Alvernia College

Services

Basic

health service, health insurance

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling

career, personal, academic, psychological, religious

Career

internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, interest inventory, 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.
• 43% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• In total, there are 7 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

• 40% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Spring Fling, Honors Convocation, Christmas on Campus
• Student activities: choral groups, dance, drama/theater, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, student government, student newspaper, yearbook
• In total, there are about 37 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Epsilon Lambda, Psi Chi, Sigma Tau Delta, Phi Alpha Theta, Alpha Sigma Lambda, St. Thomas Moore Honor Society
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Theology Club
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Black Student Union, International Club
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Criminal Justice Association, Habitat for Humanity, Phi Beta Lambda, SHRM, Social Work Club, Theater Club, Student Government Association, Campus Activities Board
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Alvernian (monthly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Philadelphia (50), Reading (10)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Exton (30)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Reading (5)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 80% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is not 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 (Lehigh University)
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code