Franklin College

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling

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

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, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 74% of students live in school housing.
• The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Types of housing available

• 20% of housing units are Singles.
• 70% of housing units are Doubles.
• 10% of housing units are Triples.
• 0% of housing units are Apartments.
• 0% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 8 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 50% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 63% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Grizzly Grand Prix Race and Festival, Annual Kite Carnival, Greek Week, Family Week End, Homecoming
• Student activities: choral groups, dance, drama/theater, literary magazine, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, television station, yearbook
• In total, there are about 62 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Kappa Delta (sociology), Alpha Senior Honorary, Chi Alpha Sigma (athletic), Chi Beta Phi (science), Delta Mu Delta (business), Omicron Delta Kappa (leadership), Laurels and Lancers (freshman), Phi Sigma Tau (philosophy), Phi Alpha Theta (history), Pi Sigma Alpha (political science), Sigma Tau Delta (english), Theta Alpha Kappa (religion), Theta Alpha Phi (theater);
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Campus Ministry: Religious Life Teams
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) International Club, Student Association in the Support of Multiculturalism (SASOM), Modern Language Club
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) BACCHUS, Drama Club, Dietz Center Hall Council, FC Athletic Training Club, FC Volunteers, FC Dancers, FYEC Hall Council, Habitat for Humanity, Hoover/Cline Hall Council, Johnson-Dietz Hall Council, Solar Horizons, Student Foundation, Student Entertainment Board, Student Congress, Up Til Dawn, Accounting Club, Chemistry Club, Education Club, Math/Computing Club, Pre-Law Club, SCRUBS Club, Psychology Club, Sociology Club, Waves;
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Franklin (weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Indianapolis, Indiana (20)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Indianapolis, Indiana (20)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Indianapolis, Indiana (20)
• Public transportation does not serve the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 80% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 53% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 1,398
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 4 fraternities
• 4 fraternity houses
• 31% of students are fraternity members
• There are 4 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 42% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (IUPUI)

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, smoking prohibited