USNews.com: America's Best Colleges 2008: University of Akron: Services & Facilities

University of Akron

302 Buchtel Common
Akron, OH 44325

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, religious

Career services include:: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, interview training

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:: Akron City Schools; Akron General Medical Center; Avon City Schools; Babcock and Wilcox; Bober Markey; Brockman, Coats & Gedelian; Brott Mardis & Company CPA's; Children's Hospital; City of Akron; Cleveland Public Schools; Cohen and Company; Deloitte & Touche; Diebold; Ernst & Young; Euclid City Schools; FedEx Custom Critical; FedEx Ground; FirstEnergy; Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company; Hudson City School District; JM Smucker Company; JoAnn Stores Inc; KPMG; Lubrizol; Meaden & Moore; National City Bank; Nordonia Hills City Schools; ODOT - Ohio Department of Transportation; PriceWaterhouseCoopers; Progressive Inc; Sherwin Williams Company; State Auditors Office - State of Ohio; Summa Health System; Walt Disney World; Westfield Insurance

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:: 1,253,325
Number of current serial subscriptions:: 13,677
Number of microforms:: 1,677,303
Number of audiovisual materials:: 46,248
Number of E-books:: 10,321
Additional library facilities:: School of Law Library, Wayne College Library, Science and Engineering Library;

Museums or special academic buildings on campus:: A 2006 addition to the College of Fine and Applied Arts' Guzzetta Hall has technology-enhanced dance studios and classrooms. Applied Mathematics Scientific Computation Lab. Applied Polymer Research Lab. Archives of the History of American Psychology. Center for Nursing Clinics. Environmental Magnetics Lab. Fisher Sales Lab. Gas Turbine Testing Facility. Honors Complex. Molecular Spectroscopy Lab. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility. Olson Research Center. Taylor Institute for Direct Marketing.

Students required to take a computer course?: No
Students required to lease/own a computer?: No
Number of computers available to all students:: 2,900
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

In the library (excluding computer labs):: N/A
In classrooms:: N/A
In computer labs:: N/A
Elsewhere in the school/university:: 2,500
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:: 4,080
Recommended computer operating system on campus:: Microsoft Windows
Percentage of college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing units wired for high-speed Internet access:: 85%
Student webpages permitted?: Yes
Is online registration for classes available?: Yes

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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