Ringling School of Art and Design

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling

minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, religious, other

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interview training, other

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.
• 48% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 33% of housing units are Singles.
• 25% of housing units are Doubles.
• 1% of housing units are Triples.
• 37% of housing units are Apartments.
• 4% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 19 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 68% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 80% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Coffeehouses, Black History Month, Women’s History Month, Alcohol and Drug Awareness, Sexual Responsibility, Alternative Spring Break Trips, Intramural Sports, Recreational Activities such as swimming with the Manatees and horseback riding, cruises, Broomball.
• Student activities: dance, drama/theater, student government, student film society
• In total, there are about 14 organizations on campus.
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Campus Interfaith Council, FOCAS (Fellowship of Christian Art Students)
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) ASID, FEWS, Martial Arts Club, Nontraditional Student Group, Pride (sexual diversity issues), REACH (Ringling Education About Campus Health), Ringling Ambassadors, Ringling Gaming Club, STRIVE (Students Taking Ringling into Volunteer Experiences, IIDA, SGA (Student Government Association), Soccer Club, Fine Arts Club, Animal Awareness/Drawing Group, Chess Club.

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Sarasota/Bradenton (2), Tampa (56)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Sarasota (2)
• Public transportation does not serve the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 74% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 11% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 4,128
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 2 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• 3% of students are fraternity members
• There are 1 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 2% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Not offered
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited