School Description

Provided by Paine College

The Mission of Paine College is to provide a liberal arts education of the highest quality that emphasizes academic excellence, ethical and spiritual values, social responsibility, and personal development. Paine College prepares men and women for positions of leadership and encourages them to serve the African American community, the nation, and the world. Paine College is a private, church-related, four-year, co-educational college which, through its residential, commuter, and off-site units, strives to develop self-sufficient and productive citizens, committed to intellectual pursuits and aesthetic appreciation in a global society.

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Paine College

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Paine College is a private Historically Black college located in Augusta, Georgia. Paine College is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church.

Mission

The mission of Paine College is "to provide a liberal arts education of the highest quality that emphasizes academic excellence, ethical and spiritual values, social responsibility, and personal development." Paine College prepares men and women for positions of leadership and encourages them to serve the African American community, the nation, and the world. Paine College strives to develop self-sufficient and productive citizens, committed to intellectual pursuits and aesthetic appreciation in a global society.

History

Paine College was founded by the leadership of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, now United Methodist Church, and the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, now Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. Paine was the brainchild of Bishop Lucius Henry Holsey, who first expressed the idea for the College in 1869. Bishop Holsey asked leaders in the ME Church South to help establish a school to train Negro teachers and preachers so that they might in turn appropriately address the educational and spiritual needs of the people newly freed from the evils of slavery. Leaders in the ME Church South agreed, and Paine Institute came into being.

On November 1, 1882, the Paine College Board of Trustees, consisting of six members, three from each Church, met for the first time. They agreed to name the school in honor of the late Bishop Robert Paine of the MECS who had helped to organize the CME Church. In December, the Trustees selected Dr. Morgan Callaway as the first President of the College and enlarged the Board from six to 19 members, drawing its new membership from communities outside of Georgia so that the enterprise might not be viewed as exclusively local.

Bishop Holsey traveled throughout the Southeast seeking funds for the new school. On December 12, 1882, he presented the Trustees of Paine Institute with $7.15 from the Virginia Conference and $8.85 from the South Georgia Conference. In that same month, Bishop Atticus Haygood, a minister of the ME Church South, gave $2,000 to support President Callaway through the first year. Thus, a $2,000 gift from a white minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church South and $16 raised by a CME minister – penny by penny from former slaves - became the financial basis for the founding of Paine College.

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Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location:
Southeast
Setting:
Mid-size City Setting
Type:
Private
Affiliation:
United Methodist
Size:
Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Mascot:
Lions

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
972
On Campus Housing:
Available
Full Time Students:
99%
Athletic Programs:
Available
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 9,690
Students Receiving Aid:
97%
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Admissions

Application Fee:
$ 20
Selectivity:
Most Selective
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 99%
Part-Time 1%
Men vs. Women
Women 73%
Men 27%
Race/Ethnicity
African-American 98%
Other 2%
Hispanic 0%
Asian 0%
Caucasian 0%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 77%
Out-of-State 23%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Georgia 77%
South Carolina 5%
New Jersey 3%
California 3%
Alabama 2%
Percent of Students International: 0%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 64%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: No

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NCAA
Sports Include: Basketball (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conf)
Baseball (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conf)
Track (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conf)
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 9,690    
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 8,952    
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 738    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 2,676 69%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 1,320 77%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 2,607 29%  
Student Loans:
$ 2,476 86%  
Any Aid:
  97%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 29% (Most Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores: 78%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Verbal: 370, Math: 370
Top 75th Percentile: Verbal: 470, Math: 450

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 20.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Not Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Required
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Not Required
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Required
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Required

Degree Programs at Paine College

Bachelor's Level Majors

Photos

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