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Wheaton College

Services and Facilities

Address

501 College Avenue
Wheaton, IL 60187

Website

http://www.wheaton.edu

Admissions E-mail

admissions@wheaton.edu

Student Services

Basic services offered:

health service, health insurance, other

Remedial learning services offered:

N/A

Counseling services offered:

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

Career Center

Career services include:

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:

28%

Within one year of graduation:

70%

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:

450,335

Number of current serial subscriptions:

1,670

Number of microforms:

678,034

Number of audiovisual materials:

34,449

Number of E-books:

2,042

Additional library facilities:

The Billy Graham Center serves to "stimulate global evangelism" by thinking missions, training evangelists, and transmitting the gospel alongside God's worldwide church.It includes a Museum which houses permanent exhibits dedicated to the message and history of evangelism in America.The Museum collection is particularly strong in graphic materials related to nineteenth-century American Christianity. It is open to researchers by appointment.

Museums or special academic buildings on campus:

The Marion E. Wade Center is a special collection of the books and papers of seven British authors: Owen Barfield, G. K. Chesterton, C. S. Lewis, George MacDonald, Dorothy L. Sayers, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams. The Center houses more than 14,000 books including first editions and critical works.The Wade Center has a museum where such pieces as C.S. Lewis' wardrobe and writing desk, J.R.R. Tolkien's desk, and Pauline Baynes' original map of Narnia can be seen.

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:

123

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):

150

In classrooms:

80

In computer labs:

5

Elsewhere in the school/university:

40

Does the school have a wireless network?

Yes

Areas where wireless network is available:

in all the libraries; in some classrooms; in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing

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

800

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?

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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