Franklin Pierce College

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, health service, health insurance

Remedial

math, writing

Counseling

career, personal, academic, psychological

Career

on-campus job interviews, 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, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 85% of students live in school housing.
• The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Types of housing available

• 3% of housing units are Singles.
• 67% of housing units are Doubles.
• 10% of housing units are Triples.
• 15% of housing units are Apartments.
• 5% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 14 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 64% 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: Pumptoberfest, Comedy Series, Spring Concert, Talent Show, movie nights, coffeehouse series, bus trip, Hallowscreem, lecture series
• Student activities: choral groups, dance, drama/theater, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, television station, yearbook
• In total, there are about 35 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Lambda Alpha (Anthropology), Psi Chi (Psychology), Phi Alpha Theta (History), Sigma Tau Delta (English), Sigma Beta Delta (Business), Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science), Alpha Chi
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Hillel, Non-demoninational weekly meetings
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) International Student Club, Sistus, Black Student Alliance (BSL)
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Campus Activity Board, Student Government Association, yearbook, association of clubs, alternative spring break
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Pierce Arrow

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Manchester, NH (50), Boston, MA (65)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Brattleboro, VT (30)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Keene, NH (17)
• Public transportation does not serve the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 75% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 50% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 1,500
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

• There are 0 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• There are 0 sororities
• 0 sorority houses

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of New Hampshire)
• Airforce ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of New Hampshire)

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited