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An industrial center and state center for biotechnology and related research, Worcester is the second largest city in all of New England. Good transportation facilities make area easily accessible. Located 38 miles west of Boston, city has several religious groups of all denominations, as well as significant libraries, museums, parks, theatre, and music facilities and municipal recreation opportunities and the Centrum (seating 13,000) houses concerts, sport events, and exhibits. Many students take advantage of the city's offerings through paid and unpaid internships with area corporations and institutions.

? COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS E-9

1 College St.
Worcester, MA 01610-2395
Tel: (508)793-2011
Free: 800-442-2421
Admissions: (508)793-2443
Fax: (508)793-3888
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.holycross.edu/

Description:

Independent Roman Catholic (Jesuit), 4-year, coed. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1843. Setting: 174-acre suburban campus with easy access to Boston. Endowment: $465.3 million. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $2.1 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $13,777 per student. Total enrollment: 2,816. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 11:1. 4,744 applied, 48% were admitted. 66% from top 10% of their high school class, 93% from top quarter, 100% from top half. 3 National Merit Scholars, 19 valedictorians. Full-time: 2,788 students, 55% women, 45% men. Part-time: 28 students, 86% women, 14% men. Students come from 51 states and territories, 18 other countries, 63% from out-of-state, 0.4% Native American, 6% Hispanic, 4% black, 5% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 0% 25 or older, 88% live on campus, 1% transferred in. Retention: 97% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: social sciences; English; history. Core. Calendar: semesters. Advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, double major, internships. Off campus study at Colleges of Worcester Consortium of Higher Education. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Naval, Air Force (c).

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group. Social organizations: 25 open to all; 6% of eligible men and 94% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Campus Activities Board, AHANA Club, residence hall councils, class councils. Major annual events: Fall Fest Weekend, Semi-Formal Banquet, Spring Weekend. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access, self-defense education. 475 college housing spaces available; 371 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. Options: coed, women-only housing available. Wheelock College Library with 93,534 books, 587,044 microform titles, 536 serials, 5,058 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $623,000. 120 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See Boston University.

? WILLIAMS COLLEGE B-2

PO Box 687
Williamstown, MA 01267
Tel: (413)597-3131
Admissions: (413)597-2211
Fax: (413)597-4018
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.williams.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 1793. Setting: 450-acre small town campus with easy access to Albany. Endowment: $1.3 billion. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $22,702 per student. Total enrollment: 2,070. Faculty: 312 (257 full-time, 55 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 7:1. 5,822 applied, 19% were admitted. 85% from top 10% of their high school class, 97% from top quarter, 100% from top half. Full-time: 1,984 students, 51% women, 49% men. Part-time: 33 students, 61% women, 39% men. Students come from 45 states and territories, 63 other countries, 87% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 9% Hispanic, 9% black, 9% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 6% international, 0% 25 or older, 93% live on campus, 0.2% transferred in. Retention: 97% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: social sciences; visual and performing arts; English; psychology. Core. Calendar: 4-1-4. Services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, double major, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at members of the Twelve College Exchange Program, Bennington College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, California Institute of Technology, Dartmouth College, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, Columbia University. Study abroad program.

Options: electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA. Required for some: SAT or ACT. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 6/1. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $20. State resident tuition: $970 full-time, $40.42 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $7050 full-time, $293.75 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $4109 full-time, $167.04 per credit part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to class time, course load, and reciprocity agreements. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to class time, course load, and reciprocity agreements. College room and board: $7420. College room only: $4730. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility.

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 14 open to all. Most popular organizations: Senate, SEC (Student Events Committee), TWA (Third World Alliance), WSCW (Radio Station), Dance Company/Club. Major annual events: Multicultural Festival, Homecoming, SGA Auction to Benefit the Homeless. Student services: personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access, well-lit campus, limited access to campus at night. College housing designed to accommodate 693 students; 961 undergraduates lived in college housing during 2003-04. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Learning Resources Center with 150,419 books, 15,602 microform titles, 1,021 serials, 12,127 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $762,356. 102 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

The Worcester State College location has the advantages of a suburban setting in the west side of Worcester, while less than two miles from downtown Worcester. A shuttle service provides free student transportation to the other nine college in the Colleges of Worcester Consortium and to City Hall, the Worcester Public Library, and several cultural centers. Worcester, the"Heart of New England," is about 40 miles from Boston, 45 miles from Providence, Rhode Island and 60 miles from Hartford, Connecticut. More than 700,000 people live within an hour's drive. The Worcester Centrum and Convention Center, with a seating capacity of 15,500, hosts a variety of sports and entertainment events. Lakes, rivers, city parks and beaches make fishing and boating, and a variety of activities, available. Hiking and skiing are available in nearby Mt. Wachusett.

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