Tougaloo College

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

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, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 65% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 10% of housing units are Singles.
• 60% of housing units are Doubles.
• 30% of housing units are Triples.
• In total, there are 30 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 100% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 75% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 50% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Founders’ Week, Humanities Festival, Tougaloo Art Colony, UNCF Masquerade Ball, Two Rivers Gala
• Student activities: choral groups, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, student government, student newspaper, student film society, yearbook
• In total, there are about 52 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Chi National Honor Scholarship Society, Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society, Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society, Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Tougaloo United Church of Christ
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Concert Choir, Women’s Choral Ensemble, Men’s Choral Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Gamma Phi Delta Business Sorority, Gospel Choir, Cheerleaders, Dancing Divas, NAACP, Pre-Alumni Council, Student Government Association, Future Leaders of America, Computer Science Club, Pre-Law Society
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Harambee (bi-weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Jackson (5), Gulfport/Biloxi (110)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Jackson (3)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Jackson (3)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 30% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is not available.
• 10% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 3,000
• Freshman are discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 4 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• 20% of students are fraternity members
• There are 4 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 20% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

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

Additional Policies

class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, dress/hair code, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited