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Howard University

Services and Facilities

Address

2400 Sixth Street NW
Washington, DC 20059

Website

http://www.howard.edu

Admissions E-mail

admission@howard.edu

Student Services

Basic services offered:

nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, health service, health insurance

Remedial learning services offered:

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling services offered:

minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious

Career Center

Career services include:

co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Graduates who enter job market in field related to major:

Within six months of graduation:

67%

Within one year of graduation:

84%

Within two years of graduation:

91%

Firms that most frequently hire graduates:

ABC Disney; AT&T; AVIS Budget Group; AXA-Advisors; Alexandria City; Allstate insurance; American Power Conversion; Ameriprise Financial; Amica Mutual Insurance; Andersen Corporation; Applied Materials; BearingPoint, Inc.; Bechtel; Bloomingdale's; Booz Allen & Hamilton; Brown Shoe Co.; CGI; CISCO; Cardinal Health; Carrier Corporation; Central Intelligence Agency; Cintas Corporation; Compton Unified; DFI Government Services; DMG Securities, Inc.; DRAFTFCB; Defense Contract Audit Agency; Defense Information Systems Agency; Domino 's Pizza; ESPN; Easton Area School District; EchoStar Communications; Eli Lilly; Enterprise Rent-A-Car; Ernst & Young; FDIC; FREDDIE MAC; Fairbanks North Star Borough SD; Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department; Fairfax County Public Schools; Ford Motor Company; Friendship Public Charter School; GAP INC.; GEICO; General Services Administration; Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital; Goldman Sachs; Hartford Financial Services; Illinois Tool Works; Institute for Defense Analyses; JC Penny Company, Inc.; JP Morgan; Johnson & Johnson; Kennedy Krieger Institute; Lehman Brothers; M & T Bank; Marsh, Inc.; Mediaedgeicia; Memorial Sloan Kettering; Miami-Dade County Public Schools; Microsoft; Missile Defense Agency; Montgomery County Public Schools; NASA; NAVAIR; National Geospatial Intelligence Agency; National Security Agency; Naval Inventory Control Point; Naval Surface Warfare Center; Newark Public Schools; Newell Rubbermaid; Northern Trust; Northrop Grumman Corp; Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education; PEPCO Energy Services, Inc.; Pepsi Bottling Group; Prudential Mortgage Capital Group; Radford Army Ammunition for Alliant; Raytheon Company; Safeway; Shakespeare Theatre Company; Siemens Corporation; Southern Company; Sprint; Stockamp & Associates; Stryker Medical; T-Mobile; Talbots; Tandberg; Target; Target Corporation; The Walt Disney Company; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; U.S. Department of State; U.S. Department of the Treasury; U.S. Secret Service

Library

School has a library on campus?

Yes

School is a member of library consortia?

Yes

Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents:

2,162,556

Number of current serial subscriptions:

12,216

Number of microforms:

3,700,000

Number of audiovisual materials:

241,345

Number of E-books:

89

Additional library facilities:

Ralph Bunche International Affairs Center Library; Afro-American Studies Resource Center; The Moorland-Spingarn Research Center; The Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library, Founders Library, The Howard University Law Library (renamed The Louis Stokes Law Library)

Museums or special academic buildings on campus:

Howard University Gallery of Art; Howard University Television, WHUT-TV; Howard's commercial radio station,WHUR-FM; Howard University Hospital; Howard University Museum; Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center

Computer Resources

Students required to take a computer course?

No

Students required to lease/own a computer?

No

Number of computers available to all students:

2,429

Internet access available to all students?

Yes

E-mail accounts available to all students?

Yes

Computers available for student use in:

computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center

Number of open, wired network connections available to students:

In the library (excluding computer labs):

1,600

In classrooms:

425

In computer labs:

2,429

Elsewhere in the school/university:

4,577

Does the school have a wireless network?

Yes

Areas where wireless network is available:

in all the libraries; in all classrooms; in computer labs; in administrative/faculty offices and work areas; in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing

Total approximate number of simultaneous users that can be accommodated by the wireless network:

5,000

Recommended computer operating system on campus:

Microsoft Windows

Percentage of college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing units wired for high-speed Internet access:

100%

Student webpages permitted?

No

Is online registration for classes available?

Yes

Campus Safety

Campus safety and security services offered:

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

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