College of the Holy Cross

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service

Counseling

minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, 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, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 88% of students live in school housing.
• The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Types of housing available

• 1% of housing units are Singles.
• 72% of housing units are Doubles.
• 16% of housing units are Triples.
• 11% of housing units are Apartments.
• In total, there are 10 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

• 90% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Student theatre productions, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s hockey, family weekend, senior weekend, spring weekend.
• Student activities: choral groups, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, yearbook
• In total, there are about 102 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Kappa Delta, Alpha Sigma Nu, Delta Phi Alpha, Dobro Slovo, Gamma Kappa Alpha, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Sigma Tau, Pi Delta Phi, Pi Mu Epsilon, Pi Sigma Alpha, Psi Chi, Sigma Delta Pi, Sigma Pi Sigma, Sigma Phi Omega, Sigma Tau Delta, Theta Alpha Kappa
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Campus Christian Fellowship, Compass, Hellenic Society, Muslim Endeavor to Create Cultural Awareness (MECCA)
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Asian Students in Action; Association of Bisexual, Gays and Lesbians; Bishop Healy Multicultural Society; Black Student Union; Caribbean African Student Assembly; French Club; German Club; Individuals of All Nations Developing Indian Awareness; International Student Union; Italian Club; Latino American Student Organization; Muslim Endeavor to Create Cultural Awareness; Russian Club; Spanish Club; and Women’s Forum
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Club sports and recreation organizations, social concern organizations, performance groups, service organizations, college democrats, college republicans, moot court, model UN and others.
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Crusader (weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Boston, MA (Logan) (53), Providence, RI (58)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Worcester, MA (2)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Worcester, MA (2)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• Not all students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 46% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 57% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 1,700
• 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 (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
• Navy ROTC: Offered on campus
• Airforce ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)

Additional Policies

honor code, hazing prohibited, other