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Pennsylvania State University, Erie, The Behrend College - Campus Life
 Environment | Campus Description | Housing | Regulations | Student Employment
 
Environment 
 
The Northeastern region of the country constitute a vast majority of U.S. students.
The campus area is 700 acres.
Campus is located within one mile of a city or town.
 
 Campus Description and Transportation Services
 
Description:
 700-acre campus in Erie (population: 109,000), 127 miles from Pittsburgh.
 Served by air, bus, and train. Public transportation serves campus.
 
 Housing
 
Types of Housing
 
Students who are required to live on campus:Coed Dorms.
School-owned/operated Apartments.
42% of all students live in school housing of some type.
58% of all students live off campus or commute.
 
Campus housing is not available for all unmarried students regardless of year. Reason:
 Housing is on a first come-first served basis.
The school provides assistance in locating off-campus housing if on-campus housing is not available.
Students may live on or off campus.
 
 Campus Rules, Regulations & Policies
 
 
All students may have cars on campus.
Alcohol is not permitted on campus, even to those students of legal drinking age.
 
Other Policies
 
Class attendance policies set by individual instructors
Hazing Prohibited
 
 Student Employment
 
 
22% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during the year.
Undergraduates may expect to earn, on average, $1052 per year working part-time on campus.
This school participates in College Work/Study Program.
Institutional employment is available.
Part-time off-campus employment opportunities are good.
Freshmen are not discouraged from working during first term.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
	
		  
		  
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