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Georgia Institute of Technology

Services and Facilities

Address

225 North Avenue NW
Atlanta, GA 30332

Website

http://www.gatech.edu/welcome

Admissions E-mail

admission@gatech.edu

Student Services

Basic services offered:

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

Remedial learning services offered:

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling services offered:

minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, other

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, other

Graduates who enter job market in field related to major:

Within six months of graduation:

N/A

Within one year of graduation:

N/A

Within two years of graduation:

N/A

Firms that most frequently hire graduates:

Accenture; Cap Gemini; Capital One; General Electric; Hewlett Packard; Lafarge; Lockheed Martin; Microsoft; Schlumberger; Siemens

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:

2,449,323

Number of current serial subscriptions:

34,576

Number of microforms:

4,564,518

Number of audiovisual materials:

312,554

Number of E-books:

29,197

Additional library facilities:

Digital "Virtual" Library; Architecture Library

Museums or special academic buildings on campus:

Advanced Technology Development Center; Georgia Tech Research Institute; Ovarian Cancer Institute; Paper Museum; Electron Microscope; Nanotechnology Research Center (scheduled to open in 2008).

Computer Resources

Students required to take a computer course?

Yes

Students required to lease/own a computer?

Yes

Number of computers available to all students:

1,000

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):

100

In classrooms:

144

In computer labs:

227

Elsewhere in the school/university:

3,559

Does the school have a wireless network?

Yes

Areas where wireless network is available:

in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs); in all the libraries; in some classrooms; in all classrooms; in computer labs; in administrative/faculty offices and work areas; in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing; in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing; in all school buildings and on all school property

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

6,000

Recommended computer operating system on campus:

N/A

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

100%

Student webpages permitted?

Yes

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, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

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