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Knox College

Services and Facilities

Address

2 E. South Street
Galesburg, IL 61401

Website

http://www.knox.edu

Admissions E-mail

admission@knox.edu

Student Services

Basic services offered:

nonremedial tutoring

Remedial learning services offered:

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling services offered:

minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological

Career Center

Career services include:

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Graduates who enter job market in field related to major:

Within six months of graduation:

35%

Within one year of graduation:

N/A

Within two years of graduation:

N/A

Firms that most frequently hire graduates:

N/A

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:

316,886

Number of current serial subscriptions:

19,421

Number of microforms:

98,725

Number of audiovisual materials:

8,213

Number of E-books:

0

Additional library facilities:

Science-Math Center library Center for the Fine Arts library and listening facility The library's collections include extensive rare book and map collections on the history of the early American Midwest, the American Civil War, the Mississippi River Valley, Ernest Hemingway and the lost generation, and Abraham Lincoln. Famulener Print Collection Wireless network in Seymour Library

Museums or special academic buildings on campus:

Educational Technology Center, operated jointly with Carl Sandburg College

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:

300

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):

59

In classrooms:

42

In computer labs:

16

Elsewhere in the school/university:

200

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; in all school buildings and on all school property

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

2,900

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?

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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