A cosmopolitan city, Atlanta offers a mulitude of educational opportunities for study and internships with business, cultural and political organizations. Atlanta is the cultural center of the South with events and facilities ranging from rock concerts to performances by the Symphony, from recreational parks to major-league professional sports. The area offers students the best of the Sun Belt with one of the fastest-growing economies in the nation. Atlanta is bursting with new energy while still retaining its traditions and flavor. The World Congress Center, Atlanta Stadium, the Jimmy Carter Library, Stone Mountain Park are a few of the attractions here. With its diverse population, the capital of Georgia is establishing itself as an international city. One of the most exciting learning laboratories imaginable, this urban center challenges students to become involved in community programs.

Along with soaring, mirrored skyscrapers, the downtown area features a number of institutions of higher education including Georgia Tech University and Georgia State University. The city is surrounded by modern highways and various modes of mass transit. Just six miles from downtown, Agnes Scott College is situated on a wooded campus in the residential community of Decatur. Emory University is located in Driud Hills adjacent to a complex of shops and restaurants. Clark Atlanta University, Spelman College and Morehouse College are also within a short proximity to all the attractions offered by the "Gateway to the South."

Students have an enormous educational, cultural and social advantage through the University's participation as a member of the Atlanta University Center (AUC) - the largest consortium of historically black colleges and universities in the world. All of the AUC institutions are located in a centralized area and within walking distance of Clark Atlanta.

Clark Atlanta is a member of the University Center of Georgia, a consortium of 18 colleges and universities located primarily in the metropolitan Atlanta area. Member institutions include those within the Atlanta University Center, Emory University, Georgia Tech, and Georgia State University, among others. Students benefit from the mutual use of library facilities, educational, cultural, and social offerings at each of the campuses as well as the opportunity to cross-register for specific classes.

Clark Atlanta benefits from its location in Atlanta, Georgia, widely recognized as the most progressive city in the region and one of the most exciting metropolitan areas in the country. Home to the Civil Rights Movement of the '60s, Atlanta's heritage of progressive social consciousness is legendary and supports the University's commitment to human rights and social change throughout the nation and the world.