8432 Magnolia Avenue
Riverside, CA 92504
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1950
Religious Affilation: California Southern Baptist Convention
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 2,415
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $7,989,659
Admissions
Application Fee: $45
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $19,030
Room/Board: $8,222
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: career, personal, veteran student, academic, psychological, 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: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Riverside Unified School District; Alvoord Unified School District; Colton Joint Unified School District; The Leadership Institute; Vector Marketing; Xtreme Missions; American International Marketing Association; California Department of Corrections; FedE
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: 104,415
Number of current serial subscriptions: 360
Number of microforms: 53,752
Number of audiovisuals: 4,666
Number of ebooks: 3,628
Other library facilities: P. Boyd Smith Hymnology Collection, Nie Wieder! Holocaust Collection, Virginia Hyatt Memorial Alcove for Baptist Studies
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Metcalf Art Gallery
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 179
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): 0
Classrooms: 0
Labs: 0
Other areas: 0
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: 150
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, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 37%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 0%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 0%
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: 37%
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 (21%), men’s dorms (12%), apartments for married students (7%), apartment for single students (60%), other housing options (0%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 0%
Doubles: 28%
Triples or Suites: 0%
Apartments: 72%
Other: 0%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 50
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 4%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 90 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Ontario, California (15), Los Angeles, California (53)
Nearest train station: Riverside, California (5)
Nearest bus station: Riverside, California (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: – 23%
Average undergraduate wage: 4,050
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Claremont-McKenna)
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (California State University-San Bernardino)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, dress/hair code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Campus Day, Fortuna Bowl, Midnight Madness, Octoberfest, Prayer-at-the-Pole, Recess, Preview Days, Lighting of the Christmas Tree, Christmas Yule, Late Night Breakfast, Homecoming, Picnic & Praise, TWIRP Week, Spiritual Emphasis Week(s), Spring Banquet