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Valley Forge Christian 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 80 acres.
- Campus is located within one mile of a city or town.
Campus Description and Transportation Services
- Description:
- 80-acre campus in Phoenixville (population: 15,000), 30 miles from
- Philadelphia. Airport serves Philadelphia; train serves Paoli (10 miles);
- bus serves King of Prussia (10 miles).
Housing
Types of Housing
- Women's Dorms.
- Men's Dorms.
- School-owned/operated Apartments.
- On-campus Married-student housing.
- 94% of freshmen live in school housing of some type.
- 90% of all students live in school housing of some type.
- 12% of all students live off campus or commute.
- On average, 75% 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 not available for all unmarried students regardless of year. Reason:
Limited number of apartment units.
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.
Other Policies
Student Employment
- 20% 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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