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Grand Valley State University - 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 897 acres.
- Campus is located more than one mile from a city or town.
Campus Description and Transportation Services
- Description:
- 897-acre campus in Allendale, 12 miles from Grand Rapids (population:
- 194,000); branch campuses in Grand Rapids, Holland, and Muskegon.
- Airport, bus, and train serve Grand Rapids. Public transportation serves
- campus. School operates transportation to Grand Rapids.
Housing
Types of Housing
- Coed Dorms.
- School-owned/operated Apartments.
- Off-campus Married-student housing.
- 20% of all students live in school housing of some type.
Students who are required to live on campus:
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Some athletes must live on campus.
Campus housing is not available for all unmarried students regardless of year. Reason:
Contact School Directly
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.
- 80% 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
- 18% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during the year.
- Undergraduates may expect to earn, on average, $1500 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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