Fast Facts
The College
American International College is a private, coeducational, four-year comprehensive institution of higher learning.
American International College was founded on July 18, 1885. It was chartered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on September 18, 1885 and its tradition of transforming lives began when the first classes were held on October 27, 1885.
The Campus
Twenty-five buildings in the neo-Georgian tradition on fifty-two treed and landscaped acres in the midst of an urban environment, including the Schwartz Campus Center, the Karen Sprague Cultural Arts Center with the Esther B. Griswold Theatre for the Performing Arts, and the Metcalf Gymnasium.
American International is in the geographic center of Springfield, Massachusetts, a city of 160,000 in the historic Connecticut River Valley. The metropolitan area is home to one half-million people. Intellectual, cultural, recreational, and commercial resources abound with easy access from the College.
Academic Organization
There are four schools headed by deans that comprise Academic Affairs which is headed by a Vice President: Arts, Education and Sciences; Business Administration; Health Sciences; and Continuing and Extended Education.
Enrollment
1,450 full-time undergraduate students; 500 graduate and part-time students
Student/Faculty Ratio
Undergraduate - 14 to 1
Graduate - 8 to 1
Academic Year
September - December: Day, Evening, and Weekend
January Intersession: Day and Evening
January - May: Day, Evening, and Weekend
May - August Summer Sessions: Day and Evening
Undergraduate Majors
Academic programs in more than three dozen liberal arts and sciences and career-related fields, including, but not limited to, the Humanities, the Social Sciences, the Physical Sciences, Accounting, Business Administration,Criminal Justice, Hospitality, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Sports Management, and Teacher Education
Financial Aid
Scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study programs are available for eligible students; academic scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic achievement. Receive the financial aid you deserve by using the Free Application for Federall Student Aid (FAFSA). Go to www.fafsa.ed.gov for details.
Supportive Learning Services
Formal integrated program for students with special needs.
Library
James J. Shea Sr. Memorial Library contains more than 76,000 volumes, 14,900 bound periodicals, 85,000 units of microfilm, and 600 sound recordings and tapes; subscribes to more than 400 current periodicals. Through on-line data access, innumerable educational resources are available to our students.
Computers
Personal Computers (PCs) are available for student use at the Computer Center, the Shea Library, and in the computer labs. Academic buildings and residential halls are "wireless" for easy access to the Internet.
Housing
Students who live on campus may choose from traditional three single-sex or two coeducational residence halls, or a resident hall of suites.
Student Activities
Student-led and student-centered clubs and organizations; Entertainment on campus; public transportations and college shuttle to area events
Intercollegiate Sports
Programs for men in baseball, basketball, football, golf, hockey, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, and wrestling; programs for women in basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball
Athletic Conferences
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I (men's ice hockey) and Division II, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, Eastern College Athletic Conference, and Northeast-10 Conference
Accreditation
New England Association of Schools and Colleges; National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification; National League for Nursing; American Physical Therapy Association; Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education
American International College
1000 State Street
Springfield MA 01109
(800) 242-3142
inquiry@aic.edu