Samuel Merritt College

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance

Counseling

minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious, other

Career

on-campus job interviews, resume assistance, interview training, other

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.
• 7% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 65% of housing units are Singles.
• 35% of housing units are Doubles.
• In total, there are 1 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 0% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 0% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 10% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Diversity Day, Welcome Back Barbecue, Halloween Dance
• Student activities: student government
• Honor societies: Dean’s List, Sigma Theta Tau
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Multi-cultural Committee, Scholars in Service
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Student Body Association, American Association of Nurse Anesthtists, California Nursing Students Association, Student Occupation Therapy Associates, Podiatric Medicine Student Organizations: Alumni and Associates Student Chapter, American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine, American Association of Women Podiatrists, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, American Diabetest Awareness Club, Alpha Gamma Kappa, American Podiatric Medical Students Association, American Podiatric Medical Writes Association, American Society of Podiatric Dermatology, Biomechanics Club, Podiatric Medicine Yearbook (Calcaneus), California Podiatric Medical Association Student Chapter, Foot and Ankle Review, Geriatrics Club, Intercultural Podiatric Outrech, Podiatric Homeless Health Project, Practice Management Club, Sudent National Podiatric Medical Association

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Oakland (10), South San Francisco (22)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Oakland (1)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Oakland (1)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 90% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.

• 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 (University of California Berkeley)
• Navy ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of California Berkeley)
• Airforce ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of California Berkeley)

Additional Policies

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