Darton College

2400 Gillionville Rd, Albany, GA 31707

http://www.darton.edu/

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School Description

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Darton College is a comprehensive community-oriented institution within the University System of Georgia. Its principle mission is to provide educational programs, services, and opportunities to eligible citizens of southwest Georgia.

With a record enrollment of 5,019 students from 28 states and 44 countries, Darton College is booming. The fact is, since 2000 enrollment has increased by 78 percent, and an even greater increase is projected for the next 10 years. The need for on-campus residential living is clear. Residential living enhances the college experience and studies show a strong correlation between on-campus living and academic success.

Darton College is located on a 180-acre campus in Southwest Georgia, a region known for its year-round warm climate. The city has been ranked by Money Magazine as the best place to live in Georgia and among the top 115 places to live in the United States. With a population of 100,000, you will find a plethora of shopping areas and entertainment centers near the campus. Tallahassee (Fla.) and Columbus (Ga.) are a little over an hour away; Atlanta (Ga.) and Panama City (Fla.), three hours away; Orlando (Fla.) and Myrtle Beach (S.C.), four hours away.

Such access is important to occasional “road trips,” but daily life on campus is even more important. At Darton, administrators, faculty, staff, and students collaborate to assure that living and learning coincide, and that both are fun. Perhaps most indicative of these dual goals is the Center For Adventure Based Leadership, including climbing towers, located in the center of the campus. In fact, it is so remarkable that executives of Fortune 500 companies and challenge course directors from across the United States converge at Darton to train on our facilities. Yet, we didn’t build these facilities for them—we built them for students like you.

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Darton College

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Darton College is a two-year unit of the University System of Georgia, located in Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, U.S.. The population of the MSA was 162,800 in 2004.

History

The institution was founded as Albany Junior College in 1963 and offered its first classes in 1966. In 1987, a committee of faculty, staff, students and community members chose the name Darton College. "Darton" is an Old English word meaning "town by the water" - which connotes Albany's location on the Flint River.

Campus

The 180 acre (728,000 m²) campus on Albany's western edge includes a 470 seat theater, library, fitness center, computer labs, and sports facilities such as tennis and racquetball courts, an indoor swimming pool, a nature trail and ball fields.

Student population

Darton College enrolls more than half of the area's high school graduates and approximately 45% of the students are from Dougherty County. Approximately one percent of students are from out-of-state and about 100 are from other countries.

About 57 % of Darton's students are under age 24. Approximately 45% are non-hispanic black, and 50% are non-hispanic white—no other group constitutes more than 3% (self-reported).

Full-time enrollment is approximately 47%.

Academics

The college offers 84 two-year transfer and career associate degrees and 45 certificate programs.

Distance learning

To increase access to a college education, Darton offers 27 fully online degrees, 10 partially online degrees, 13 fully online certificate programs, and over 96 individual distance learning courses over the internet, through local Channel 19 telecasts, GSAMS video-conferencing, and at selected regional sites off the main campus, in Cordele, Thomasville, Colquitt, Rome, Barnesville, Columbus, Valdosta, Waycross, and Atlanta, Georgia. Darton College has a strong presence in state distance learning initiatives, and its core curriculum courses in many programs of study are available online.

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Quick Facts

Location:
Southeast
Setting:
Large Town Setting
Type:
Public
Size:
Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad)

Students & Campus Life

Full Time Students:
71%
Athletic Programs:
Unavailable
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 6,166
Students Receiving Aid:
87%
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Degree Programs at Darton College

Associate's Level Programs

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    • General Studies See more schools with programs in General Studies
      • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
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      • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
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      • Management Information Systems
        A program that generally prepares individuals to provide and manage data systems and related facilities for processing and retrieving internal business information; select systems and train personnel; and respond to external data requests. Includes instruction in cost and accounting information systems, management control systems, personnel information systems, data storage and security, business systems networking, report preparation, computer facilities and equipment operation and maintenance, operator supervision and training, and management information systems policy and planning.
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      • Business/Commerce
        This program provides a general study of business, including the processes of interchanging goods and services (buying, selling and producing), business organization, and accounting as used in profit-making and nonprofit public and private institutions and agencies. The programs may prepare individuals to apply business principles and techniques in various occupational settings.
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  • Family and Consumer Science Professions

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      • Child Care and Support Services Management
        Students in this program learn the necessary skills for the management of child care services and plan, design, and manage child care facilities and programs that meet children's developmental needs and interests and that provide safe and healthy environments. Students in this program are instructed in child development and psychology; home- and institution-based child care; identification of diseases, injuries, and psychological trauma and applicable referrals; parent relations; personnel and business management principles; and related laws and policies.
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  • Health & Medical Services

