REACH YOUR PEAK
with a Degree from Piedmont University
Founded to Put Higher Education IN REACH
Piedmont University was founded in 1897 with a bold charter: bring high-quality private education to the students of rural Northeast Georgia. The forests were thick, the terrain was rocky, the future in such wilderness was anything but certain.
Piedmont broke ground, took root, and has thrived ever since — adding degree programs, a satellite campus in Athens, Georgia, and ever-expanding online options. Time has passed, so much has changed, yet Piedmont’s commitment to its founding charter is stronger than ever. Today, and always, Piedmont exists to put higher education — and the transformational difference it makes in its students’ lives — within reach. Including yours.
What heights do you envision for your life? What mountains do you dream of scaling? Whatever your peak is, you can — and will — reach it at Piedmont University.
The Piedmont EXPERIENCE
The Piedmont learning experience is defined by small class sizes that allow students to receive personalized attention and create meaningful relationships with their professors, classmates, the material, and each other.
Outside of the classroom, students enjoy the university’s idyllic campus locations.
The main, 300-acre residential campus is located in Demorest, amid the Appalachian foothills. A satellite campus is situated in the heart of downtown Athens, within blocks of restaurants and entertainment venues.
80
Programs of study, including bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees, and the Education Specialist degree.
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Average class size
4 50+
10:1
Colleges, including the Harry H. Walker College of Business, R.H. Daniel College of Nursing & Health Sciences, College of Education, and College of Arts and Sciences
Student-to-faculty ratio; second lowest ratio in Georgia among schools with at least 1,000 undergraduate students
Student clubs and organizations
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Intercollegiate sports teams competing in NCAA Division III
Student SATISFACTION Career Services
Piedmont University’s Career Services department supports students at every stage of their professional development, from choosing a major to negotiating their first salary.
Services available include:
CAREER EXPLORATION
GRADUATE SCHOOL APPLICATIONS
INTERVIEW PREPARATION
JOB SHADOWING AND INTERNSHIPS
PERSONAL BRANDING
RESUME BUILDING
SALARY NEGOTIATIONS
SELECTING A MAJOR
Examples of job shadowing/internship opportunities:
CARROL DANIEL CONSTRUCTION
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
STATE FARM INSURANCE
TENNESSEE BODY FARM
WALT DISNEY WORLD
Piedmont University regularly surveys students to identify areas of strength and opportunities for improvement. Data show that Piedmont is excelling in the following areas:
ACADEMIC ADVISING
CAMPUS SAFETY AND SECURITY
CONTENT OF MAJOR COURSES
FACULTY AVAILABILITY TO STUDENTS
TUTORING SERVICES
Rankings
(U.S. News & World Report, 2019) #1
Top private college in Georgia
(James Magazine, 2021)
Safest Campus in America
(Niche, 2021)
Best financial value in Georgia
What our students ARE SAYING …
While still completing his bachelor’s degree in mass communications with a concentration in film production, Tyler Goins landed a job making videos for Monster Jam, the popular motorsports event. The support of his professors has been critical to his ability to balance his studies with the demands of his new position.
“My professors have told me they’ll do everything they can to help me, and it’s true. Without them, I couldn’t do this.”
Your Return on Investment
While maintaining an affordable cost of attendance, Piedmont University also offers all the benefits of a small, private, liberal arts institution, including personalized education and outstanding preparation for higher levels of study, the workforce, or whatever life may bring next.
PRIVATE EDUCATION
Piedmont University was founded with a singular mission: provide students with access to high-quality, private higher education. Piedmont’s commitment to that mission endures to this day and is evident in its competitive tuition and fees.
Here’s how the cost to attend Piedmont stacks up against private institutions in Georgia and beyond.
Alumni OUTCOMES 92%
of Piedmont alumni rate their overall experience as good or excellent
Piedmont graduates have gone on to earn advanced degrees from institutions such as:
94%
of Piedmont alumni rate their academic experience as good or excellent
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
EMORY UNIVERSITY
Example Employers of Piedmont Graduates
BANK OF AMERICA
BANKS COUNTY
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT
COGENT COMMUNICATIONS
EVERSHEDS
SUTHERLAND
FIELDALE FARMS
FULTON COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
GAS SOUTH
MANSFIELD OIL CO. INC.
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA BOARD OF REGENTS
DUKE UNIVERSITY
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
Example Job Titles of Piedmont Graduates
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGER
EDUCATION ADMINISTRATOR
GENERAL MANAGER
MANAGEMENT ANALYST
MARKETING MANAGER
OPERATIONS MANAGER
TREASURER/CONTROLLER
Alumni Profile
A CHALLENGING Academic Environment
When he enrolled at Piedmont University, Nic Johnson knew he wanted to study music, but he wasn’t sure what path his life would ultimately take. Today, he holds three Piedmont degrees: a Bachelor of Arts in Vocal Performance and Musical Theatre, a Master of Arts in Teaching Music Education, and an Education Specialist. He works as a private voice teacher and music teacher. He performs as first tenor section leader with the Atlanta Gay Men’s Chorus and as lead singer of a successful band called the Social Engineers. His ability to build a successful life out of his passion has much to do with the education he received at Piedmont University.
“Piedmont has very high expectations. The faculty pushed me. They
were hard on
me,
but in a good way.”
Alumni Profile
Mentoring Helps DREAMS COME TRUE
Maryrose Burns earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Piedmont in 2015.
Today, as the regional vice president of a global investment firm, Burns strives to build relationships with her clients, to know the people behind the portfolios, and to help them make their financial dreams come true.
To accomplish her goal, she draws on her experiences at Piedmont University, where she thrived in small classes that allowed her to connect with her professors and classmates.
“At Piedmont, there was a real willingness to help and to be a mentor to the students that stuck with me immensely”
A Place Where Students Can BE THEMSELVES
Daniela Cintron earned a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Piedmont University in 2009. She now works as the marketing director of an Atlanta-based law firm that provides legal help for underserved and underrepresented minorities. Cintron is also a freelance writer, who recently wrote a cover story, titled “Latinos — Interrupting the Narrative in Film,” for Oz Magazine, a publication focused on the film, television, print and new media industries in Georgia. In every aspect of her work, she promotes diversity and inclusion, and she does it with a strong sense of self that she developed at Piedmont.
“Piedmont helped me enhance the diverse person that I am. That was huge for me.”
Alumni Profile
MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS
Between Faculty and Students
After dropping out of high school to raise her son, Marchelle Massey Sandoval worked a variety of jobs before becoming a property manager in Cleveland, Ohio. In the early 2000s, she got married and relocated to Georgia, but without a high school diploma, she was unable to get a job. At age 50, she earned her GED from Athens Technical College, then she went on to earn a Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Business Administration from Piedmont University. She now works as a transition specialist and the interim director of adult education at Athens Technical College, where she helps adult students successfully transition into degree programs or the workforce. Thinking back to her time at Piedmont, one of the memories that stands out is Sunday afternoons spent reviewing class material with Walker College of Business Dean Dr. Kerry Waller: “I told him I could meet him after church, and he would make that work,” she said.
Visit piedmont.edu/admission-aid/apply or call 800-277-7020 for more information or to schedule a campus visit.
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