Silver Lake College

Educational Resources

Libraries

Rare Book Collection (1,200 items)

• Member of library consortia.
• 60,288 books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents.
• 277 current serial subscriptions.
• 2,154 microforms.
• 9,511 Audio/Visual items.
• 0 e-books.

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

• 50 computers for student use in locations such as computer center/labs, library
• 6 Internet connections in libraries.
• 12 Internet connections in classrooms.
• 25 Internet connections in Laboratories.
• 15 Internet connections elsewhere on campus.

Student accommodations

• Email accounts are not available to all students.
• Internet access is available to all students.
• Student web-pages are not permitted.
• Online class registration is available.
• 0% of college-owned hosting units are available for internet access.

Wireless Internet Hotspots

• Wifi is available in some classrooms, in computer labs
• Campus wireless internet hotspots are not available.
• Approximately 40 students can be on the network at once.

Services

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling

career, academic

Career

internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network

Campus Safety

24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 10% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 100% of housing units are Apartments.
• In total, there are 1 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 100% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 0% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 75% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Homecoming, Pancake Breakfast and Novemberfest, Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, St. Francis Week Celebration, End of Year Party
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, opera, student government
• In total, there are about 17 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Sigma Tau Delta (International English Honor Society), Omega Beta Chapter of Beta Beta Beta National, Biological Honor Society
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Campus Ministry
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Multi-Cultural Exchange Club, Cultural Diversity Committee
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Acting Up, Art Club, Business Administration-Student Association, English Club, Multi-Cultural Exchange Club, Music Educators National Conference-Collegiate Chapter #435, Student Alumni Association, Student Council for Exceptional Children, Student Forum, Student of Wisconsin Early Childhood Association, Student Wisconsin Education Association, Wisconsin Art Education Association, National Art Education Association-Student Chapter, Silver Lake College Chamber Singers and Community Singers, Psychology Club, Dance Team, Society of Human Resource Management Association-Student Chapter, Athletics, Campus Ministry Team
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Student Update (weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Milwaukee (90), Green Bay (45)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Milwaukee (90)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Manitowoc (4)
• Public transportation does not serve the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 99% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 30% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 1,000
• 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: Not offered
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

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