Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Campus Info & Services

Summary

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute offers a number of student services including nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service, and health insurance. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute also offers campus safety and security services like 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, and controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc). Of the students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 40 percent have cars on campus. Alcohol is permitted for students of legal age at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Info & Regulations

Students who have cars on campus	40%
Alcohol permitted on campus for students of legal age	Yes

Health & Safety

Basic student services offered

nonremedial tutoring placement service day care health service health insurance

Campus safety and security services offered

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)

Career

Career services offered

co-op education career/job search classes on-campus job interviews alumni network internships interest inventory resume assistance interview training

Computer Resources

Students required to take a computer course	Yes
Students required to own/lease a computer	Yes
Computers available for student use in
computer center/labs residence halls library student center
Tablet or laptop issued to new students	Free for some new students

Library & Museum Information

On-campus library	Yes
Books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents	358,977
Museums or special academic buildings on campus	Since 2000, Rensselaer has invested over $700 million in new and existing buildings. This includes four new complexes: The Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC), the East Campus Athletic Village, and the Computational Center for Nanotechnology Innovations (CCNI). A three-way partnership between Rensselaer, IBM and New York, CCNI is one of the world's most powerful university-based supercomputers.

Learning Disabled (LD) Students

Total undergraduates in LD program or receiving services	N/A
Services for LD students
reading machines priority registration tape recorders priority seating note-taking services texts on tape learning center exams on tape or computer extended time for tests other testing accommodations tutors

Physically Disabled Students

Services for physically disabled students

note-taking services adaptive equipment special transportation reader services tape recorders braille services special housing interpreters for hearing-impaired tutors talking books

* Campus Info & Services details based on 2011 data