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Prairie View A&M University - Campus Life
Environment | Campus Description | Housing | Regulations | Student Employment
Environment
- The Southwestern region of the country constitute a vast majority of U.S. students.
- The campus area is 1440 acres.
- Campus is located more than one mile from a city or town.
Campus Description and Transportation Services
- Description:
- 1,440-acre campus in Prairie View (population: 3,700), 45 miles
- from Houston. Served by bus; major airport and train serve
- Houston.
Housing
Types of Housing
- Women's Dorms.
- Men's Dorms.
- School-owned/operated Apartments.
- 98% of freshmen live in school housing of some type.
- 47% of all students live in school housing of some type.
- 53% of all students live off campus or commute.
- On average, 15% of all students are on campus during the weekend.
Students who are required to live on campus:
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All students must live on campus unless living with family within
a 60-mile radius of 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 not permitted on campus, even to those students of legal drinking age.
Other Policies
- Class attendance mandatory
- Class attendance policies set by individual instructors
- Hazing Prohibited
Student Employment
- 39% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during the year.
- Undergraduates may expect to earn, on average, $3500 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 poor.
- Freshmen are not discouraged from working during first term.
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