Fitchburg State College

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, day care, health service, health insurance

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling

career, personal, academic, psychological

Career

on-campus job interviews, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, 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 does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Types of housing available

• 5% of housing units are Singles.
• 50% of housing units are Doubles.
• 30% of housing units are Triples.
• 15% of housing units are Apartments.
• In total, there are 6 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 67% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 35% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Falconfest; Homecoming; CenterStage Performing Arts Series
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, radio station, student government, student newspaper, yearbook
• In total, there are about 57 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Lambda Delta; Epsilon Pi Tau; Kappa Delta Pi; Lambda Pi Eta; Phi Alpha Theta; Psi Chi; Sigma Theta Tau; Sigma Tau Delta
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Christian Fellowship; Newman Center
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Black Student Union; Haitian American Cultural Club; Latin American Student Organization
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Over 50 active student organizations on campus are available including fraternities and sororities, musical ensembles, academic interest groups and special interest groups.
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Point (weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Boston (50)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Fitchburg (1)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Fitchburg (1)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 75% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 2 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• 1% of students are fraternity members
• There are 3 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 2% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Worcester Polytech Institute)
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited