Westfield State College

Services

Basic

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

Counseling

career, personal, academic, psychological

Career

co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, 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.
• 58% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Room Accessories

• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 33% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, television station, yearbook
• In total, there are about 55 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Phi Sigma, Kappa Delta Phi, Lambda Iota Tau, Lambda Pi Eta, Lambda Sigma, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Delta Phi, Pi Sigma Alpha, Psi Chi, Sigma Delta Pi, Sigma Xi
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Latino Association for Empowerment, Third World Organization
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Amnesty International, PRIDE (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Alliance), Music Theatre Guild, Outing Club, TEKOA Yearbook, Student Government, WSC-TV, WSKB Radio Station, sports and academic subject area clubs
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Campus Voice-weekly

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Hartford (45), Boston (90)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Springfield
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Springfield
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• Not all students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 50% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 9% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 2,650

• 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 (Western New England College)
• Airforce ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution ( Western New England College)

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited