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About College
The American College, Madurai was established in 1881 by American Christian missionaries. The American College offers various undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in business administration, computer application, commerce, information technology, professional accounting, biochemistry, botany, food science and nutrition, mathematics, microbiology, physics, physical education, psychology, visual communication, zoology, economics, etc.
Location:-
The American College is located in Tamil Nadu and the nearest railway station to the college is Madurai Junction, with a distance of 3.7 km. Students can hire a cab or an auto-rickshaw from the railway and can reach The American College in around 15 mins. Madurai Airport is the nearest airport from The American College and is 13.1 km away. By hiring a cab or an auto-rickshaw from the airport, the students can reach The American College in around 30 mins.
Accreditation and Collaborations:-
The American College is accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).
The collaborations are-
Oberlin Shansi, Oberlin College,(OHIO), USA
United Board of Christian Higher Education in Asia (UBCHEA)
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Hildesheim University, Hildesheim, German
Scranton Women’s Institute, South Korea
Ginling College, Nanjing University, Nanjing, PR China
All India Association for Christian Higher Education (AIACHE)
Clubs, Committees, and Societies:-
- Green Club- This Club organises seminars, debates, lectures and popular talks on environmental issues in the college, campaigns against plastic carry bags, using loudspeakers, fireworks, unnecessarily using the horns and to promote recycling of glass and metals, collecting water in the neighbourhood water bodies.
Courses Offered
Admission Process
For Undergraduate Programmes-
Candidates seeking admission in these programmes should have passed 10+2 with the required subjects and should have scored a valid score.
Then, the candidates have to apply online on the official website of the college and submit the application form along with the required documents.
Followingly, the candidates will be called for counselling which will be the last stage of the admission process.
For Postgraduate Programmes/M/Phil-
For admission in these programmes, the candidates have to apply online on the official website of the college and submit the application form along with the required documents.
The candidates then have to appear for an entrance exam conducted by the college and secure a passing score.
To complete the admission process, the candidates will be called for a counselling.
For MBA Programme-
Candidates seeking admission in this programme have to appear for MAT/CAT/TANCET/CONSORTIUM or entrance test conducted by ASBA and secure a valid score.
Then, the candidates have to apply online on the official website of the college and submit the application form along with the required documents.
Placements
UG [3 Years Program(s)]
PG [2 Years Program(s)]
PG [3 Years Program(s)]
Facilities
The American College has various halls, hostels, canteen, sports and games, and a gymnasium. The facilities and infrastructure offered by The American College are equipped with all the requirements. Given below are the brief details of the facilities and infrastructure offered by The American College.
Hostels- The American College has various hostels for boys and girls facilitated with all the requirements. The hostels are:
Wallace Hall
Zumbro Hall
Washburn Hall
Dudley Hall
Women’s Hall
Buildings- There are various buildings in The American College known with the names of:
Main Hall
James Hall
Jivana Jyoti Block
Binghamton Hall
Flint House
Stoffer Hall
Daniel Poor Memorial Library
Humanities Hall
Centenary Block
Oberlin Shansi Building
Mathematics Hall
Auditorium
New Building
Tamil Department
Canteen- The canteen of The American College offers food items and refreshments at very affordable prices.
Sports and Games- The American College, there are courts for tennis, basketball, volleyball, fields for football, cricket, hockey and well-laid tracks for athletic events.
Library- There are various books, periodicals, national and international journals in the library of The American College.
Gymnasium- The college has a modern gymnasium and the students are encouraged to purchase a gym-card.
Central Instrumentation Centre (CIC)- CIC is an advanced laboratory infrastructure common for all science departments.
- Campus Information System (CIS)- CIS provides with attendance status, internal assessment marks and fee payment details to the faculty and the students.
Boys Hostel 
Girls Hostel 
Gym 
Library 
Sports 
Cafeteria 
Auditorium 
Medical/Hospital 
IT Infrastructure 
Laboratories 
Convenience Store 
Alumni Associations 
Parking Facility 
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Questions related to The American College, Madurai
sir, i have completed BSC microbiology in the american college, madurai. whether iam able to apply for MSC agricultural microbiology in TNAU. plsee reply as soon as possible sir
Hi,
Following is the eligibility to apply for M.Sc agriculture microbiology at TNAU -
Graduates who have successfully completed four year undergraduate degree program (specified below) and awarded by any one of the State Agricultural Universities (SAUs)/ Colleges affiliated to SAUs/Central Agricultural Universities (CAUs)/ICAR Deemed Universities/Central Universities with Agriculture Faculty listed by ICAR/ any other institutes accredited by NAEAB (ICAR) alone are eligible to apply for Masters program.
Those who have completed following courses are eligible to apply for M.Sc agricultural microbiology -
B.Sc.(Ag.)
B.Sc.(Hort.)
B.Sc.(Forestry)
B.Tech.(Hort.)
B.Sc.(Sericulture)
and B.Tech.(Ag.Biotech) , B.Tech.(Biotech.)
Hope it helps.
Answer later2020_2022 M.A adminission starting daate?
Hi ,
The admissions to Master of Arts will be opened tomorrow and the last date for the submission of the forms will be 30th July for the post graduate courses
The College offers MA in English , Tamil , Economics
You may check the official website over here : https://americancollege.edu.in/index.php
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Approval of this College:
Autonomous
Accreditation is a process by which the quality of all the programme is examined and certified normally by an external body of academics in a college. It validates and certifies the academic processes practised within an institute are robust and relevant.
Accreditation of this College:
NAAC
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- National Assessment and Accreditation Council
Validity : 16 Mar 2021
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