Samuel Merritt College

Address:
370 Hawthorne Avenue

Oakland, CA 94609

General Information

Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 0
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: 4-1-4
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 363
Geographical Setting: Urban

Admissions

Application Fee: $35
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: N/A

Expenses

Tuition and Fees: $29,550
Room/Board: $4,427

Student Services

Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious, other

Careers

Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, resume assistance, interview training, other

Students That Enter the Job Market…

Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: N/A

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: 34,883
Number of current serial subscriptions: 3,081
Number of microforms: 0
Number of audiovisuals: 1,700
Number of ebooks: 0
Other library facilities: N/A

Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: N/A

Technology

Is a computer course required? – N/A
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 50
Available internet access? – No
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library

Number of available wired connections available in…

The Library (not including computer labs): 10
Classrooms: 80
Labs: 120
Other areas: 1,200

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, in all school buildings and on all school property
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 900

Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 0%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – No
Is there online registration? – No

Safety

Campus Safety Services Offered: 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 Overview

Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 7%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 0%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 0%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 10%

College Housing

Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 7%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – No
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (100%)

Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…

Singles: 65%
Doubles: 35%
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: N/A
Other: N/A

Number of college-owned housing buildings: 1

Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…

A sprinkler system: 0%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 0%

Campus Size: N/A

Transportation (distances in miles)

Nearest airport(s): Oakland (10), South San Francisco (22)
Nearest train station: Oakland (1)
Nearest bus station: Oakland (1)
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: – N/A
Average undergraduate wage: N/A
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – N/A

Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)

Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of California Berkeley)
Navy ROTC Offered at cooperating institution (University of California Berkeley)
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of California Berkeley)

Rules and Regulations

Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited

Campus

Most popular events: Diversity Day, Welcome Back Barbecue, Halloween Dance