Berry College
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| motto | "Not to be Ministered Unto, but to Minister" |
| founding | 1902/1957 |
| Sponsorship | Private |
| place | Mount Berry (Georgia) , USA |
| president | Stephen R. Briggs |
| Students | approx. 1900 (2019/2020) |
| Website | https://www.berry.edu/ |
The Berry College is a private College of Liberal Arts in Mount Berry , Georgia . It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and a member of the Annapolis Group, an organization of more than 120 liberal arts colleges in the country. It was founded in 1902 by Martha Berry and was originally a school to teach disadvantaged young people from the area.
Location and campus
Berry College is located near Rome in northwest Georgia, 59 miles northwest of Atlanta , Georgia, and 85 miles south of Chattanooga , Tennessee . The Berry campus consists of more than 27,000 acres of land - including fields and forests, making it one of the largest contiguous college campuses in the world. Designated areas are open to the public for hiking, biking, horse riding, and other outdoor activities. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources oversees approximately 16,000 acres of the campus. The land that includes the academic buildings and other public spaces is a nature reserve and no hunting is allowed. Berry College has more than 125 km (80 miles) of public walking, biking, and bridle paths.
Academic degrees
There will be the following degrees
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- Master of Business Administration
- Master of Education and Education Specialist
offered in the following 4 facilities:
- Campbell School of Business
- Charter School of Education and Human Sciences
- Evans School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
- School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences
A minor degree can be obtained in 36 different courses at the four schools.
Work program
Berry College's student work program guarantees every student a job on campus. The work program is based on the original idea of the founder, Martha Berry, that local children would teach for free if they worked on campus. Students are paid based on the level (1-5) they are working at and they are not allowed to work more than 20 hours per week.
Backdrops for film and television
Berry College has served as the backdrop for music videos from bands like Casting Crowns and as a location for several films like Remember the Titans and Sweet Home Alabama .
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Mary Resident Hall at Berry College, 2004
Oak Hill, the home of Berry College founder Martha Berry. Today the campus museum
One of the Gothic college buildings at Berry College
The "Gate of Opportunity" is the main entrance to the college campus
Web links
- Martha Berry and the Berry Schools (English)
- America's Most Beautiful College Campuses (English)
- College Athletics website (English)
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