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      • Clinical/Medical Lab. Technician
        A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of clinical laboratory scientists/medical technologists, to perform routine medical laboratory procedures and tests and to apply preset strategies to record and analyze data. Includes instruction in general laboratory procedures and skills; laboratory mathematics; medical computer applications; interpersonal and communications skills; and the basic principles of hematology; medical microbiology; immunohematology; immunology; clinical chemistry, and urinalysis.
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      • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions
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      • Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
        A program that prepares individuals to clean teeth and apply preventive materials; provide oral health education and treatment counseling to patients; identify oral pathologies and injuries; and manage dental hygiene practices. Includes instruction in dental anatomy, microbiology, and pathology; dental hygiene theory and techniques; cleaning equipment operation and maintenance; dental materials; radiology; patient education and counseling; office management; supervised clinical training; and professional standards.
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    • Diagnostic & Treatment Technician See more schools with programs in Diagnostic & Treatment Technician
      • Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist
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      • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
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      • Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
        A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to assist in developing respiratory care plans, administer respiratory care procedures, supervise personnel and equipment operation, maintain records, and consult with other health care team members. Includes instruction in the applied basic biomedical sciences; anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the respiratory system; clinical medicine; therapeutic procedures; clinical expressions; data collection and record-keeping; patient communication; equipment operation and maintenance; personnel supervision; and procedures for special population groups.
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      • Medical/Clinical Assistant
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      • Occupational Therapist Assistant
        A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of occupational therapists, to direct patient participation in skill-enhancing, learning, and motivational tasks; correct or diminish pathologies; and to provide direct health education and promotion services. Includes instruction in human life span development, occupational therapy principles and practice skills, treatment planning and implementation, record-keeping and documentation, patient education and intervention, activity and program direction, and assistive services management.
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      • Physical Therapist Assistant
        A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of a physical therapist, to implement physical therapy treatment care plans, train patients, conduct treatment interventions, use equipment, and observe and record patient progress. Includes instruction in applied anatomy and physiology, applied kinesiology, principles and procedures of physical therapy, basic neurology and orthopedics, physical therapy modalities, documentation skills, psychosocial aspects of health care, wound and injury care, electrotherapy, working with orthotics and prostheses, and personal and professional ethics.
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  • Skilled Trades

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      • Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair
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  • Social Work

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    • General Social Work
      A program that prepares individuals for the professional practice of social welfare administration and counseling, and that focus on the study of organized means of providing basic support services for vulnerable individuals and groups. Includes instruction in social welfare policy; case work planning; social counseling and intervention strategies; administrative procedures and regulations; and specific applications in areas such as child welfare and family services, probation, employment services, and disability counseling.
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Certificate Programs at Darton College

  • Arts & Humanities

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      • Religious/Sacred Music
        A program that focuses on the history, theory, composition, and performance of music for religious or sacred purposes, and that prepares individuals for religious musical vocations such as choir directors, Cantors, organists, and chanters.
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    • Administrative Services See more schools with programs in Administrative Services
      • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
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      • Management Information Systems
        A program that generally prepares individuals to provide and manage data systems and related facilities for processing and retrieving internal business information; select systems and train personnel; and respond to external data requests. Includes instruction in cost and accounting information systems, management control systems, personnel information systems, data storage and security, business systems networking, report preparation, computer facilities and equipment operation and maintenance, operator supervision and training, and management information systems policy and planning.
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  • Communication & Media

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    • Commercial & Advertising Art
      A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to effectively communicate ideas and information to business and consumer audiences via illustrations and other forms of digital or printed media. Includes instruction in concept design, layout, paste-up, and techniques such as engraving, etching, silkscreen, lithography, offset, drawing and cartooning, painting, collage, and computer graphics.
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  • Education

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  • Health & Medical Services

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      • Histologic Technician
        A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of histotechnologists and other clinical laboratory scientists, to prepare and process tissue samples and perform routine histologic procedures and tests. Includes instruction in fixation, dehydration, embedding, sectioning, decalcification, microincineration, mounting, routine and special steaming, laboratory mathematics, laboratory procedures and safety, instrumentation and microscopy, computer applications, preparation of museum specimens, and recording and administrative procedures.
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    • Diagnostic & Treatment Technician See more schools with programs in Diagnostic & Treatment Technician
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      • Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
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    • Mental & Social Health Services See more schools with programs in Mental & Social Health Services
      • Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician
        A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, and other mental health care professionals, to provide direct patient care services, assist in developing and implementing treatment plans, administer medications, and perform related administrative functions. Includes instruction in mental health theory, applied psychopathology, patient communication and management, crisis intervention, psychotropic medication, mental health treatment procedures, substance abuse, record-keeping, clinical administrative skills, and applicable standards and regulations.
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  • Social Work

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    • General Social Work
      A program that prepares individuals for the professional practice of social welfare administration and counseling, and that focus on the study of organized means of providing basic support services for vulnerable individuals and groups. Includes instruction in social welfare policy; case work planning; social counseling and intervention strategies; administrative procedures and regulations; and specific applications in areas such as child welfare and family services, probation, employment services, and disability counseling.
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Students

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 71%
Part-Time 29%
Men vs. Women
Women 68%
Men 32%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 54%
African-American 43%
Other 2%
Asian 1%
Hispanic 0%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 96%
Out-of-State 4%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Georgia 96%
Illinois 0%
Kansas 0%
Virginia 0%
Florida 0%
Percent of Students International: 0%
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-State Out-of-State  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 1,542 $ 6,166  
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 300 $ 300  
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 3,037 51%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 1,917 49%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 1,181 5%  
Student Loans:
$ 2,991 29%  
Any Aid:
  87%  

College Advice

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Question: Where are the best places to live (apartments) near albany, Georgia?

I am looking for a nice place to live in albany, GA, specifically within 30 miles of Darton College (Gillionsville road).
31 months ago

Best Answer

I live 45 min from Albany,i go there all the time,i have not seen anything nice in Albany as far as apts.,or let me rephrase that i have not seen anything new lately.leesburg,lee county, run into Albany and is a growing community,15 min from Albany,and darton.you might find something there as well,and perhaps cheaper.Good luck.Oh and call the chamber of commerce for a list,or school.

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Darton College
Albany, GA 31707
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