Berry College
Berry College is a private, four-year liberal arts college located in Mount Berry, Floyd County, Georgia, just north of Rome. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Berry was founded in 1902 by Martha Berry. With 27,000 acres (110 km2), Berry College boasts the largest contiguous campus in the world. College leaders from across the country chose Berry College as the nation's number one "Up-And-Coming" liberal arts college, according to the 2014 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings released September 10, 2013.
Berry College has a total of 2,141 undergraduate students with a 2013 freshman class size of 789 students. There are 82 graduate students. There is a 66:34 female to male ratio, and 68% of the students are in-state residents. Students come from 33 states and 17 foreign countries.
Berry College has a total of 2,141 undergraduate students with a 2013 freshman class size of 789 students. There are 82 graduate students. There is a 66:34 female to male ratio, and 68% of the students are in-state residents. Students come from 33 states and 17 foreign countries.
Berry College offers Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science, Master of Business Administration, Master of Education, and Education Specialist degrees from the four schools making up its academic program. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and is a member of the Annapolis Group, an organization of more than 120 liberal arts colleges nationwide.
Academic--
Undergraduate program
The Campbell School of Business offers bachelor's degrees in accounting, economics, finance, management, and marketing. It is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
The Charter School of Education and Human Sciences offers bachelor's degrees in early childhood education, middle grade education,psychology, health and physical education, exercise science, and pre-physical therapy and is accredited by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCATE). Upper-level programs include an ESOL endorsement, master's level reading endorsement, and certifications in early childhood education, middle grades education, and secondary education.
The Evans School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences offers bachelor's degrees in art, communication, English, French, German,government, history, international studies, music, music education, music with elective studies in business, religion and philosophy,sociology and anthropology, Spanish, and theatre. The music program is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music(NASM). Pre-law is also available as a pre-professional program. This department is home to all of the school's student publications including the Campus Carrier (campus newspaper), the Cabin Log (yearbook), Ramifications (art magazine), and Viking Fusion (multimedia news and entertainment website).
The School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences offers bachelor's degrees in animal science, biochemistry, biology, chemistry,environmental sciences, nursing, mathematics, and physics. The chemistry program is accredited by the American Chemical Society(ACS). Dual degree programs are available in engineering (with Georgia Institute of Technology College of Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology and Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology at Kennesaw State University), and nursing (with the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University). Pre-professional programs in pre-dentistry, pre-medicine, pre-pharmacy, and pre-veterinary medicine are also available.
A minor degree can be obtained in 36 different courses of study throughout the four schools.
Berry also offers an undergraduate degree in interdisciplinary studies.
Honors Program
Graduate programs
Berry offers a Master of Arts in Teaching program and an Education Specialist certification in the Charter School of Education and Human Sciences that is accredited by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCATE).
The Campbell School of Business offers a Master of Business Administration program that is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
Work program-
Berry College’s student work program guarantees every student a job on campus to those interested in participating. This creates the opportunity for real work experience to build their resumes and apply their particular academic interests. Students are paid based on the Level (1-5) at which they work. Level 1 workers are typically just starting at their jobs and are paid minimum wage. As the students move up in experience and leadership, they move up in the Levels and are paid slightly more with each level. Additionally, students cannot work more than 16 hours a week.
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