Amherst College Services
The Basics
| Basic services offered: | nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial services: | N/A |
| Counseling availability: | minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, psychological, birth control, religious, other |
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: | 60% |
| Percent of graduates employed after 1 year: | N/A |
| Percent of graduates employed after 2 years: | $N/A |
| Main employers of graduates: | Goldman Sachs; Harvard University; Lehman Bros.; Monitor; Bain; Teach for America; AmeriCorps; Mass General; Merrill Lynch; Braun Consulting; McKinsey; Mt. Sinai Hospital; University of California; Peace Corps; many private high schools; many hospitals an |
Campus Resources
| Library on campus/close promixity?: | Yes |
| Library collaboration present?: | Yes |
| Number of books available: | 1,003,887 |
| Number of subscriptions: | 10,632 |
| Number of microforms: | 530,083 |
| Number of audiovisuals: | 63,515 |
| Number of E-books: | 73,185 |
| Description of library facilities: | Keefe Science Library, Morgan Music Library, Visual Resources Collection, Amherst College Library Depository, Center for Russian Culture Library |
| Museums in proximity: | Museum of Natural History, Mead Art Museum, Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Observatory; The Emily Dickinson Museum; affiliation with The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. |
Technological Availability
| Wireless internet on campus?: | Yes |
| Public computers available: | 168 |
| 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.): | N/A |
| Classroom connection ports (avg.): | N/A |
| Total wireless capacity: | N/A students/faculty |
| Recommended OS: | N/A |
| Wireless coverage: | 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 |
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?: | No |
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