School of Visual Arts

Educational Resources

Libraries

slide library, film scripts, digital image databank, Glaser archives, special collections

• Member of library consortia.
• 80,000 books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents.
• 350 current serial subscriptions.
• 2,000 microforms.
• 280,000 Audio/Visual items.
• 0 e-books.

Museums & Art

School of Visual Arts Gallery, Westside Gallery, Visual Arts Gallery, Visual Arts 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: Mac

Campus Resources

• 700 computers for student use in locations such as computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
• 50 Internet connections elsewhere on campus.

Student accommodations

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

Wireless Internet Hotspots

• Wifi is available in all school buildings and on all school property
• Campus wireless internet hotspots are not available.
• Approximately 4,000 students can be on the network at once.

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance

Remedial

reading, writing, study skills

Counseling

minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, psychological, birth control

Career

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

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, 24-hour emergency telephones, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 32% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 48% of housing units are Singles.
• 52% of housing units are Doubles.
• In total, there are 3 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

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

Extracurricular

• 85% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Senior Graduation Week, Halloween Party, Bowling Party, Holiday Party
• Student activities: literary magazine, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, yearbook
• In total, there are about 20 organizations on campus.
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Christians In Action, Korea Campus Crusade for Christ;
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) French Cinema Club
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Animal Free Hunger, Animation Appreciation, BAMF Comic Book Club, Break Dancing Club, Cartoonist Alliance, Cine-Club, Contour Interior Design Club, Feminism and Art Club, Health and Fitness Club, Interior Design Club, Inkstains Comic Book, Image Factory DVD Club, Kick Ass Gamerz Club, LA/NY Film Club, Moby Dick Exterminators Comedy Troupe, Music Review Club, On the Wall Bar Drunk DVD Magazine; Painting Club, Record Design Club, Rock and Roll Dance Party, S. O. S. VA, Saturday Night Cinema Club, Science Fiction and Fantasy Club, Sculpture Club, Snow Boarding Club of SVA, SVA Advertising Club, SVA Drama, SVA Film Society, Tea Club, The Co-Op, Video Masters Club, Young Progressives;
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Visual Opinion (6 times per year), SVA Yearbook (yearly), Ink Stain Comics, Words

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): New York City (10), New York City (15)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): New York City (1)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): New York City (1)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 0% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 4% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 3,600
• Freshman are discouraged from working.

• There are 0 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• There are 0 sororities
• 0 sorority houses

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, honor code, hazing prohibited