La Roche 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, psychological

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, 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, student patrols, 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

• 6% of housing units are Singles.
• 55% of housing units are Doubles.
• 39% of housing units are Triples.
• In total, there are 4 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 25% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 45% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: The Gateway Clipper Cruise, Battle of the Bands, Freek Week (a week-long competition between residence halls), The Blizzard Beach Bash, bingo nights, Pittsburgh Pirate Baseball games, Theatre Trips, Karaoke, Gameshows and on-campus movies
• Student activities: choral groups, dance, drama/theater, literary magazine, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper
• In total, there are about 39 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Delta Mu Delta-Business, Kappa Delta Epsilon-Education, Psi Chi-Psychology, Sigma Tau Delta-English, Sigma Theta Tau-Nursing, Alpha Phi Sigma-Criminal Justice
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Campus Ministry, Coalition for Christian Outreach
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Black Student Coalition, Globe (international students), Equatorial Guinea Association, African Forum
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Spanish Club, Italian Club, Ceramics Club, College Choir, Commuter Board, Karate Club, Student Ambassadors, Intramurals and Athletic Board, Theatre Arts Group, Visions Environmental Awareness Group, LRC Activities Forum, Residence Hall Association, Chapter of American Marketing Association, Student Accounting Association, Community Service, Association for Women in Communication (AWC), Praxis, Project Achievement, Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society and the Science Club, American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), Association of Information Technology Professionals, American Criminal Justice Association, History Club, Sociology Club, La Roche Social Forum, Ski and Board Club, Tennis Club, Graduate Student Advisory Council, Best Buddies, Food Service Council, Radio Station, Red Hawks Dance Team, Rotaract Club
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Courier (every three weeks)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Pittsburgh (24)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Pittsburgh (6)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Pittsburgh (6)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 55% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 2% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 3,000
• Freshman are 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 Pittsburgh)
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Duquesne University)

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, other