Nichols College

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling

minority student, career, military, personal, 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

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.
• 80% of students live in school housing.
• The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Types of housing available

• 4% of housing units are Singles.
• 55% of housing units are Doubles.
• 41% of housing units are Triples.
• In total, there are 5 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

• 60% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Big Prize Bingo, NOW – Nichols on Weekend special program series, Student Appreciation Day, Bison Olympics, Spring Weekend, Homecoming, first-run weekly film series, local and national comedians ~ Jim Bruer, concerts (reggae, hip/hop, rock, celtic, pop), socials, cover bands, Midnight Madness, guest speakers, spiritual retreats, lectures (by poets, artisans, political leaders, columinsts, social advocates)
• Student activities: drama/theater, literary magazine, radio station, student government, student newspaper, yearbook
• In total, there are about 26 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Sigma Lambda, Delta Mu Delta, Mu Kappa Tau, Omicron Dleta Epsilon, Zeta Alpha Phi
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Campus Ministry Association, Ambasadors for Christ
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Umoja
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Student Government Association, Campus Activities Board, Paintball Club, Racquetball Club, Rock Climbing Club, Accounting Club, Commuter Council, Economics/Finance Club, Human Resources Club, Leadership Club, Management Club, Marketing Club, MIS Club, Psychology Club, Sport Management Club, History Club, Intramurals, Men & Women’s Rugby, Men & Women’s Ice Hockey, Student Athlete Advisory Council, Billards Club, Women’s Volleyball Club, Affirmation, Crimminal Justice Management Club, MIS Club,
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Bison ~ Student Paper (monthly), Windfall ~ literary magazine (annually), The Ledger ~ Student Year book (annually)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Boston (60), Providence (38)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Worcester (20)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Worcester (20)
• Public transportation does not serve the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 85% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 5% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 1,800
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

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

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Worcester Polytechnical Institute)
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited