15 Facts About Berry College

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Berry College is a private liberal arts college in the Mount Berry community adjacent to Rome, Georgia.

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Berry College was founded on values based on Christian principles in 1902 by Martha Berry.

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3.

Berry College is situated near the city of Rome in northwestern Georgia, 59 miles northwest of Atlanta, Georgia and 53 miles south of Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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4.

Berry College offers Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science, Master of Business Administration, Master of Education, and Education Specialist degrees from the four schools making up its academic program.

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5.

Berry College's Honors Program is an undergraduate program designed to give qualified students a chance to learn in an intellectually challenging environment with their peers and professors.

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Berry College offers a Master of Arts in Teaching program and an Education Specialist certification in the Charter School of Education and Human Sciences that is accredited by the National Council for Teacher Education .

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7.

Berry College has the same tuition for Georgia residents as for students from other states, and international students.

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8.

Academic Success Center is located in the Memorial Library at Berry College and is open to all Berry College students who need academic assistance.

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9.

Berry College Elementary and Middle School is a private school located on Berry College's mountain campus across from Frost Chapel.

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10.

Berry College has more than 80 miles of hiking, biking and horseback riding trails, and two disc golf courses; all are open to the Berry community and to the public.

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11.

Berry College offers an intramural program with men, women and co-educational play for many sports.

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12.

Berry College has been used as a site for the filming of several movies, in addition to music videos by bands such as Casting Crowns.

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13.

Faculty housing on the Berry College property is zoned to Floyd County School District for public school .

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14.

The zoned secondary schools for Berry College's housing are Armuchee Middle School and Armuchee High School.

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15.

Berry College has won three NAIA national championships in women's soccer, one national title in women's basketball, one NAIA national crown in men's golf, and three IHSA national championships in equestrian .

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