<p>Adding to my previous post: One college that you might consider transferring to after finishing community college is Berea College in Kentucky. <a href="http://www.berea.edu/publicrelations/mission.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.berea.edu/publicrelations/mission.html</a></p>
<p>"Berea College has a distinctive mission </p>
<p>How many colleges </p>
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<li><p>provide every student a full-tuition scholarship,</p></li>
<li><p>admit only low-income students,</p></li>
<li><p>require all students to work in a college job,</p></li>
<li><p>are committed to serving Southern Appalachia, and</p></li>
<li><p>are ranked as the top teaching institution in the South?</p></li>
</ul>
<p>In the 2001 edition, US News & World Report magazine named Berea the top Liberal Arts College in the South in its 14th annual ranking of America's best Colleges."* This is the seventh time Berea has received a No.1 ranking in the magazine's survey.*"</p>
<p>While it is a mainstream college:</p>
<p>"In keeping with Berea College's historical mission of interracial education and understanding, as well as the scriptural motto "God has made of one blood all peoples of the earth," the Office of Admissions has developed a Minority Services Team. This group of professionals is dedicated to assisting minority students in the college search, application, and financial aid process....</p>
<p>Of the many services offered, the Carter G. Woodson Open House, named in honor of Berea alumnus Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the father of Black History, is one of the most popular. Occurring in mid-February, this event brings African-American and other students to campus from such areas as Birmingham, AL; Greenville, SC; Louisville, KY; Lexington, KY; and Huntsville, AL.</p>
<p>Berea College was recently named the 13th best college in the United States for African American students by Black Enterprise magazine. Currently, one out of four Berea students is a member of a minority group and 17% of Berea students are African American"</p>
<p>While it's too late to apply for fall transfer admission, you could apply to transfer there in the spring: <a href="http://www.berea.edu/futurestudents/domestic/admissions/transferstudents.asp%5B/url%5D">http://www.berea.edu/futurestudents/domestic/admissions/transferstudents.asp</a></p>
<p>I know that Kentucky probably doesn't sound like as wonderful a place to go to college as does Atlanta, but if what you're after is an affordable college education, Berea could be the answer.</p>