paula S. Wallace Clark Atlanta University Savannah College of Art and Design Nancy Juneau, At-Large J. Derek Halvorson Donald Dowless Ruth Marston, At-Large Covenant College Shorter University James Mellichamp, At-Large Michael S. Stewart Beverly Daniel Tatum David Seyle, At-Large Emmanuel College Spelman College William B. Caldwell IV Gary Bonvillian Georgia Military College Thomas University Dan McAlexander Robert Myers PRESIDENT EMERITUS LaGrange College Toccoa Falls College William W. Kelly, Marietta, GA Guy Riekeman Emir Caner Life University Truett-McConnell College William D. Underwood Ruth A. Knox Mercer University Wesleyan College LIFETIME HONORARY TRUSTEES John Silvanus Wilson, Jr. Cathy Cox Morehouse College Young Harris College Robert K. Ackerman, Lexington, SC Nancy Blake, Griffin, GA John S. Burd, Gainesville, GA Manly F. Gilmer, Woodstock, GA COUNCIL OF BUSINESS & CIVIC LEADERS R. Kirby Godsey, Macon, GA Mary M. “Peggy” Brockington Ruth H. Marston James M. Griffin, Sanibel, FL Strickland Brockington Lewis LLP Richmond Sterling, Inc. Henry J. Hector, Montgomery, AL Seth Harp R. H. Seaman, Jr. Harp Poydasheff J. C. Penney Company (Ret.) Ross W. Lenhart, Pawleys Island, SC Cynthia Holt Keith H. Shurbutt Sarah H. Lunsford, Roswell, GA Marketing & Communications Consultant KPMG LLP Walter Y. Murphy, Atlanta, GA Eric Johnson Michael Meyer Von Bremen Manning M. Patillo, Atlanta, GA Hussey, Gay, Bell & DeYoung Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover, P.C. I. Clayton Ramsey, Atlanta, GA Nancy Juneau Scott Wolle Donald S. Stanton, Lake Junaluska, NC Juneau Construction Company Invesco John K. Trainer, Jacksonville, FL Preston C. Williams, Montezuma, GA 36 36 AWARD RECIPIENTS GEORGIA INDEPENDENT COLLEGE ASSOCIATION

RECOGNITION OF 50-YEAR MILESTONE DONORS Sandersville Railroad The Gertrude & William C. Wardlaw Fund

MILLER-DEAL LEGACY AWARD “Independent colleges like Young Harris College Senator Jack Hill stress the importance of learning, involvement in and outside the classroom, and being a part of a close community of students, faculty and AWARD OF EXCELLENCE staff. Young Harris excels in exemplifying these Ruth Woodling qualities in a small liberal arts environment that encourages students to strive for excellence.”

Molly Blaschke PAUL F. THIELE LEADERSHIP AWARD Senior Robert Glass Young Harris College

HONORARY LIFETIME TRUSTEE Otis and Nancy Blake

• Founded: GICA was founded by college presidents and corporate executives in 1956. GICA • Legal Status: A 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization. • Membership: Fully SACS-accredited, two- and four-year degree- OVERVIEW granting, nonprofit, private, liberal arts institutions in Georgia. • Purpose: Raise awareness of Georgia’s private, liberal arts colleges and universities. Influence public policy in support of higher education in Georgia. Secure funds and other gifts for the benefit of the member institutions and their students. Promote the member institutions as GICA supports private higher education distinct alternatives in higher education. in Georgia in the areas of public policy, • Management: GICA is governed by a Board composed of member fundraising for student financial aid, and college presidents and representatives from business, industry and collaborative projects, in partnership professional communities. A Member Services Council supports with institutions, businesses and activities and fundraising. community leaders. • Distribution of Contributions: Designated contributions are distributed according to donors’ wishes. Fundraising members share equally in 60% of undesignated funds; the remaining 40% is distributed in proportion to the number of full-time undergraduate students at each institution.

• Endowment: GICA benefits from several endowments. In 2013, the total value of these endowments was over $12.9 million.

