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Wellesley College

Services and Facilities

Address

106 Central Street
Wellesley, MA 02481-8203

Website

http://www.wellesley.edu

Admissions E-mail

admission@wellesley.edu

Student Services

Basic services offered:

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

Remedial learning services offered:

N/A

Counseling services offered:

minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, 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:

N/A

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:

832,415

Number of current serial subscriptions:

13,983

Number of microforms:

535,938

Number of audiovisual materials:

28,139

Number of E-books:

17,720

Additional library facilities:

In addition to the main Margaret Clapp library,which also houses special collections (rare books) and archives, Wellesley has four additional libraries: Science, Art, Music, and Astronomy. The total collection has 1.3 million volumes and 2,500 active periodical subscriptions.

Museums or special academic buildings on campus:

The Science Center's equipment includes an X-ray diffractometer, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometers, electron microscopes, and argon and dye lasers. The Davis Museum & Cultural Center's extensive collections and exhibitions distinguished the Davis as one of the leading art museums and cultural institutions of the Greater Boston area. Whitin Observatory has three permanent telescopes: 6-inch and 12-inch Alvan Clark refractors and a 24-inch telescope. The Margaret C. Ferguson Greenho

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:

468

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):

N/A

In classrooms:

N/A

In computer labs:

N/A

Elsewhere in the school/university:

200

Does the school have a wireless network?

Yes

Areas where wireless network is available:

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

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

325

Recommended computer operating system on campus:

Other

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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