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Career Planning and Placement Service
(CPPS) is a centralized effort providing the student body of member institutions with access to accurate and current information and resources to facilitate their education, career and job search. The Center sponsors an annual Career Fair and Graduate/Professional School Information and Recruitment Day.
Dual Degree Engineering Program
(DDEP) is an academic partnership between AUC undergraduate institutions with ten affiliated engineering institutions across the country. Financial support from many of America’s leading corporations enables the program to provide more that $500,000 annually in scholarship aid to AUC students seeking engineering careers.
AUC/PGA/AAC Golf Alliance
The Atlanta University Center (AUC) has established a partnership with the Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) and the Atlanta Athletic Club (AAC) to develop a new golf program and to strengthen the existing programs offered by the member institutions of the Center. The program is called "Golf: For Business & Life" and is designed primarily for juniors and seniors in college who have never experienced the game of golf. The program is modeled after a program currently in place at Purdue University. This model goes beyond Purdue and is being implemented at the alma maters of the 12 Ryder Cup players from the victorious 1999 team.
Cross Registration
The Atlanta University Center has operated a program of cross-registration for over half a century. The Cross Regristration program provides expanded academic opportunities, comparable to the offerings of a major university, by allowing undergraduate students the option of enrolling in undergraduate academic courses offered at any of the AUC member colleges. More than 25% of AUC students cross-register for at least one course each semester.
The Robert W. Woodruff Library
The RWWL is located in the heart of AUC and is a modern information and research center designed to effectively meet the diverse needs of a consortium of academic institutions. The Library houses one of the country’s most extensive collections of unique research and archival materials documenting the African-American experience making it an important resource for students, professors, and scholars from around the world.
University Community Development Corporation
(UCDC) is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation that coordinates community development projects with the AUC schools. Established in 1988, UCDC has worked to improve the physical neighborhood and enhance the quality of life for the more than 15,000 residents in the areas adjacent to the Atlanta University Center (AUC). UCDC acquires, rehabilitates, and facilitates decent affordable housing for rent/sale to moderate and low-income families while promoting economic development in the neighborhoods adjacent to AUC.
AUC Orchestra
The AUC Orchestra is a collaborative effort which includes students and faculty from each of the Atlanta University Center schools.
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