Otterbein College

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, health service, health insurance, other

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling

minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, 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.
• 50% of students live in school housing.
• The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Types of housing available

• 1% of housing units are Singles.
• 69% of housing units are Doubles.
• 1% of housing units are Triples.
• 15% of housing units are Apartments.
• 14% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 29 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 7% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 38% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 39% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook
• Honor societies: Alpha Epsilon Delta, Alpha Lambda Delta, Delta Omicron, Lambda Pi ETA, Mortar Board, Order of Omega, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi ETA Sigma, Pi Kappa Delta, Torch and Key;
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Campus Crusade for Christ, Jewish Cultural Club, Otterbein Christian Fellowship, Religion and Philosophy Club, Religious Life Council;
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Affirmative Action Committee, African American Student Union, Asian Student Interest Association, International Programs Subcommittee, International Students Association, Sisters United;
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Tan and Cardinal (weekly), Towers Magazine (quarterly);

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Columbus, OH (CMH) (13), Cincinnati, OH (CVG) (135)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Crestline, OH (54)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Columbus, OH (15)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 44% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 13% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 758
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 7 fraternities
• 5 fraternity houses
• 19% of students are fraternity members
• There are 6 sororities
• 6 sorority houses
• 11% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Ohio State University)
• Navy ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Ohio State University)
• Airforce ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Ohio State University)

Additional Policies

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