1525 Greenspring Valley Road
Stevenson, MD 21153
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1947
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 2,806
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $37,108,696
Admissions
Application Fee: $25
Application Deadline: March 1
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $16,770
Room/Board: $9,188
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills, other
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control
Careers
Career Services Offered: co-op education, 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: 96%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: For the past five years, the following organizations have hired the highest number of VJC graduates: Union Memorial Hospital, Sinai Hospital, Carroll County Public Schools, St. Joseph’?s Medical Center, Social Security Administration, T. Rowe Price, VIPS,
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: 79,248
Number of current serial subscriptions: 1,058
Number of microforms: 183,222
Number of audiovisuals: 2,727
Number of ebooks: 2,554
Other library facilities: The Library is located in the College’s Learning Resources Center and is a vital part of Villa Julie College life. To augment traditional borrowing of materials not in its collections, the Library provides access to various online databases, now numbered at 48. These include Westlaw, LexisNexis Academic, Worldcat, Academic Search Premier, and Science Direct College Edition. Most dubscription databases are available both on-campus and remotely. The library also participates in the Maryland Digital library and is a member of the Maryland Inter-Library Consortium: the latter membership features shared collections with 4 area academic libraries, and a dedicated courier delivery system with 24 hour turnaround delivery time. Information about all holdings is available on the Endeavor Voyager integrated library system. Other services include reference chat (through a cooperative service called AskUsNow, providing 24/7 connectivity with reference librarians around the state and beyond), and our homegrown Ask Miss Julie Instant Messenger chat, and online information literacy tutorials.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Theatre, Art Gallery, Science Center, Labs, & Greenhouse
Technology
Is a computer course required? – Yes
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 550
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): 25
Classrooms: 312
Labs: 114
Other areas: 45
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
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? – No
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 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: 27%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 0%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 2%
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: 27%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: apartment for single students (72%), other housing options (28%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: N/A
Doubles: N/A
Triples or Suites: 28%
Apartments: 72%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 9
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 100%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 150 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Baltimore Washington International (20), Ronald Regan Washington National Airport (50)
Nearest train station: Baltimore (5)
Nearest bus station: Baltimore (5)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 90%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 10%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,727
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Johns Hopkins University)
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors
Campus
Most popular events: Welcome Picnic, May Day, Haunted House & Bonfire, Villa Fest