Wells College

Services

Basic

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

Remedial

math, writing, study skills

Counseling

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

Career

internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interview training, other

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

Types of housing available

• 43% of housing units are Singles.
• 52% of housing units are Doubles.
• 4% of housing units are Triples.
• 1% of housing units are Apartments.
• 0% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 5 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 60% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 80% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Even/Odd Basketball Tournament; Afternoon Tea; Spring Weekend; A Capella Concerts;
• Student activities: choral groups, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, student government, student newspaper, yearbook
• In total, there are about 48 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma lota Rho
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Foundations (issues of faith); Hillel; Revelations (Christian Fellowship)
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) POWER (Praising Our Work Ethnicity and Race); French Club; German Club; Spanish Club; International Students Association
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Amnesty International; Bell Ringers; Camera Club; Cardinal (yearbook); Chamber Singers; Chronical (literary magazine); Collegiate (student government); Community Court; Community Service Club; Concert Choir; Dance Collective; Early Music Ensemble; Gospel Choir; Green Greese (environmental group); Henry’s VIII (a capella group); Intramural Association; Kastalia (drama club); LBQTA (lesbian, bisexual, questioning, transgendered and allies); Model UN; Political Action Committee (awareness and activism); Programming Board (campus events); Psychology Club; Red Cross Blood Drive; Sex Collective; Whirligigs (vocal group); WILL (Women in Lifelong Learning); Women’s Resource Center
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Onyx (one to two times per month)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Syracuse (50), Ithaca (30)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Syracuse (50)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Ithaca (30)
• Public transportation does not serve the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 50% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 74% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 1,400
• 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

• Airforce ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Cornell University)

Additional Policies

honor code, smoking prohibited, other