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Fitchburg State 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 45 acres.
Campus is located within one mile of a city or town.
 
 Campus Description and Transportation Services
 
Description:
 45-acre campus in Fitchburg (population: 41,000), 25 miles from Worcester
 and 50 miles from Boston. Served by bus and train; major airport serves
 Boston; smaller airport serves Worcester. Public transportation serves
 campus.
 
 Housing
 
Types of Housing
 
Students who are required to live on campus:Coed Dorms are used by 80% of the on-campus students.
Women's Dorms are used by 20% of the on-campus students.
65% of freshmen live in school housing of some type.
35% of all students live in school housing of some type.
65% of all students live off campus or commute.
On average, 25% of all students are on campus during the weekend.
 
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.
Students may live on or off campus.
 
 Campus Rules, Regulations & Policies
 
 
All students may have cars on campus.
65% of all students 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
 
 
10% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during the year.
Undergraduates may expect to earn, on average, $2000 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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