The state of Alabama founded AUM in 1967, at the request of the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce. Then, like now, growing businesses desperately needed a deeper pool of educated employees. Just seven miles east of the state capitol, today AUM continues to support a number of local, state and regional government functions, but our mission is much bigger.
You won't find a better place to build, or expand, your teaching skills than the Auburn Montgomery College. With a reputation as one of the best teacher prep programs in Alabama, our graduates are highly sought after by schools statewide.
The mission of the Research Council at Auburn University at Montgomery is to nurture, support, and advance excellence in research, scholarship, and creative activities across all disciplines on the Auburn Montgomery campus. The primary goal is to coordinate internal awards supported by competitive grant programs that promote research and creative faculty scholarship in all disciplines.
The Global Student Satisfaction Awards empower students across the globe to determine the best universities of 2019. By rating institutions on a scale from 1 to 5, on multiple studies-related questions, we found the top educators in the world.
Learn more about the Global Student Satisfaction AwardsAt AUM, class sizes are small (1 professor: 16 students). You can work more closely with your classmates and professors. Also, the Office of Global Initiatives works directly with all international students from the moment they arrive in the USA. We will help you with the application form and visa issues. We will pick you up at the Montgomery Airport, help you locate your apartment on campus, set up Internet and phone service, and find your adviser.
AUM Housing and Residence Life offers students benefits such as being close to classes and activities, living and learning with friends, making better grades and getting involved in a community. You'll be surrounded by all of the cultural, social and sporting events that make AUM vibrant, and you can build a network of lifelong friends to share your memories of campus life. Our supportive living-learning community will connect you to other students with similar academic interests and experiences.
The AUM Library is housed in a two-phase building complex which includes a ten-story tower. The library collections contain about 375,000 books, 420 current periodical subscriptions, and over 120 electronic resource databases. AUM Library is a member of OCLC, an international on-line bibliographic database with more than 1 billion records.
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All Auburn University at Montgomery foreign national students and their dependents are required to participate in the AUM Group Health Insurance Plan. We remain committed to the health, welfare and safety of our international students. The AUM Group Health Insurance Plan is provided by United Healthcare Student Resources of Saint Petersburg, Florida.
There is more to your college experience, of course, than what you learn in the classroom. Your personal experience in school will be unique, whether you are living on campus or going to school at night after work. And you’ll grow during your time at AUM in ways that are hard to predict.
There are many different facets to Campus Life, from where you might live on campus to your many great eating options. But there is so much more to your time at AUM.
While you’re here, you’ll find countless opportunities to expand your experiences far beyond the classroom. From Student Government to Greek Life, from clubs and organizations to intramural sports, you'll have every opportunity to pursue your passions or find new ones. What you’ll discover is that the things you learn outside of the classroom have just as big an impact on your life as the courses you study. You’ll build relationships and gain experiences and develop essential leaderships skills that will prepare you take on the life you choose with confidence.
Auburn University at Montgomery is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, masters, educational specialist and doctoral degrees.
