Messiah College

Services

Basic

health service

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling

minority student, career, academic, psychological, religious

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.
• 84% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• In total, there are 12 housing buildings.

Extracurricular

• 70% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Homecoming, Cultural Series
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, yearbook
• In total, there are about 54 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Upsilon (International English Honor Society); Lambda Kappa (Sigma Theta Tau International)
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Outreach Teams, World Christian Fellowship, Nurses Christian Fellowship, Newman Club, Seek His Face Ministries, Powerhouse Band, Acclamation Dance, Alliance of Confessing Theologies, Orthodox Christian Fellowship, Service Trips
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Phi Omega Chi, Multi-Cultural Council, LaAllianza Latina, Asian Student Fellowship, African Student Union, Caribbean Student Association, International Student Association (Mu Kappa)
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Swinging Bridge (weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Harrisburg (12)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Harrisburg (12)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Harrisburg (12)
• Public transportation does not serve the campus.
• Not all students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 50% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 27% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 2,356
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

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

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Not offered
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

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