402 E. College Street
Bridgewater, VA 22812-1599
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1880
Religious Affilation: Church of the Brethren
Academic Calendar: 4-1-4
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 1,506
Geographical Setting: Rural
Endowment: $54,946,775
Admissions
Application Fee: $30
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $20,190
Room/Board: $9,060
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, interest inventory, interview training, other
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: 75%
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Rockingham County Public Schools
Augusta County Public Schools
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: 140,366
Number of current serial subscriptions: 650
Number of microforms: 412,055
Number of audiovisuals: 9,194
Number of ebooks: 13,000
Other library facilities: Special Collections: Church of the Brethren Collection, Genealogy, Virginiana
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Reuel B. Pritchett Museum
Fred O. and Virginia C. Funkhouser Center for Health and Wellness
The Carter Center for Worship and Music
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 176
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 all the libraries, in some classrooms
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 200
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? – No
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, 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: 80%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 0%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 0%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 60%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 80%
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 (45%), men’s dorms (34%), apartment for single students (17%), special housing for disabled students, other housing options (4%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 5%
Doubles: 60%
Triples or Suites: 13%
Apartments: 17%
Other: 5%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 21
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 19%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 190 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Washington, D.C. (125), Staunton (Weyers Cave) (12)
Nearest train station: Staunton (20)
Nearest bus station: Harrisonburg (9)
Does public transportation serve campus? – No
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 77%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 9%
Average undergraduate wage: 796
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 mandatory, honor code
Campus
Most popular events: Appearance by Aaron Ruell, “Kip” from Napoleon Dynamite; Debates on Human Cloning and Assisted Suicide; Vienna Boys Choir performance; lecture by Dana Scott, sister of a Columbine victim; lecture by Nadine Strossen, President of the ACLU; Cafe Oasis (international food, native dress, and music); Soul Cafe (poetry jam, Valentine’s Day auction, musical performances, etc. sponsored by the Black Student Association); Off the Hook (religious groups gather for an evening of worship); Midnight Mardi Gras, BC Idol, Swing and Barn Dance, Homecoming Dance, Homecoming Bonfire; Theater performance of Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House”