Virginia Wesleyan College Services
The Basics
| Basic services offered: | nonremedial tutoring, women's center, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial services: | reading, math, writing, study skills |
| Counseling availability: | minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious |
Career Potential
| Career advising services: | on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other |
| Percent of graduates employed after 6 months: | 58% |
| Percent of graduates employed after 1 year: | 58% |
| Percent of graduates employed after 2 years: | $N/A |
| Main employers of graduates: | Internal Revenue Service, Virginia Department of Taxation, Peace Corps, ABC Family Channel, GEICO, Landmark Communications, City of Virginia Beach, American Funds Group, Virginia Beach Public Schools, Chesapeake Public Schools, Household,, Walgreens, Nor |
Campus Resources
| Library on campus/close promixity?: | Yes |
| Library collaboration present?: | Yes |
| Number of books available: | 123,359 |
| Number of subscriptions: | 800 |
| Number of microforms: | 15,869 |
| Number of audiovisuals: | 3,813 |
| Number of E-books: | 36,000 |
| Description of library facilities: | Virginia Wesleyan subscribes to 30 research proprietary databases and owns an electronic book collection of 36,000 volumes. We are a participant in the Southeastern Library Network, the Virginia Consortium of Independent Colleges, the Virtual Library of Virginia, and the Virginia Tidewater Consortium. We also house the Virginia Wesleyan College Archives. |
| Museums in proximity: | The Lambuth M. Clarke Hall, an academic center featuring state of the art teaching technologies, the Learning Resources/Writing Center, the Center for the Study of Religious Freedom and a 24-hour computer laboratory; the Henry Clay Hofheimer II Library houses a second general purpose computer laboratory and additional computers dedicated to research databases/subscriptions; The Jane P. Batten Student Center, featuring a multi-activity athletic center as well as Communication laboratory space and two multimedia classrooms; and a Greenhouse. |
Technological Availability
| Wireless internet on campus?: | Yes |
| Public computers available: | 99 |
| 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.): | 20 |
| Classroom connection ports (avg.): | 15 |
| Total wireless capacity: | 600 students/faculty |
| Recommended OS: | Microsoft |
| Wireless coverage: | in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), 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 |
Safety
| Campus safety details: | 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) | Students granted university webspace?: | Yes |
| Able to register online?: | No |
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