Boston College Services

The Basics

Basic services offered: nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial services: N/A
Counseling availability: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, religious

Career Potential

Career advising services: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Percent of graduates employed after 6 months: 70%
Percent of graduates employed after 1 year: N/A
Percent of graduates employed after 2 years: $N/A
Main employers of graduates: Pricewaterhouse Coopers, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup, KPMG, Ernst & Young, Goldman Sachs, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Deloitte Consulting LLP, EMC Corporation, Fidelity Investments, Morgan Stanley, Teach for America, and UBS Investment Bank.

Campus Resources

Library on campus/close promixity?: Yes
Library collaboration present?: Yes
Number of books available: 2,124,242
Number of subscriptions: 52,338
Number of microforms: 4,050,845
Number of audiovisuals: 171,099
Number of E-books: 255,578
Description of library facilities: * The Honorable John J. Burns Library of Rare Books and Special Collections houses the University's rare books, special collections and archives. * Bapst Art Library houses the art and art history collections, graduate and undergraduate study space. * The Educational Resource Center is the curriculum center for the School of Education faculty and students. * The Social Work Library serves the resource needs of the Graduate School of Social Work. * The Weston/O'Connor Library contains a specialized collection of earth sciences monographs, periodicals, and maps, particularly in the areas of seismology geology, and geophysics. * The Law Library houses a legal collection which is national in scope and covers all major areas of American law. * The Newton Resource Center is a 60 seat reading room serving first year students.
Museums in proximity: Boston College's McMullen Museum of Art serves as a dynamic educational resource for all of New England as well as the national and the international community. The Museum displays its notable permanent collection and mounts exhibitions of international scholarly importance from all periods and cultures of the history of art. The Museum is free and open to the public.

Technological Availability

Wireless internet on campus?: Yes
Public computers available: 1,000
Computer courses offered?: No
Email accounts granted?: Yes
Campuswide internet access?: Yes
Usable computer locations: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Library connection ports (avg.): 750
Classroom connection ports (avg.): 500
Total wireless capacity: 8,750 students/faculty
Recommended OS: Microsoft
Wireless coverage: in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing

Safety

Campus safety details: 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)
Students granted university webspace?: Yes
Able to register online?: Yes

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