The College is known for its individual concern for students, strong academic advising program, a convenient location within blocks of the city of Greensboro, cocurricular portfolio program, nationally recognized intercollegiate athletics and leadership development programs.

Greensboro College is nestled on 70 acres of tree-lined grounds in a historical district bordering downtown Greensboro. The city is served by the Piedmont-Triad International Airport, AMTRAK, and Interstate highways 40 and 85.
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Two semesters and a summer school session, with a 12 credit-hour minimum full-time load.

There are 75 full-time faculty members. All of the College's tenured and tenure-track faculty members have earned the highest degree in their field. No graduate assistants teach classes at Greensboro College.

The College provides faculty advisors, academic and personal counseling, career counseling and preprofessional guidance in dentistry, law, medicine, theology, and veterinary medicine.

Accounting, art, athletic training, biology, birth through kindergarten education, business administration and economics, chemistry, criminal justice, elementary education, English and communication studies, English, exercise and sport studies, French, history, history and political science, mathematics education, mathematics, middle grades education, music education, music, physical education, political science, psychology, religion, sociology, Spanish, special education, and theatre.

North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction licensure is offered in elementary education (K-6), middle grades education (6-9), special education (K-12) (general curriculum and adapted), physical education (K-12), art (K-12), music (K-12), Spanish (K-12), and theatre (K-12). Students seeking secondary licensure (9-12) must select one or more academic majors from the following: English, mathematics, biology and social studies. (K-6) birth through kindergarten and pre-school add-on for elementary and special education classroom teachers.

Allied Health Programs (medical technology, radiologic technology), Ethics Across the Curriculum Program, First Year Seminar, George Center for Honors Studies, International Studies Program, Women's Studies, Writing Program, and consortial arrangements.

The James Addison Jones Library provides a quality environment for reading, listening and viewing of materials that support the curriculum of the College. Research and study are supported by a collection of more than 110,000 volumes including sound recordings, scores, video recordings and computer software. The collection also includes hundreds of periodicals and access to over 5,500 full-text electronic periodical and newspaper titles. The library is open more than 83 hours a week, and staff are available to help with reference services, small group and individualized instruction, locating and obtaining books and journal articles from other libraries, and other information needs. The library offers up-to-date technology in a web-based catalog, automated circulation, interlibrary loan, CD-ROM applications, library-to-library facsimile transmission, access to the Internet, and access to online search services such as NCLIVE, Proquest and Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe. Computer workstations are available on all three floors of the library.

The Brock Museum, located on the third floor of Main Building, houses a collection of objects and materials pertinent to the history of Greensboro College. Museum staff preserve the materials and interpret their significance in historical context. The Museum is open to students, faculty, staff, and other visitors during designated hours.

The Student Computer Lab is housed in the Library. More than 25 Pentium II computers are available for use with Library and Internet resources, as well as standard academic software, and course-related files and software. The Cowan Humanities Building houses the News & Record Technology Lab and the Writing Center, each with 20 computers, high speed printers, and other peripheral equipment. Proctor Hall houses two computerized classrooms and computers are present in many of the science, social science and physical education laboratories. A campus fiber optic backbone supports connections to the network from faculty office, classrooms, the Library and residence hall rooms. A campus server supports file sharing from on and off campus and students are provided with email, file storage space, and web accounts.

Alpha Chi, a national honor society recognizing superior academic achievement; Alpha Kappa Delta, national sociological honor society; Beta Beta Beta, national biological honor society; Kappa Delta Pi, international education honor society; Phi Alpha Theta, national history honor society; Pi Delta Phi, international French honor society; Pi Sigma Alpha, national political science honor society; Psi Chi, national psychological honor society; Sigma Beta Delta, international business honor society; Sigma Delta Pi, international Spanish honor society; Sigma Tau Delta, international English honor society, and Theta Alpha Kappa, national religion honor society.

Students take an active role in planning and implementing campus activities. Various opportunities include Student Government Association (SGA), Pride Productions, Pride Crew, United African-American Society (UAAS), Residence Hall Association (RHA), newspaper, yearbook, literary magazine, theatre, musical and instrumental groups, plus more than 40 special interest, honor and service organizations.

Weekly services and programs from diverse traditions are held in the Reynolds Center, Hannah Brown Finch Memorial Chapel and in Lea Center. Student Christian Fellowship, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Greasepaint and Halos, Campus Crusade for Christ, the Walk to Emmaus Program and a variety of retreats provide worship, study, service and intentional growth in faith and understanding.

Cocurricular involvement and leadership in activities are valuable supplements to classroom learning. Students take an active role in planning and implementing campus activities. Pride Productions is one of the organizations that regularly sponsor a variety of social events such as bands, comedians, trips, movies, Homecoming, formal dances, and the annual Spring Fling weekend.

Intercollegiate competition as a member of the NCAA Division III and the USA South Athletic Conference in men's and women's basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer and tennis; men's baseball, football, and golf; women's softball, swimming and volleyball; co-ed cheerleading and a full range of men's and women's intramural and recreational sports.

Four residence halls and the Campbell Service House.