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2277 Martha Berry Hwy Nw, Mount berry, GA 30149 -

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School Notes Overview:

Berry College is a comprehensive liberal-arts college with Christian values. The college furthers our students' intellectual, moral, and spiritual growth; proffers lessons that are gained from worthwhile work done well; and challenges them to devote their learning to community and civic betterment. Berry emphasizes an educational program committed to high academic standards, values based on Christian principles, practical work experience and community service in a distinctive environment of natural beauty. It is Berry's goal to make an excellent private liberal-arts education accessible to talented students from a wide range of social and economic backgrounds.

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School Overview:

	Berry College
County	Floyd County, GA
Title IV Eligible	Yes
Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges II
Institution Level	4 or more years
Institution Control	Private, non-profit
Full-Time Undergraduate	1,829 students
Part-Time Undergraduate	34 students
Full-Time Graduate	17 students
Part-Time Graduate	90 students

Total Enrollment	1,970 students
Total Dormitory Capacity	1,391 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	100%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants	22%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received	$2,443
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants	86%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received	$1,853
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants	90%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received	$4,580
% Students Receiving Loans	52%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received	$2,674

School Notes:

Berry College is an independent, coeducational college with fully accredited arts, sciences and professional programs plus specialized graduate programs in education and business administration. The college is recognized as one of the outstanding comprehensive colleges in the South.
Berry offers an unusually beautiful environment for learning on its 28,000-acre campus, one of the world's largest. Fields, forests, lakes and mountains provide scenic beauty in a protected natural setting.
Academic Services at Berry College include Academic Advising, the Academic Support Center, Faculty Research and Sponsored Programs, the Office of the First-Year Experience, Institutional Research, the Memorial Library, the Center for Instructional Technology, Multimedia Services, and the Office of the Registrar (student records).
Berry College is accrediated by Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).
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In the News:

Well-Balanced Attack Paces Team in Wins (The Emory Wheel)
posted on April 19, 2011 at 04:20:45 am
Continuing its season of dominance, the No. 2 softball team swept its weekend doubleheader against Berry College. The Eagles extended their winning streak to seven games and have now won eight of their last nine games. The two wins improved the team’s record to 34-2-1.
Tennis center lobbying contract renewed (Rome News-Tribune)
posted on February 24, 2011 at 10:05:59 am
The public-private partnership behind the proposed Tennis Center of Georgia at Berry College has renewed its contract with lobbying group Connect South to April 2012. Rome, Floyd County and Berry ...
Local college roundup: Rome gets first taste of college lacrosse (Rome News-Tribune)
posted on February 20, 2011 at 07:24:52 am
Cole Tesh and Kyle Morris scored two goals apiece for Shorter University, but Berry College outscored the Hawks 6-1 in the second half en route to a 15-7 victory in a men’s lacrosse exhibition held...
Lee Men Fall To Berry 1-0 (The Chattanoogan)
posted on October 6, 2010 at 01:36:11 am
MOUNT BERRY, Ga. - For those who go strictly by statistics, the Lee men's soccer team was clearly the winner at Berry College on a sunny but cool Tuesday afternoon. However, the final score is all that counts and the Vikings handed the Flames another frustrating 1-0 defeat.
Emory Squashes Berry to Start Season on High Note (The Emory Wheel)
posted on September 3, 2010 at 03:01:41 am
The volleyball team kicked off its season on Wednesday by quickly dismissing the Berry College (Ga.) Vikings in a 3-0 victory. The No. 3 ranked Eagles won the games by scores of 25-23, 25-21 and 25-21.