Castleton State College

Educational Resources

Libraries

• Member of library consortia.
• 166,011 books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents.
• 739 current serial subscriptions.
• 545,361 microforms.
• 3,420 Audio/Visual items.

Museums & Art

medical museum

Computing

Requirements

• Students are required to take a computer course.
• Students are not required to own or lease a computer.
• Recommended computer operating system: Microsoft

Campus Resources

• 225 computers for student use in locations such as computer center/labs

Student accommodations

• Email accounts are available to all students.
• Internet access is available to all students.
• Student web-pages are not permitted.
• 100% of college-owned hosting units are available for internet access.

Services

Basic

health service, health insurance

Remedial

math, writing, study skills

Counseling

career, military, academic, birth control

Career

co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, interview training

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 50% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 1% of housing units are Singles.
• 96% of housing units are Doubles.
• 3% of housing units are Triples.
• In total, there are 7 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 29% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 66% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, radio station, student government, student newspaper, television station, yearbook
• In total, there are about 40 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Chi, Alpha Psi Omega, Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Alpha, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Eta Sigma, Psi Chi, Sigma Delta Pi
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Christian Fellowship
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) 40 clubs and student organizations
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Spartan, every two weeks

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Albany (75), Burlington (75)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Rutland (12)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Rutland (12)
• Public transportation does not serve the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 75% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

• There are 0 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• 0% of students are fraternity members
• There are 0 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 0% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of Vermont)

Additional Policies

hazing prohibited