Augsburg University (AC)

Augsburg College offers two distinct academic routes---the Day Program, which is for ���traditional��� students (i.e., those who have recently graduated from high school), and the Weekend College Program, for nontraditional (i.e., older) students. In each program, students find professors whose ���qualifications are excellent��� and who ���are readily available outside of class.��� Augsburg professors ���deserve a great deal of credit for creating an inviting, positive, thinking environment,��� and making the student experience feel ���very personal.��� Many undergraduates believe one of ���the greatest strengths of Augsburg is that it offers internships and study abroad classes to every student. Augsburg tries to include at least one of these experiences in the major curriculum��� of each student.

At Augsburg, ���Most of the student population is from Minnesota, either rural or urban, and is mostly White.��� However, the school enjoys a ���somewhat diverse population with the StepUP program��� which enrolls students in recovery from chemical dependency. Augsburg also has a large population of ���Weekend College students��� who are ���typically upper twenties [and] into their thirties, married with kids and a full-time job. They are looking to get a degree to advance their career.��� In addition, Augsburg has a lot of ���students with disabilities.��� Students say that ���because of this diversity, there is always somewhere for someone to fit in.��� People are just ���really friendly��� and ���tend to be very respectful and helpful to one another.���

���Being in the middle of Minneapolis provides so many opportunities for learning, recreation, and entertainment.��� Students at Augsburg enjoy the safety of a ���small campus��� with ���all the advantages of a big city [including] internships, and job placement after graduation.��� For off-campus fun, students ���take the light rail downtown,��� or ���catch a game at the Metrodome.��� Back on campus, students appreciate that ���all of the dorms are apartment-style living.��� To cut loose, ���We all go to the school-sponsored dances and have small parties on our own. School participation with organizations is a must. Everyone has something to do on a weekend night, and on nights that we have school the next day we all just hang out in the library.��� Intercollegiate ���hockey is a big sport, as is wrestling,��� with both drawing sizable crowds. A party scene exists but is not over the top; while small parties take place on campus, most bigger ones happen off campus ���since Augsburg is so strict��� about its alcohol policies.