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Gettysburg College

Services and Facilities

Address

300 N. Washington Street
Gettysburg, PA 17325

Website

http://www.gettysburg.edu

Admissions E-mail

admiss@gettysburg.edu

Student Services

Basic services offered:

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

Remedial learning services offered:

math, writing

Counseling services offered:

minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious, other

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:

382,603

Number of current serial subscriptions:

5,162

Number of microforms:

66,375

Number of audiovisual materials:

23,325

Number of E-books:

6,358

Additional library facilities:

Civil War Collection, Organ Music Collection, Asian Art, Rare Books, Vietnam & Southeast Asia Collection, Rare Map Collection, Manuscript and Photograph Collection. Chemistry Library.

Museums or special academic buildings on campus:

Electron Microscopes, Radio Station, Fourier Transform Infrared and NMR Spectrometers, Observatory with sixteen inch Cassegrain telescope, state of the art greenhouse, cutting edge computing capability -- College Navigation system.

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:

239

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):

38

In classrooms:

133

In computer labs:

47

Elsewhere in the school/university:

21

Does the school have a wireless network?

Yes

Areas where wireless network is available:

in all the libraries; in some classrooms; in computer labs; in administrative/faculty offices and work areas

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

284

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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