37 3 7 Friends | ($4,999 AND UNDER) HONORDistinguished ROLL 2013 Investors GEORGIA INDEPENDENT COLLEGE ASSOCIATION

Pacesetters | ($50,000 - $99,999) The Council of Independent Colleges, 27 years UPS Foundation, 39 years

Sponsors | ($15,000 - $24,999) Milliken & Company, 53 years Vulcan Materials Company, 46 years

Partners | ($10,000 - $14,999) Endowment and Trust Support AFLAC, 37 years We are also pleased to recognize the special endowment Metcalf Davis, 4 years and trust funds which supporters have created over the Thomas H. Lanier Family Foundation, 21 years years to benefit GICA’s member colleges and their students. In 2013, over $318,000 was returned to member insitutions in the form of scholarship aid.

Bank of America Associates | ($5,000 - $9,999) GICA Member Services Council Julia and Lawrence Willet Gertrude & William C. Wardlaw Fund, Inc., 50 years Lucy Claire Harris J.W. & Ethel I. Woodruff Foundation, 46 years Plantation Pipe Line Company Norfolk Southern Foundation, 45 years Reunette W. Harris PACCAR, Inc., 22 years W.P. Stevens Printpack Inc.-The Gay and Erskine Love Foundation, 26 years William W. and Catherine M. Kelly Ruth Woodling, 1 year*

Years indicate total years giving. Asterisk (*) indicates new donors. 38 38 Friends | ($4,999 AND UNDER)

Aerohive, 1 year* J&J Industries, 46 years Anonymous, 1 year* Johnson Controls, Inc., 3 years ARAMARK Higher Education, 15 years Juneau Construction Company, 4 years Atlanta PeachMovers, 1 years* Gary Lee, 15 years B&D Industrial, 44 years Liberty Utilities, 51 years Frank Barron, 23 years Lilly Realty Associates, Inc., 18 years Thomas W. Barron, 33 years Carolyn & Mayo Livingston, 48 years Susanna L. Baxter, 3 years Lisa K. Macke, 1 year* Nancy Beane, 6 years Mannington, 42 years The Beck Group, 1 year* Carolyn S. Mata, 2 years Dale E. Becker, 1 year* Mauldin & Jenkins, 4 years Lily Berrios, 7 years McGriff, Seibels & Williams, 1 year* Paula Bevington, 27 years McNeely Foundation, Inc., 52 years Blake Developments, 43 years James M. Moore, 2 years Bradley Foundation, Inc., 55 years Myers McRae, inc., 18 years John S. Burd, 16 years New Riverside Ochre Company, 51 years CapinCrouse, 2 years Anonymous, 42 years The Carpet Shop, 29 years Perkins & Will Architects, 1 year* Carter, 8 years Anonymous, 50 years Carroll Campus Development, 2 years Powers Creative, Inc., 5 years Frank A. Casagrande Consulting, LLC, 3 years SageView, 1 year* CertifiedBackground.com, 1 year* SALTO Systems, 1 year* Collins Cooper Carusi Architects, 3 years Sandersville Railroad Company, 50 years Colonial Oil Industries, Inc., 55 years ScholarBuys, 2 years Community Welfare Association, 54 years R.H. Seaman, 17 years Conklin Metal Industries, 44 years Shaheen Carpet Mills, Inc., 38 years Crawford Investment Counsel, Inc, 26 years Shaw Industries, Inc., 48 years Carroll Campus Development, 2 years Keith H. Shurbutt, 4 years John & Emma Derst Foundation, Inc., 54 years Dock Sisk, 19 years The Dixie Group Foundation, Inc., 49 years SmarThinking, 1 year* James & Nancy Dykhouse, 21 years Stevens & Wilkinson GA, Inc., 4 years Exposition Foundation, Inc., 43 years Thiele Kaolin Company, 56 years First American Education Finance, 2 years VALIC Financial Advisors, Inc., 5 years Genuine Parts Company, 24 years The Geo. D. Warthen Bank, 52 years Manly Gilmer, 5 years Washington EMC, 47 years GovConnection, 1 year* WeCare TLC, 1 year* James M. Griffith, 14 years Wehadkee Foundation, Inc., 53 years The William E. & Audine C. Honey Foundation Inc., 53 years Jane S. Wilson, 29 years Howard Technology Solutions, 1 year* Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Georgia Foundation, 39 years HRP Associates, Inc., 3 years

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