800 Martinsburg Road
Mount Vernon, OH 43050
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1968
Religious Affilation: Nazarene
Academic Calendar: 4-1-4
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 2,195
Geographical Setting: Rural
Endowment: $9,926,738
Admissions
Application Fee: $25
Application Deadline: May 1
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $16,876
Room/Board: $5,090
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: health service
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, 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: 76%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 86%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: N/A
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: 98,333
Number of current serial subscriptions: 6,724
Number of microforms: 11,319
Number of audiovisuals: 4,578
Number of ebooks: 18,000
Other library facilities: Church Leadership & Collaboration Collection, MVNU Archives, Educational Resource Center, Curriculum Lab, Listening/Viewing Lab
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Art Gallery, located in R.R. Hodges Chapel, sponsoring monthly art shows and ongoing regional artist, faculty, and student exhibits.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 300
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): 15
Classrooms: 30
Labs: 4
Other areas: 1,650
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 125
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? – No
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: 49%
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: 49%
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 (21%), apartment for single students (58%), special housing for disabled students
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: N/A
Doubles: 42%
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: 58%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 23
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 17%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 401 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Columbus (45), Cleveland (100)
Nearest train station: Columbus (49)
Nearest bus station: Columbus (49)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 93%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 35%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,182
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
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 policies set by individual instructors, dress/hair code, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Lecture Artist Series, Hicks Holiness Lecture Series, Sonfest, Griffin Missions Conference, Estep Prayer Series