Manhattan College

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance

Counseling

minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, religious

Career

co-op education, 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, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 0% of housing units are Singles.
• 39% of housing units are Doubles.
• 38% of housing units are Triples.
• 23% of housing units are Apartments.
• In total, there are 8 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

• 70% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Barbecues, Quadstock, Manhattan Madness, Latino Fest, Bachelor/Bachelorette Auction, Irish Night, Jasper Jingle, Festival of Lessons & Carols (Christams Concert), Movies on the Quad, Family Weekend, Casino Nights, Coffeehouses, Senior Nights, Special Masses, Jazz Concerts, Stress Free Days, Trips to Yankee Games, Trips to Broadway Shows, Jasper Basketball Games, Marching in the NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Relay for Life walk for cancer, Battle of the Bands, International Night, Mr & Ms. Manhattan Pageant, Springfest, Spring Fling Harbor Cruise, Senior Clam Bake, Senior Formal
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, television station, yearbook
• In total, there are about 57 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES; Alpha Beta Gamma – Radiological Technology; Alpha Iota Delta – Decision Sciences; Alpha Kappa Delta – Sociology; Alpha Sigma Lambda – Evening Students; Beta Beta Beta – Biology; Chi Epsilon – Civil Engineering; Delta Mu Delta – Business; Delta Phi Alpha – German Language and Literature; Eta Kappa Nu – Electrical Engineering; Kappa Delta Pi – Education; Lambda Pi Eta – Communications; Omega Chi Epsilon – Chemical Engineering; Omicron Delta Epsilon – Economics; Phi Alpha Theta – History; Phi Epsilon Kappa – Physical Education and Related Career Fields; Phi Sigma Tau – Philosophy; Pi Delta Phi – French Language and Literature; Pi Mu Epsilon – Mathematics; Pi Sigma Alpha – Political Science; Pi Tau Sigma – Mechanical Engineering; Psi Chi – Psychology; Sigma Delta Pi – Spanish Language and Literature; Sigma Iota Rho – International Studies; Sigma Pi Sigma – Physics; Sigma Tau Delta – English Language and Literature; Tau Chi Alpha – Environmental Engineering; Theta Alpha Kappa – Religious Studies; Tau Sigma Kappa – Manhattan College honor society for Computer Science; MAJOR NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES; Phi Beta Kappa – Liberal Arts; Sigma Xi – Pur and Applied Scientific Research; Tau Beta Pi – Engineering; Epsilon Sigma Pi Honor Society – Membership in this Society is the highest scholastic honor for which undergraduates of all programs of the College are eligible.
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Christ in Your Life, Lasallian Collegians
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Multi-cultural Student Union, International Student Association, Gaelic Society, Le Cercle Francais(French Club), Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, National Society of Black Engineers, Hellenic Society, Il Circolo Dante Alighieri(Italian Club), Spanish Club;
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Accounting Society, American Chemical Society, American of Biological Science, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Arnold Air Society, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Bagpipers, Cheerleading, Crew, Economics & Finance Society, Electronics Club, Engineers without Borders, Games Club, IDEA Investment Club, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Jasper Dancers, Jazz Band, Karate, Manhattan Magazine, Manhattanite, Marketing Club, MCTV, Mini Baja, New York Water Environment Association, Orchestra, Players, Political Club, Psychology Club, Quadrangle(Newspaper), Radiological Science Society, Relay for Life (American Cancer Society), Singers, Society of Civil Engineers, Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society of Women Engineers, Sociology Club, Standing Together, Steppers, Student Government, WRCM Radio
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Quadrangle(weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Kennedy Airport or Newark Airport (24), La Guardia Airport – Queens, NY (14)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Manhattan – Penn Station or Grand Central Station (12)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Manhattan and Bronx (3)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• Not all students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 30% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 26% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 1,375
• Freshman are discouraged from working.

Greek Life

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

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Fordham University)
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Offered on campus

Additional Policies

class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited