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Calvin College - Campus Life
Environment | Campus Description | Housing | Regulations | Student Employment
Environment
- The Midwestern region of the country constitute a vast majority of U.S. students.
- The campus area is 370 acres.
- Campus is located within one mile of a city or town.
Campus Description and Transportation Services
- Description:
- 370-acre, suburban campus in Grand Rapids (population: 194,000), 150
- miles from Detroit. Served by air, bus, and train. Public transportation
- serves campus.
Housing
Types of Housing
- Women's Dorms are used by 44% of the on-campus students.
- Men's Dorms are used by 32% of the on-campus students.
- School-owned/operated Apartments.
- 96% of freshmen live in school housing of some type.
- 58% of all students live in school housing of some type.
- 42% of all students live off campus or commute.
- On average, 80% of all students are on campus during the weekend.
Students who are required to live on campus:
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All freshmen and sophomores 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.
- 45% of all students 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
Student Employment
- 35% 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 excellent.
- Freshmen are not discouraged from working during first term.
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