Valdosta State University - Campus Life

• The Southeastern region of the country constitute a vast majority of U.S. students.
• The campus area is 200 acres.
• Campus is located within one mile of a city or town.

Description:

Two campuses of 200 acres (combined) located less than a mile apart in

Valdosta (population: 47,000), 115 miles from Jacksonville, Fla.; branch

campuses in Bainbridge, Douglas, Tifton, and Waycross. Served by air and

bus; major airports serve Jacksonville and Tallahassee, Fla. (100 miles);

train serves Jacksonville. School operates transportation to parking lots

and to north campus.

Types of Housing

• Women's Dorms.
• Men's Dorms.
• School-owned/operated Apartments.
• 90% 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, 75% of all students are on campus during the weekend.

• All students under age 19 must live on campus unless living with family.

• All students may have cars on campus.
• 90% 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
• Hazing Prohibited

• 15% 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.