USNews.com: America's Best Colleges 2008: University of South Carolina

University of South Carolina–Upstate

800 University Way
Spartanburg, SC 29303

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, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological

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

Within six months of graduation:: 95%
Within one year of graduation:: 100%
Within two years of graduation:: 100%
Firms that most frequently hire graduates:: Aaron's Sales and Lease Ownership; BMW; Charles Lea Center; FDIC; FOX 21 WHNS-TV; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Lockheed Martin; Management Recruiters of Greenville; Marriott; Michelin; Milliken & Company; QS/1 Data Systems; SC, NC & GA School Districts; Smith-Barney; Spartanburg Convention & Visitors Bureau; Spartanburg Regional Medical Center; State Farm Insurance; U.S. Customs; Verizon Wireless; Wachovia

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:: 165,977
Number of current serial subscriptions:: 31,460
Number of microforms:: 55,924
Number of audiovisual materials:: 6,198
Number of E-books:: 24,677
Additional library facilities:: The Library's virtual collections number more than 100 database offerings and include the statewide collections known as DISCUS and ACADEMIC DISCUS. Students have access to more than 10,000 online full-text book titles and over 13,00 online full-text journal titles. For more information about the library, visit the web page at http://www.uscupstate.edu/academics/library/index.htm/

Museums or special academic buildings on campus:: Robotics and Intelligent Systems Lab, The University Art Gallery, "Fourier Transform Intrared Spectrometer", "Atomic Absorption Spectrometer", and "Liquid Chromotograph"

Students required to take a computer course?: Yes
Students required to lease/own a computer?: No
Number of computers available to all students:: 750
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):: 10
In classrooms:: 60
In computer labs:: 50
Elsewhere in the school/university:: 750
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; in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing; in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Total approximate number of simultaneous users that can be accommodated by the wireless network:: 500
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?: No
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, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

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