Around the Atlanta University Center, the 2017-2018 academic year is in full effect. From football to algorithmic computations, first-time college and final-year students ready themselves for the AUC experience. Check out below what’s going on at our partner campuses.
Clark Atlanta University is a comprehensive, private, urban, coeducational institution of higher education. Established in 1988 through the consolidation of its two parent institutions, Atlanta University (1865), and Clark College (1869), it offers undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees as well as certificate programs to students of diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
In 1867, two years after the Civil War ended, Augusta Theological Institute was established in the basement of Springfield Baptist Church in Augusta, Georgia. The school’s primary purpose was to prepare black men for ministry and teaching. Today, Augusta Theological Institute is Morehouse College, which is located on a 66-acre campus in Atlanta and enjoys an international reputation for producing leaders who have influenced national and world history.
MSM was founded in 1975 as the Medical Education Program at Morehouse College. In 1981, it became an independently chartered institution and is now among the nation’s leading educators of primary care physicians. MSM is recognized as the top institution among U.S. medical schools for our social mission. Our faculty and alumni are noted in their fields for excellence in teaching, research and public policy.
Founded in 1881 as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, it became Spelman College in 1924. Now a global leader in the education of women of African descent, Spelman is dedicated to academic excellence in the liberal arts and sciences and the intellectual, creative, ethical, and leadership development of its students. It is also a proud members of the Atlanta University Center Consortium.
