Gettysburg College Services

The Basics

Basic services offered: nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, health service
Remedial services: math, writing
Counseling availability: minority student, career, personal, 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
Percent of graduates employed after 6 months: N/A
Percent of graduates employed after 1 year: N/A
Percent of graduates employed after 2 years: $N/A
Main employers of graduates: Lockheed Martin, KPMG, Merril Lynch, Salomon Smith Barney, Peace Corps, USA Today, Liberty Mutual Ins. Co.

Campus Resources

Library on campus/close promixity?: Yes
Library collaboration present?: Yes
Number of books available: 382,603
Number of subscriptions: 5,162
Number of microforms: 66,375
Number of audiovisuals: 23,325
Number of E-books: 6,358
Description of library facilities: Civil War Collection, Organ Music Collection, Asian Art, Rare Books, Vietnam & Southeast Asia Collection, Rare Map Collection, Manuscript and Photograph Collection. Chemistry Library.
Museums in proximity: Electron Microscopes, Radio Station, Fourier Transform Infrared and NMR Spectrometers, Observatory with sixteen inch Cassegrain telescope, state of the art greenhouse, cutting edge computing capability -- College Navigation system.

Technological Availability

Wireless internet on campus?: Yes
Public computers available: 239
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.): 38
Classroom connection ports (avg.): 133
Total wireless capacity: 284 students/faculty
Recommended OS: Microsoft
Wireless coverage: in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas

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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