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                  UGA’s Terry College of Business

                      than 845 students from 13 different           Colleges/Higher Education                 aid, along with a highly trained and
                      counties. Prince is located on a new 40-    	 Athens Technical College has, for         experienced staff available to help
                      acre campus in Oconee County.               nearly 60 years, served the citizens of     all students to attain their highest
                      	 Prince Avenue Christian School            its surrounding 10-county service area      educational goals.
                      is dedicated to helping students to         by providing programs of the utmost         • A thens Technical College
                      become involved in the world around         scope and quality. The college offers
                      them, to provide a positive influence       more than 150 program specializations        800 U.S. Hwy. 29 N.
                      in their community, and to be effective     in the fields of business, life sciences,    Athens, GA 30601-1500
                      Christian leaders of integrity. The entire  technical, and manufacturing-related         (706) 355-5000
                      curriculum reflects the belief that the     fields. Many courses are offered through     www.athenstech.edu
                      pursuit of excellence should be every       a convenient distance learning delivery
                      student’s goal, with the understanding of   system, and the college is well noted       	 Brenau University, founded in 1878, is
                      a Christian world view.                     for the application and integration         a private, not-for-profit comprehensive
                      • Prince Avenue Christian School           of technology into the teaching and         institution of higher education that
                                                                  learning process.                           enrolls about 3,000 students in graduate
                        2201 Ruth Jackson Rd.                     	 Of equal importance is the college’s      and undergraduate studies on campuses
                        Bogart, GA 30622                          focus on support services, including        and online. Gainesville-based Brenau
                        (678) 726-2300                            advising, career counseling, and financial  includes the residential Women’s
                        www.princeave.org                                                                     College, which represents the academic
                                                                                                              and philosophical underpinnings of
                  Athens Technical College                                                                    the liberal arts university. Brenau also
                                                                                                              provides coeducational opportunities
                                                                                                              through the doctoral level, including
                                                                                                              on-ground programs in Gainesville and
                                                                                                              other Georgia locales: Augusta, Kings
                                                                                                              Bay, Norcross and Fairburn.
                                                                                                              	 Brenau offers doctorates in nursing,
                                                                                                              occupational therapy and physical
                                                                                                              therapy, a terminal M.F.A. in interior
                                                                                                              design, master’s, bachelor’s, associate’s
                                                                                                              and specialist in education degrees as
                                                                                                              well as professional certifications. The
                                                                                                              Women’s College boasts 10 nationally
                                                                                                              competitive intercollegiate Golden Tigers

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