Allegheny College

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance, other

Counseling

minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious, other

Career

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

Campus Safety

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

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 76% of students live in school housing.
• The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Types of housing available

• 29% of housing units are Singles.
• 55% of housing units are Doubles.
• 1% of housing units are Triples.
• 11% of housing units are Apartments.
• 4% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 36 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 14% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 75% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Greek Sing, Homecoming, Wing Fest, Make a Difference Day, Black History Month, Celebrate Asia, Up ’til Dawn Dance Marathon, Latino Heritage Month, Springfest, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, International Month, Late Night Events, Coming Out Week, Spring Fest
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook
• In total, there are about 100 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Beta Beta Beta, Lambda Sigma, Order of Omega, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Kappa Delta, Phi Sigma Iota, Pi Mu Epsilon, Pi Sigma Alpha, Psi Chi, Sigma Xi, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Phi Sigma Tau
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Christian Outreach, Hillel, Religious Council, Islamic Awareness Society, Newman, Sojourners Christian Fellowship, Fellowship of Christian Athletes
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Association for the Advancement of Black Culture, Association for Asian and Asian-American Awareness, International Club, Union Latina, Gay Pride
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Cheerleading, Debate, Orchestra, Art, Career Club, Computer Club, Chess, environmental organizations, Outdoor programs, Photography, political organizations, social service organizations, Gator Activities Programming, Habitat for Humanity, academic organizations, professional organizations, Media
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Campus (weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Pittsburgh, PA (90), Erie, PA (35)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Erie, PA (35)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Meadville, PA (1)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 33% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 19% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 715
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 5 fraternities
• 4 fraternity houses
• 24% of students are fraternity members
• There are 4 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 26% 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, honor code, hazing prohibited, other