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Appalachian State University - Campus Life
Environment | Campus Description | Housing | Regulations | Student Employment
Environment
- The Southeastern region of the country constitute a vast majority of U.S. students.
- The campus area is 255 acres.
- Campus is located within one mile of a city or town.
Campus Description and Transportation Services
- Description:
- 75-acre and 180-acre campuses (plus additional 330 acres) in Boone
- (population: 13,000), 95 miles from Winston-Salem. Major airports serve
- Greensboro and Charlotte (both 120 miles); smaller airport and bus serve
- Hickory (50 miles); train serves Greensboro. Public transportation serves
- campus.
Housing
Types of Housing
- Coed Dorms are used by 68% of the on-campus students.
- Women's Dorms are used by 21% of the on-campus students.
- Men's Dorms are used by 5% of the on-campus students.
- Sorority housing.
- Fraternity housing.
- School-owned/operated Apartments.
- On-campus Married-student housing.
- 41% of all students live in school housing of some type.
- 59% of all students live off campus or commute.
- On average, 50% of all students are on campus during the weekend.
Students who are required to live on campus:
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All unmarried, nonveteran freshmen must live on campus unless living with
family.
Campus housing is not available for all unmarried students regardless of year. Reason:
Freshmen and sophomores are guaranteed housing; for all others housing is
granted on a space-available basis.
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.
- 60% of all students have cars on campus.
- Alcohol is not permitted on campus, even to those students of legal drinking age.
Student Employment
- 28% 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 good.
- Freshmen are not discouraged from working during first term.
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