Albert Magnus College
Albert Magnus College (AMC) is a small liberal arts college founded in 1925 by the Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs. Located in New Haven, Connecticut the college is known for its garden-like campus and historic 19th century mansions that are used as residence halls and administrative offices.
The number of students in AMC is about 500 full-time undergraduates and 1,700 continuing education and graduate students, who are under the tutelage of 75 faculty members. The current student to faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
There are 23 undergraduate degree programs with a total of 50 major, minors and concentrations, as well as pre-professional preparations such as Pre-Law, Pre-Med, and Teacher Preparation. There are also six graduate programs in art therapy, education, liberal studies, leadership, business and management.
They also have an Adult Accelerated Degree Programs for Associate and Bachelor degrees, as well as three Certificate programs. Most (60%) of the courses offered in these Accelerated Degree Programs hold classes in the evening while the rest are available as online programs and online classes.
Admission requirements for undergraduate programs include application forms, official transcript from a fully accredited high school, SAT or ACT test scores, a personal essay, letter of recommendation and an application fee of $35.
The average total yearly expense of a resident student is $33,040 with $22,656 of that going into tuition fees, $9,914 per year going to room and board and the rest going to miscellaneous fees. However, since about 90% of students receive financial aid in the form of scholarships, loans, grants and work-study assistance, the cost of studying is greatly reduced.
