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 Founded
In 1978 by Richard G. Rowan, Paula S. Wallace, May L. Poetter and Paul E. Poetter
Type of Institution
Independent, nonprofit, tax-exempt, accredited
President
Paula S. Wallace
Degrees Offered
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Fine Arts
- Master of Architecture
- Master of Arts
- Master of Arts in Teaching
- Master of Fine Arts
- Master of Urban Design
Majors
The top five majors in 2007 were graphic design, animation, film and television, fashion and photography.
Minors
In 2007, the minors with highest enrollment were graphic design, photography, business management and entrepreneurship, creative writing, sequential art.
Other Programs
 Mascot
Art the Bee
Colors
Gold and black
Enrollment
Nearly 9,000 students from all 50 states and more than 90 countries. Approximately 10 percent of the student body is international.
Costs
2007-08 academic year
- undergraduate: $24,390
- graduate: $24,840
Faculty/Staff
SCAD employs more than 1,500 full- and part-time employees. Of more than 500 full- and part-time faculty, 74 percent hold terminal degrees.
Organizational Charts
SCAD 2007
SCAD-Atlanta 2007
Nondiscrimination Policy
Auxiliary Services
Athletics
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Club Sports
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Intramural Programs |
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Women's
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fencing |
volleyball |
| baseball |
basketball |
cheerleading
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beach volleyball |
| basketball |
cross country |
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basketball |
| cross country |
equestrian |
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soccer |
| equestrian |
lacrosse |
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flag football |
| lacrosse |
soccer |
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softball |
| soccer |
softball |
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| swimming |
swimming |
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volleyball |
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College Housing and Dining Services
Savannah
10 residence halls
Two guest houses
Nine dining options via diners, dining halls, snack bars
One convenience store |
Atlanta
Two residence halls
One dining hall
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Lacoste
One residence hall
One dining room
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Exhibition Space
Four galleries in Atlanta
Three galleries in Lacoste
in Savannah; special collections include: the Earle W. Newton Collection of British and American Art, the Shirrel Rhoades Photographic Collection, and the Walter O. Evans Collection of African American Art.
Libraries
Savannah, Jen Library
- books, periodicals, multimedia resources
- special collections of rare books, student theses and unique items
- Visual Resources Center, including approximately 335,000 slides and approximately 30,000 digital images
- Writing Center
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Atlanta, Atlanta College of Art Library
- more than 40,000 volumes
- more than 370 periodicals
- nearly 100,000 slides
- media center
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is housed in a former boulangerie.
Student Media
The Student Media Center sponsors a student-run newspaper and radio station.
Historic Preservation
SCAD has been a leader in restoring and adaptively reusing many of Savannah's architectural treasures, and has earned recognition from the Historic Savannah Foundation, the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, the Art Deco Societies of America, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the International Downtown Association, the Victorian Society in America and the American Institute of Architects, among others.
Service to the Community
Faculty, staff and students have donated design and artistic talent and countless hours of volunteer support to organizations such as the Beach Institute African-American Cultural Center, William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, Joel Chandler Harris Home (also known as the Wren's Nest), Center for Pupperty Arts, United Way of the Coastal Empire, American Cancer Society and many others.
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