60 W. Olsen Road
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1959
Religious Affilation: Lutheran
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 2,095
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $44,279,589
Admissions
Application Fee: $45
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $24,530
Room/Board: $8,740
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 44%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 73%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: 80%
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Amgen, Countrywide, J.D. Power & Associates, Baxter, KPMG, The Gallup Organization, Miller, Kaplan, Arase & Co. LLP, MGM, Deloitte & Touche, FBI, Los Angels Unified School District, Kaiser Permamente, Internal Revenue Service
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 127,244
Number of current serial subscriptions: 597
Number of microforms: 22,400
Number of audiovisuals: 2,153
Number of ebooks: 7,931
Other library facilities: Approximately 2,500 vols. reported above are part of a special collection in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. These books are in the Scandinavian languages (Swedish, Danish, etc.), along with books in English reporting on much of the history of that area.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Kwong-Fong Art Gallery, Pre-Columbian Art room, Photography lab, TV studio, editing bays, teaching and learning resource center, language lab, and many other special use laboratories for science
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 283
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 0
Classrooms: 40
Labs: 0
Other areas: 1,250
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 3,000
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 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 Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 65%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 0%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 0%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 60%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 65%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (89%), apartment for single students (10%), special housing for disabled students (1%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 0%
Doubles: 90%
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: 10%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 13
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 77%
Fire alarms: 77%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 290 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Los Angeles (46), Burbank (36)
Nearest train station: Moorpark (6)
Nearest bus station: Thousand Oaks (5)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 90%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 40%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,950
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (UCSB)
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (UCLA)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited, other
Campus
Most popular events: Homecoming Week (Carnival, Dance, etc), Midnight Madness, Spring Formal, Family Weekend, Sporting Events, Drama Performances, Concerts, International Fair, Asian Festival, Encuentros Week, Leadership Institute, Club Lu Weekly Event Series, The Need Coffehouse