100 Campus Center
Seaside, CA 93955-8001
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1994
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: N/A
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $1,830,226
Admissions
Application Fee: $55
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $3,502 in-state, 10,300 out-of-state
Room/Board: $7,100
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: day care, health service
Remedial Services Offered: math, writing, other
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, interest inventory, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 61%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 82%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: 93%
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Nissan, Peace Corps, Wells Fargo, Hyatt Hotels, Hertz, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Boys & Girls Clubs, CSU Monterey Bay, Monterey Herald, Mervyn’s, UPS, Lithia Motors, Farmers Insurance Group, Pittney Bowes, West Marine, HSBC, Pacific Capital Bancorp, Pebble B
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: 64,364
Number of current serial subscriptions: 6,140
Number of microforms: 175
Number of audiovisuals: 2,365
Number of ebooks: 3,870
Other library facilities: Fort Ord Reuse Auhority Archive; SRI Reading archive of Dr. Don Parker
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: N/A
Technology
Is a computer course required? – Yes
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 737
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): 58
Classrooms: 0
Labs: 0
Other areas: 0
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: 2,000
Recommended operating system: N/A
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: N/A
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: N/A
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: N/A
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: N/A
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 (53%), apartments for married students (17%), apartment for single students (30%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 18%
Doubles: 42%
Triples or Suites: 4%
Apartments: 36%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 472
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 3%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: N/A
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): San Jose (60), Monterey (10)
Nearest train station: Salinas (20)
Nearest bus station: Monterey (10)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: N/A
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 10%
Average undergraduate wage: 7,000
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Not offered
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors
Campus
Most popular events: Alcohol Awareness Days, Diversity Days, Fall Festival, Black History Month, International Womyn’s Day, the Vigina Monologs, Otter Daze, the Spring Formal, the Spring Concert