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University of Southern Maine - 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 120 acres.
- Campus is located within one mile of a city or town.
Campus Description and Transportation Services
- Description:
- Three campuses totaling 120 acres in Portland (population: 70,000),
- Gorham, and Lewiston-Auburn. Served by air and bus; major airport and
- train serve Boston (150 miles). School operates transportation between
- Portland and Gorham campuses and to other locations in Portland. Public
- transportation serves campus.
Housing
Types of Housing
- Coed Dorms are used by 100% of the on-campus students.
- Sorority housing.
- Fraternity housing.
- On-campus Married-student housing.
- Off-campus Married-student housing.
- Other:
On-campus nontraditional student housing.
- 12% of all students live in school housing of some type.
- 40% of all students live in campus .
- 60% of all students live off campus or commute.
Students who are required to live on campus:
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Students may live on or off campus.
Campus housing is available for all unmarried students regardless of year.
The school provides assistance in locating off-campus housing if on-campus housing is not available.
Campus Rules, Regulations & Policies
- All students may have cars on campus.
- Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age but certain restrictions apply.
Other Policies
- Class attendance policies set by individual instructors
- Hazing Prohibited
Student Employment
- 30% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during the year.
- Undergraduates may expect to earn, on average, $1200 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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