13406 Philadelphia Street, PO Box 634
Whittier, CA 90608
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1887
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: 4-1-4
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 1,327
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $64,283,152
Admissions
Application Fee: $50
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $28,206
Room/Board: $8,542
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control
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: 66%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Fourteen different high school and elementary school districts, 21st Century Insurance, Adidas America,American Eagle Airlines, Americorps, Applied Behavior Consultants Inc., Bank of America, California Science Center Foundation, Cornell Medical School, C
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: 297,613
Number of current serial subscriptions: 3,388
Number of microforms: 5,245
Number of audiovisuals: 5,041
Number of ebooks: 2,050
Other library facilities: Quaker Collection, Richard M. Nixon Collection, Jessamyn West Collection, Jan de Hartog Collection
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Ruth B. Shannon Center for the Performing Arts; Fairchild Collection (aerial photography); Faculty Master Houses; The Broadoaks Children’s School; GTE Language Resource Center; W.M. Keck Image Processing Laboratory; Analytical Instrumentation and Mass Spectrometry Laboratory; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometry Research Laboratory
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 312
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): 300
Classrooms: 10
Labs: 200
Other areas: 1,400
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 1,000
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: 59%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 5%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 11%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 75%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 59%
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 (75%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 10%
Doubles: 88%
Triples or Suites: 2%
Apartments: N/A
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 9
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 56%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 75 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Los Angeles (27), Long Beach (20)
Nearest train station: Fullerton (12)
Nearest bus station: Norwalk (7)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 67%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 55%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,296
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (USC, Cal State Fullerton, Loyola Marymount)
Navy ROTC Offered at cooperating institution (USC, Cal State Fullerton, Loyola Marymount)
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (USC, Cal State Fullerton, Loyola Marymount)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: SportsFest, Diverse Identities Week, Spring Sing, Luminarias, Helping Hands Day