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Biola University

Services and Facilities

Address

13800 Biola Avenue
La Mirada, CA 90639-0001

Website

http://www.biola.edu

Admissions E-mail

admissions@biola.edu

Student Services

Basic services offered:

nonremedial tutoring, health service, health insurance

Remedial learning services offered:

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling services offered:

minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious, other

Career Center

Career services include:

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other

Graduates who enter job market in field related to major:

Within six months of graduation:

20%

Within one year of graduation:

48%

Within two years of graduation:

20%

Firms that most frequently hire graduates:

N/A

Library

School has a library on campus?

Yes

School is a member of library consortia?

Yes

Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents:

233,865

Number of current serial subscriptions:

1,078

Number of microforms:

576,291

Number of audiovisual materials:

18,712

Number of E-books:

9,380

Additional library facilities:

Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC),Southern California Theological Library Association(SCATLA), Dialog Corp, Link+, EBSCOhost, JSTOR, Lexis-Nexis, OCLC FirstSearch, OVID Technologies, ProQuest, CSA.

Museums or special academic buildings on campus:

media center, electron microscope, on-campus radio station, TV/film studio, art studio, art gallery, recording studio, concert hall with pipe organ, MIDI lab for music composition, electronic piano lab

Computer Resources

Students required to take a computer course?

No

Students required to lease/own a computer?

No

Number of computers available to all students:

165

Internet access available to all students?

Yes

E-mail accounts available to all students?

Yes

Computers available for student use in:

computer center/labs, residence halls, library

Number of open, wired network connections available to students:

In the library (excluding computer labs):

155

In classrooms:

94

In computer labs:

29

Elsewhere in the school/university:

2,426

Does the school have a wireless network?

Yes

Areas where wireless network is available:

in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs); 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

Total approximate number of simultaneous users that can be accommodated by the wireless network:

N/A

Recommended computer operating system on campus:

Mac

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

100%

Student webpages permitted?

Yes

Is online registration for classes available?

Yes

Campus Safety

Campus safety and security services offered:

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)

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