USNews.com: America's Best Colleges 2008: Alverno College: Services & Facilities

Alverno College

3400 S. 43rd Street, PO Box 343922
Milwaukee, WI 53234-3922

Basic services offered:: nonremedial tutoring, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial learning services offered:: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling services offered:: career, personal, academic, psychological, religious

Career services include:: internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, interest inventory, interview training, other

Within six months of graduation:: 89%
Within one year of graduation:: N/A
Within two years of graduation:: N/A
Firms that most frequently hire graduates:: Alverno College; Aurora Health Care; Bryant & Stratton College; Children's Hospital of WI; City of Milwaukee; Columbia-St. Mary's; Covenant Health Care; Financial and insurance firms; Froedtert Hospital; Government agencies; Greendale Public Schools; Harley-Davidson; Higher Education institutions; Humana; M & I Corporation; Medical College of Wisconsin; Metavante; Milwaukee County government; Milwaukee Public Schools; Milwaukee area hospitals and hospital systems; Milwaukee area schools; Northwestern Mutual; ProHealth Care; U. S. Bank; U. S. Government; We Energies

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:: 95,622
Number of current serial subscriptions:: 3,932
Number of microforms:: 248,424
Number of audiovisual materials:: 15,820
Number of E-books:: 15,179
Additional library facilities:: electronic reserves and hotlinks within EDUCATOR (course management software); wireless connectivity in reference room and study areas; circulation of laptops to students; library computer classroom with 15 computers; smart board and laptop cart for use with information literacy instruction classes; additional 500,000 plus items owned by the SWITCH consortium and available to patrons via daily delivery among the 8-member libraries; email reference services

Museums or special academic buildings on campus:: art gallery; Teaching, Learning and Technology Center; clinical nursing skills lab; student-centered multimedia production facility; Career Center; Fitness Center; state of the art NCAA regulation soccer and softball fields; Diagnostic Digital Portfolio; Pitman Theater; Assessment Center; International and Intercultural Center; Communication Resource Center; Math Center

Students required to take a computer course?: No
Students required to lease/own a computer?: No
Number of computers available to all students:: 500
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):: 0
In classrooms:: 275
In computer labs:: 10
Elsewhere in the school/university:: 200
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 some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Total approximate number of simultaneous users that can be accommodated by the wireless network:: 175
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 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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