USNews.com: America's Best Colleges 2008: Western Illinois University: Services & Facilities

Western Illinois University

1 University Circle
Macomb, IL 61455

Basic services offered:: nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial learning services offered:: math, writing
Counseling services offered:: personal, academic, psychological

Career services include:: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interview training

Within six months of graduation:: N/A
Within one year of graduation:: 72%
Within two years of graduation:: N/A
Firms that most frequently hire graduates:: Allstate Insurance Co; Archer Daniels Midland; Auto-Owners Insurance Co.; Blain's Farm & Fleet; Bradley University; Buckle; C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.; Central Management Services, State of Illinois; Chicago Police Dept.; Chicago Public Schools; Department of Homeland Security, Customs & Border Protection; Enterprise Rent-A-Car; Executive Inspector General; Federal Bureau of Investigation; Federal Bureau of Prisons; Gap, Inc.; Horace Mann Companies; IL Dept. of Children & Family Services; IL Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity; IL Dept. of Corrections; IL Dept. of Human Services; IL Dept. of Revenue; IL Secretary of State Police; Illinois Attorney General's Office; Illinois State Police; Iowa Dept. of Public Safety; John Deere; Kohl's Department Stores; Menard's; Merck & Co.; Missouri State Highway Patrol; Monsanto Company; Nestle Purina PetCare; Numerous local police departments; Pekin Insurance; Pella Corporation; Schaeffer Manufacturing; Sherwin Williams; State Farm Insurance; TEK Systems; U.S. Dept of HUD-OIG; U.S. Secret Service; USDA Rural Development; Von Maur; Wal-Mart Distribution; Walgreens; Walt Disney World

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:: 718,241
Number of current serial subscriptions:: 3,445
Number of microforms:: 1,342,630
Number of audiovisual materials:: 3,500
Number of E-books:: 0
Additional library facilities:: Music library, curriculum library, physical science library

Students required to take a computer course?: No
Students required to lease/own a computer?: No
Number of computers available to all students:: 1,000
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

In the library (excluding computer labs):: N/A
In classrooms:: N/A
In computer labs:: N/A
Elsewhere in the school/university:: N/A
Does the school have a wireless network?: Yes
Areas where wireless network is available:: in all the libraries; in all classrooms; in computer labs; in administrative/faculty offices and work areas; in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing; 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:: 15,000
Recommended computer operating system on campus:: N/A
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 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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