Worcester State College

Services

Basic

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

Remedial

math, other

Counseling

minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, birth control, religious

Career

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

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 30% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• In total, there are 3 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

• 15% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Homecoming, Winter Carnival, Spring Fling, Senior Week
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, music ensembles, radio station, student government, student newspaper, television station, yearbook
• In total, there are about 14 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Beta Beta Beta, Business Administration Honor Society, Gamma Sigma Epsilon, Communication Disorders Honor Society, Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Alpha Epsilon Rho, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Kappa Delta Pi, Alpha Mu Gamma, Gamma Theta Upsilon, Eta Sigma Gamma, Phi Alpha Theta, Lambda Lota Tau, Pi Theta Epsilon, phi Eta Sigma, Sigma Theta Tau, Omicron Delta Kappa
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Campus Ministry
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Third World Alliance
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Student Events Committee, WSCW Radio, Newman Association, Student Government Association, Student Television Organization, Ski/Snowboard Club, Crew Club, Delta, BACCHUS, Campus Ambassadors, Special Interest Clubs
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Student Voice (bi-weekly), Yearbook (annual)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Boston (45), Providence, RI (40)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Worcester (10)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Worcester (3)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• Not all students are permitted to have cars on campus.

Employment

• School employment is available.
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

• There are 0 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• There are 0 sororities
• 0 sorority houses

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
• Navy ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (College of Holy Cross)
• Airforce ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (College of Holy Cross)

Additional Policies

honor code, hazing prohibited, other