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Franklin Pierce 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 1000 acres.
- Campus is located more than one mile from a city or town.
Campus Description and Transportation Services
- Description:
- 1,000-acre campus in Rindge (population: 5,000), 50 miles from Manchester
- and 65 miles from Boston; branch campuses in Concord, Keene, Nashua,
- Portsmouth, and Salem. Major airport serves Boston; smaller airport
- serves Manchester; train serves Brattleboro, Vt. (45 miles); bus serves
- Keene. School operates transportation to Keene.
Housing
Types of Housing
- Coed Dorms.
- Women's Dorms.
- Men's Dorms.
- School-owned/operated Apartments.
- Other:
Lakeside cottages.
- 93% of all students live in school housing of some type.
- 7% of all students live off campus or commute.
- On average, 70% of all students are on campus during the weekend.
Students who are required to live on campus:
- All unmarried students under age 21 not living near campus with relatives.
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.
- 55% 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
Student Employment
- 40% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during the year.
- Undergraduates may expect to earn, on average, $1300 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 fair.
- Freshmen are not discouraged from working during first term.
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