2404 N. Grand Avenue, Box 4500
Tyler, TX 75712
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1894
Religious Affilation: Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 794
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $1,271,488
Admissions
Application Fee: $20
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: Less selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $8,746
Room/Board: $5,600
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: career, personal, veteran student, academic, religious
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: 40%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 40%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: 40%
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: School districts, mental health organizations, recreational organizations, museums and galleries, department stores, electronic firms
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: 74,592
Number of current serial subscriptions: 18
Number of microforms: 207
Number of audiovisuals: 2,225
Number of ebooks: 27,457
Other library facilities: Black Studies Collection, Texas College History Collection, Teacher Education Curriculum Lab, National Geographic Magazine History Collection
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Laptops, projectors (overhead and presentation), projector screens, digital cameras (still and video), student computer lab, conference room, A/V room, and distance learning computer lab.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – Yes
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 105
Available internet access? – Yes
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): 50
Classrooms: 25
Labs: 100
Other areas: 25
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, in all 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: 83%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – No
Is there online registration? – No
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 49%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 7%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 14%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 20%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 49%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – No
Available types of campus housing: women’s dorms (27%), men’s dorms (56%), apartment for single students (17%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 0%
Doubles: 100%
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: N/A
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 5
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 100%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 83%
Campus Size: 25 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Grapevine (120), Tyler (8)
Nearest train station: Mineola (35)
Nearest bus station: Tyler (2)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – No
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 15%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 5%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,733
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – Yes
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 mandatory, dress/hair code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Spring Fling, homecoming, leadership banquet, athletic banquet, Peoples’s Choice Awards, honors convocation