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Briar Cliff University

Campus Life

Address

3303 Rebecca Street, Box 2100
Sioux City, IA 51104

Website

http://www.briarcliff.edu

Admissions E-mail

admissions@briarcliff.edu

Campus Housing

Does the school offer housing to students?

Yes

Students living in college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing:

53%

Campus housing available for all unmarried students regardless of year?

Yes

Does school provide assistance in finding off-campus housing if on-campus housing is not available?

No

Types of campus housing available:

coed dorms (84%), other housing options (16%)

Percentage of college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing units that are:

Singles:

11%

Doubles:

74%

Triples/Suites:

15%

Apartments:

0%

Other:

0%

Number of college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing buildings:

4

Percentage of college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing buildings equipped with:

Percentage of college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing units wired for high-speed Internet access:

100%

Campus size:

70 acres

Average percentage of students on campus during weekends:

70%

Transportation

Nearest airport location(s) (miles):

Omaha, NE (100), Sioux City, IA (10)

Nearest passenger train station (miles):

Omaha, NE (100)

Nearest bus station (miles):

Sioux City, IA (3)

Public transportation serves campus?

Yes

Are all students permitted to have cars on campus?

Yes

Students who have cars on campus

73%

Student Employment

School employment is available?

Yes

Percent of undergraduates working on campus during 2006-2007 academic year:

21%

Average amount undergraduates may expect to earn per year from part-time on-campus work:

$710

Are freshmen discouraged from working during their first term?

No

Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)

Army ROTC:

Not offered

Navy ROTC:

Not offered

Air Force ROTC:

Not offered

Regulations

Is alcohol permitted on campus for students of legal age?

Yes

Additional Policies:

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, other

Campus Events

Most popular cultural and campus events:

30 Hour Fast; Artsplash; BCU Theatre productions; Bilingual Bingo; Cliff Top Movies; Cliffstock; Easter Egg Hunt; Entrepreneur-in-Residence; Ethics Apprentice; Faculty Debates; Family Weekend; Haunted Tunnels; Homecoming; International Dinner; Intramural Dodgeball; Kids College; Little Brother/Little Sister Weekend; Midnight at Plaza Bowl; Multicultural Fair; RHA Lecture/Concert; Rivercade; Sand Volleyball Tournaments; Saturday in the Park; Texas Hold'em Tournaments; Welcome Week