Central Michigan University
105 Warriner Hall
Mount Pleasant, MI 48859
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1892
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 19,997
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $58,894,056
Admissions
Application Fee: $35
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $5,868 in-state, 13,632 out-of-state
Room/Board: $6,376
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, 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: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 81%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Auto Owners Insurance Company, CINTAS, Deloitte, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Gentex Corporation, Hantz Financial Services, Hantz Group, Isabella County, Pulte Homes of Michgian, Quicken Loans, Target, US Armed Forces, Wal-Mart, Midland Public Schools and Utica
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: 1,012,774
Number of current serial subscriptions: 3,330
Number of microforms: 1,342,550
Number of audiovisuals: 28,008
Number of ebooks: 6,371
Other library facilities: Clarke Historical Library (The history of Michigan and the Old Northwest Territory, Published works that shape the minds of young children, including both educational texts and children’s fiction, The history of Central Michigan University); Off-Campus Library Services
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University Museum of Cultural and Natural History, Gerald L. Poor School Museum, Brooks Astronomical Observatory, University Art Gallery, University Theater, Public Broadcasting, Student Activity Center, Charles V. Park Library
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 3,000
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): 75
Classrooms: 500
Labs: N/A
Other areas: 100
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – 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: 400
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: 33%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 6%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 7%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 41%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 33%
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 (90%), women’s dorms (6%), men’s dorms (3%), sorority housing (0%), fraternity housing (0%), apartments for married students (1%), apartment for single students (0%), special housing for disabled students (0%), other housing options
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 1%
Doubles: 3%
Triples or Suites: 89%
Apartments: 7%
Other: 0%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 56
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 13%
Fire alarms: 36%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 480 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Freeland (40), Lansing (69)
Nearest train station: Lansing (69)
Nearest bus station: Mount Pleasant (1)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 56%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 21%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,800
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered
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: Michigan Story Festival, Native American Pow Wow, Lem Tucker Journalism Scholarship and Speaker Series Event, School of Music Opus black-tie dinner and concert, Martin Luther King Jr. Week Speaker Series and Peace March and Unity Ball, International Culture Week, CMU Student Sibling? s Weekend, Special Olympics Michigan Summer Games, Robert and Marjorie Griffin Endowed Chair in American Government Public Policy forums, Summer Speech-Language Specialty Clinics, Student Research and Creative Endeavors Exhibition, International Dendrimer Symposium
I am sure Central Michigan is a fine school however I would never send any of my kids there. Their police in Mt. Pleasant are ridiculous. They seem to forget that these are just college kids. My son went for a visit to see a friend from high school. Of course he took him to a party. Upon walking back the police arrested my son for drinking and disorderly conduct (which of course the district attorney dropped because the charge was not called for). After spending the night in jail and paying $350 in fines they expected him to enroll in all these alcohol assessment (which was hundreds of dollars) classes. He failed to do so because he didn't want to come to me for the money. They ended up sentencing him to 10 days in jail which costs another $240. Absolutely ridiculous. I was considering sending my daughter there after she graduated. Not now. My kids aren't even allowed to visit anyone there. Their police department is filled with about the biggest idiots. Kids in college go to parties. Even as parents we are not shocked. The people in their courts are extremely rude and not helpful at all. This is the forth student I know that this happened to this year. I only know of four people that go to that school. I know I will be sending my kids to Western over Central. Just a warning to parents. Unless your kids are angels and do nothing but study and you don't want them to enjoy the fun in college, DON'T SEND THEM TO CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY. You will get nothing but headaches.
Thank you for the comment. Western Michigan University is indeed a very good school academically.