USNews.com: America's Best Colleges 2008: San Jose State University: Services & Facilities

San Jose State University

1 Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95192

Basic services offered:: nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, 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

Career services include:: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, interest inventory, interview training, other

Within six months of graduation:: 69%
Within one year of graduation:: 94%
Within two years of graduation:: N/A
Firms that most frequently hire graduates:: AT&T; Abbott, Stringham & Lynch; Adobe Systems; Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; American Lung Association; Apple Computer, Incorporated; BEA Systems, Inc.; CALTRANS; Cadence Design Systems, Inc.; Charles Schwab; Cisco Systems, Inc.; City of San Jose; Disneyland; Dow Jones & Co., Inc.; EMQ Children & Family Services; Ernst & Young LLP; eBay; Federal Bureau of Investigation; Fujitsu Microelectronics, Inc.; Genentech, Inc.; General Electric Co.; H&R Block Financial Advisers; Hewlett-Packard Company; IBM Corp.; Intel Corporation; Interstate Hotels Corp.; JCPenney Co.; Kaiser Permanente; Knight Ridder; Lifescan, Inc.; Lockheed Martin; Lucent Technologies-OMD; Macromedia, Inc.; Marriott Hotels, Resorts & Suites; Merrill Lynch; Microsoft Corporation; Motorola, Inc.; NASA-Ames Research Center; Novell, Inc.; Oracle Corporation; Pacific Gas & Electric Co.; Peace Corps; Rockwell Automation; Silicon Graphics; Sun Microsystems, Inc.; Texas Instruments; Xerox Business Services; Yahoo!

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:: 1,295,099
Number of current serial subscriptions:: 915
Number of microforms:: 1,681,910
Number of audiovisual materials:: 32,280
Number of E-books:: 4,634
Additional library facilities:: The Multicultural Center, the Adaptive Technology Center, Distance Learning Web site Program, Interlibrary Loan Division, wireless access in the library, laptop and portable media equipment loans

Museums or special academic buildings on campus:: Special Collection Division, Beethoven Center and John Steinbeck Center.

Students required to take a computer course?: No
Students required to lease/own a computer?: No
Number of computers available to all students:: 1,355
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, student center

In the library (excluding computer labs):: 947
In classrooms:: 1,500
In computer labs:: 1,355
Elsewhere in the school/university:: 50
Does the school have a wireless network?: Yes
Areas where wireless network is available:: in all the libraries; in some classrooms; 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
Total approximate number of simultaneous users that can be accommodated by the wireless network:: 32,000
Recommended computer operating system on campus:: Other
Percentage of college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing units wired for high-speed Internet access:: 100%
Student webpages permitted?: No
Is online registration for classes available?: Yes

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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