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Bradley University

Services and Facilities

Address

1501 W. Bradley Avenue
Peoria, IL 61625

Website

http://www.bradley.edu

Admissions E-mail

admissions@bradley.edu

Student Services

Basic services offered:

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance

Remedial learning services offered:

study skills, other

Counseling services offered:

minority student, career, academic, psychological

Career Center

Career services include:

co-op education, 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:

94%

Within one year of graduation:

N/A

Within two years of graduation:

N/A

Firms that most frequently hire graduates:

Accenture; Caterpillar Inc.; Enterprise Rent-A-Car; eServLLC; LaSalle Bank Corporation; Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; Loyola Medical Center; Peoria Public School Districe #150; Target Corporation; United States Patent and Trademark Office

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:

559,388

Number of current serial subscriptions:

3,545

Number of microforms:

819,174

Number of audiovisual materials:

10,175

Number of E-books:

1,901

Additional library facilities:

Among the facilities of the Cullom-Davis Library is the Virginius H. Chase Special Collections Center, established in 1979 in honor of a peorian who became a widely recognized authority on the botany and natural history of Illinois; it houses and exhibits rate books, manuscripts, archival materials, and other resources that require special management, including the collections of the Peoria Historical Society and the Citizens to Preserve jubilee College.

Museums or special academic buildings on campus:

Caterpillar Global Communications Center

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:

900

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

Number of open, wired network connections available to students:

In the library (excluding computer labs):

50

In classrooms:

120

In computer labs:

30

Elsewhere in the school/university:

20

Does the school have a wireless network?

Yes

Areas where wireless network is available:

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:

1,600

Recommended computer operating system on campus:

Microsoft Windows

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, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

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