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Dana College

Services and Facilities

Address

2848 College Drive
Blair, NE 68008-1099

Website

http://www.dana.edu

Admissions E-mail

admissions@dana.edu

Student Services

Basic services offered:

placement service, health service, health insurance

Remedial learning services offered:

study skills

Counseling services offered:

career, personal, academic, religious

Career Center

Career services include:

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

Graduates who enter job market in field related to major:

Within six months of graduation:

82%

Within one year of graduation:

N/A

Within two years of graduation:

N/A

Firms that most frequently hire graduates:

AAA; ACI Worldwide; Applied Underwriters; Apprenticeship in Shared Living, Beyond Borders - Haiti; Atchison Public Schools - Atchison, KS; Bellevue Public Schools; Blair Community Schools; Blair YMCA; CDJ Drywall; Children's Hospital; Children's Square - Council Bluffs, IA; City Financial; Community Alliance; Council Bluffs Community Schools; Council Bluffs Community Schools; Crawford County Mental Health Center - Denison, IA; Dana College; Delta Greely School District - Delta Junction, AK; Dixie Home Services - Columbus, GA; Downtown Events Group - Des Moines, IA; Enterprise Publishing; Expeditors International - Kansas City, Mo; Fantasys Food-n-Fuel; Fit 4 Life - Council Bluffs, IA; Fort Calhoun Public Schools; Frontier Co-op; Glynn County Public Schools - Brunswick, GA; Godfather's Pizza; Graeve, Garrelts, Denham & Bruce; Hauff Sporting Goods; Head Start; Heartland Behavioral Disorder School; Hume R-VIII Schools - Hume, MO; Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District - Bedford, TX; John Hancock Financial; Leopard, Inc.; Lyons High School - Lyons, CO; McMillan & Associates; Midland Lutheran College; Midwest Title; Nabisco, Division of Kraft Foods; National Indemnity Co.; Nebraska Health and Human Services Department; Norfolk Fire Department; Omaha Fixture International; Omaha Public Schools; Omaha-Council Bluffs YMCA; Opera Omaha; Osceola Public Schools; Oswego Community Unit School District #308 - Oswego, IL; Parker Unified School District #27 - Parker, AZ; Parker Unified School District #27 - Parker, AZ; Performance Volkswagen; Pioneer Investment; Plaza Pontiac GMC; Pomeroy Palmer Community Schools - Pomeroy, IA; RCCR, Inc - Bird Island, MN; Ralston Public Schools; Red Oak Community Schools - Red Oak, IA; Redwood Area Hospital - Redwood Falls, MN; Remington Heights Eldercare Facility; Scheels All Sports; Schering Plough; Spaghetti Works; St Joseph's School; State Farm Insurance; Streeter Enterprises; Syngenta Crop Protection (Aerotek); T&A Delivery & Lawn Care; Tekamah Health & Rehabilitation; Tempe Union High School District - Tempe, AZ; The Kroger Company; The Partner Network; Thor Group; Underwood Community Schools - Underwood, IA; United States Army; University of Nebraska at Kearney; University of Southern California Strength Training Program; Uta Halee/Cooper Village; Walgreen's; Washington County Bank; Wells Fargo Bank; West Point Public Schools; Westgate Community Center of Palm Beach County - W Palm Beach, FL; Westside Community Schools; Woodhouise Nissan Ford

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:

149,427

Number of current serial subscriptions:

5,000

Number of microforms:

16,579

Number of audiovisual materials:

6,283

Number of E-books:

24,390

Additional library facilities:

Danish Immigrant Archives

Museums or special academic buildings on campus:

N/A

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:

110

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):

0

In classrooms:

0

In computer labs:

5

Elsewhere in the school/university:

2

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 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:

1,000

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?

No

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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