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Whittier College - Campus Life
Environment | Campus Description | Housing | Regulations | Student Employment
Environment
- The Western region of the country constitute a vast majority of U.S. students.
- The campus area is 95 acres.
- Campus is located within one mile of a city or town.
Campus Description and Transportation Services
- Description:
- 95-acre campus in Whittier (population: 77,671), 20 miles from Los
- Angeles. Airport serves Los Angeles; train serves Fullerton (15 miles).
- Public transportation serves campus.
Housing
Types of Housing
- Coed Dorms are used by 100% of the on-campus students.
- 80% of freshmen live in school housing of some type.
- 60% of all students live in school housing of some type.
- 40% of all students live off campus or commute.
- On average, 85% of all students are on campus during the weekend.
Students who are required to live on campus:
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All freshmen, sophomores, and juniors must live on campus unless living
with family.
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.
- 48% 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
- 61% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during the year.
- Undergraduates may expect to earn, on average, $1250 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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