5000 Deer Park Drive SE
Salem, OR 97301
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1935
Religious Affilation: Independent Baptist
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 804
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $1,482,620
Admissions
Application Fee: $35
Application Deadline: August 1
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $19,294
Room/Board: $7,084
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: study skills
Counseling Services Offered: career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, alumni network, interest inventory
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 50%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Salem Kaiser School District; Private Primary and Secondary Schools;State of Oregon Audit Division; State of Oregon Department of Human Resources; Boeing Company; Microsoft; AKT CPAs; Various Denominations of Churches
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: 103,489
Number of current serial subscriptions: 573
Number of microforms: 3,629
Number of audiovisuals: 5,167
Number of ebooks: 6,400
Other library facilities: Online Library Catalog(OPAL)from a consortium of 8 private colleges in the Northwest.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Prewitt-Allen Archaeological Museum. Artifacts from the Middle East and Greece.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 30
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): 10
Classrooms: 20
Labs: 30
Other areas: 230
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, 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: 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: 58%
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: 50%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 58%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: women’s dorms (58%), men’s dorms (33%), apartment for single students (9%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: N/A
Doubles: 67%
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: 33%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 9
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 22%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 100 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Portland, OR (60), Salem, OR (3)
Nearest train station: Salem, Or (5)
Nearest bus station: Salem, OR (5)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 80%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 15%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,500
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Oregon State University)
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Oregon State University)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, dress/hair code, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited, other
Campus
Most popular events: Chapel Services, Caulkins Lecture Series, Spring Break Student Missionary Outreach, Choir and Band Tours, Athletic and Intramural Sports, Concerts, Beach party, Westrek Hiking and Backpacking, Music Ensembles, Drama club, Poetry club, Summer Camp Intership