Vermont Technical College

Educational Resources

Libraries

• 59,480 books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents.
• 1,156 current serial subscriptions.
• 5,920 microforms.
• 4,122 Audio/Visual items.

Computing

Requirements

• Students are required to take a computer course.
• Students are not required to own or lease a computer.
• Recommended computer operating system: Microsoft

Campus Resources

• 400 computers for student use in locations such as computer center/labs, residence halls, library

Student accommodations

• Email accounts are available to all students.
• Internet access is available to all students.
• Student web-pages are permitted.
• 100% of college-owned hosting units are available for internet access.

Wireless Internet Hotspots

• Wifi is available in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing

Services

Basic

placement service, health service, health insurance

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling

career, veteran student, academic, psychological

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interview training

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Types of housing available

• 5% of housing units are Singles.
• 95% of housing units are Doubles.
• In total, there are 4 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

• 35% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Skiing/snowboarding, hiking, mountainbiking, gaming, SME, ASCE, NAVTA, sporting events
• Student activities: drama/theater, radio station, student government, yearbook
• In total, there are about 6 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Tau Alpha Pi; Phi Theta Kappa
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Club activity
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Club activity
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Over 30 student clubs and organizations, plus a Campus Activities Team (CAT) to create and promote student activities
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Tech Talk - weekly

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Manchester, NH (100), Boston, MA (150)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Randolph, VT (1)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Vermont Transit (1)
• Public transportation does not serve the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 75% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 20% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 850
• 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