California Institute of Technology Services
The Basics
| Basic services offered: | nonremedial tutoring, women's center, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial services: | N/A |
| Counseling availability: | minority student, career, personal, 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: | 25% |
| Percent of graduates employed after 1 year: | N/A |
| Percent of graduates employed after 2 years: | $N/A |
| Main employers of graduates: | Northrop, Altera Corporation, City of Hope, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, Nvidia, Oracle, Pfizer, Price Waterhouse Coopers, JPL-NASA, Intel, Google, Caltech, Sun Microsystems |
Campus Resources
| Library on campus/close promixity?: | Yes |
| Library collaboration present?: | Yes |
| Number of books available: | 344,020 |
| Number of subscriptions: | 2,620 |
| Number of microforms: | 647,861 |
| Number of audiovisuals: | 1,352 |
| Number of E-books: | 2,431 |
| Description of library facilities: | Caltech has close ties and joint programs with the nearby Huntington Library, which houses a large collection of Anglo-American art, literature, rare books and manuscripts. |
| Museums in proximity: | Caltech Research Facilities (Off-site) Jet Propulsion Laboratory(JPL). Caltech owns and/or operates a number of off-campus research facilities including Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The world's leader in robotic planetary exploration, JPL is managed by Caltech for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). In addition to its interplanetary spacecraft, JPL is a major participant in NASA's Mission to Planet Earth Program. The Lab also conducts research and technology development in advanced microelectronics and is involved in the design and implementation of defense and civil programs. W. M. Keck Observatory. The Institute owns the Keck Observatory, located in Mauna Kea, Hawaii, and operates it jointly with the University of California through the California Association for Research in Astronomy. It houses the world's two largest optical and infrared telescopes, Keck I and Keck II, each 10 meters in diameter. With the two Kecks operating together, observers are able to search for planets orbiting stars other than our sun. Together, the two telescopes are powerful enough to collect starlight emitted only a billion or so years after the birth of the universe, when galaxies were first forming. Other Observatories. Caltech owns and operates a number of other observatories, including the Palomar Observatory, which houses the 200-inch Hale telescope on Palomar Mountain in San Diego County, California, the Owens Valley Radio Observatory at Big Pine, California, and the Submillimeter Observatory in Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Other Research Facilities. Another off-campus research facility owned and operated by the Institute is the William G. Kerckhoff Marine Biological Laboratory in Corona del Mar, California. Caltech also operates (with MIT) LIGO Observatories (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) in Hanford, Washington and Livingston, Louisiana. |
Technological Availability
| Wireless internet on campus?: | Yes |
| Public computers available: | 50 |
| Computer courses offered?: | No |
| Email accounts granted?: | Yes |
| Campuswide internet access?: | Yes |
| Usable computer locations: | computer center/labs, residence halls, library |
| Library connection ports (avg.): | 200 |
| Classroom connection ports (avg.): | 1,000 |
| Total wireless capacity: | 10,000 students/faculty |
| Recommended OS: | N/A |
| Wireless coverage: | in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), 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?: | Yes |
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