Massachusetts Institute of Technology Services

The Basics

Basic services offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial services: N/A
Counseling availability: minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, 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: 63%
Percent of graduates employed after 1 year: N/A
Percent of graduates employed after 2 years: $N/A
Main employers of graduates: McKinsey, MIT, Google, Microsoft, Raytheon, Bain, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, General Electric, Susquehanna

Campus Resources

Library on campus/close promixity?: Yes
Library collaboration present?: Yes
Number of books available: 1,359,885
Number of subscriptions: 22,991
Number of microforms: 2,391,503
Number of audiovisuals: 33,005
Number of E-books: 14,754
Description of library facilities: The MIT Libraries support the Institute's programs of study and research. Five major subject libraries, for Architecture and Planning, Engineering, Humanities, Science, Management and Social Science, as well as four specialized libraries and the Institute Archives, offer access to a wide range of materials, both print and electronic, and services.
Museums in proximity: Dedicated undergraduate teaching laboratories in many departments are complemented by the facilities of numerous interdisciplinary research laboratories and centers-list available at http://web.mit.edu/research/; arts facilities include not only the List Visual Arts Center, The MIT Museum, and the Jerome B. Wiesner Student Art Gallery, but also the Berenice Abbott Photography Laboratory, the Lewis Music Library, and performance and practice spaces.

Technological Availability

Wireless internet on campus?: Yes
Public computers available: 1,100
Computer courses offered?: Yes
Email accounts granted?: Yes
Campuswide internet access?: Yes
Usable computer locations: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Library connection ports (avg.): 50
Classroom connection ports (avg.): 1,200
Total wireless capacity: 20,000 students/faculty
Recommended OS: N/A
Wireless coverage: in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all school buildings and on all school property

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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