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FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE

Fitchburg State College
160 Pearl Street
Fitchburg, MA 01420-2697

Official telephone: (978) 345-2151
Fax number: (978) 665-3693

Website: www.fsc.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,675 men, 2,093 women, 3,768 total
Full-time undergraduates: 1,444 men, 1,676 women, 3,120 total
Part-time undergraduates: 231 men, 417 women, 648 total
Total graduate students: 445 men, 1,295 women, 1,740 total
Full-time graduate students: 85 men, 154 women, 239 total
Part-time graduate students: 360 men, 1,141 women, 1,501 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 18
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 8%
First-year student breakdown:
4.2% Black (non-Hispanic)
2.7% Asian or Pacific Islander
2.8% Hispanic
84.6% White (non-Hispanic)
0.1% total international (nonresident aliens)
5.6% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
3.2% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native
2.2% Asian or Pacific Islander
3.5% Hispanic
86.6% White (non-Hispanic)
0.6% total international (nonresident aliens)
3.6% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 226 acres
City or town school is located in: Fitchburg
Population of city/town: 39,000
Nearest major city: Boston
Distance of nearest major city: 50 miles
Population of nearest major city: 600,000

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: No. Students may reside in campus housing for no more than four years.
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (80%)
  • single-student apartments (20%)
  • special housing for disabled students
  • special housing for international students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 66%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 42%
Percent of students who live off campus: 58%
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 75%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 100
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Special collections.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health service, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: partially

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 2
Percent of men who join fraternities: 2%
Number of social sororities on campus: 3
Percent of women who join sororities: 1%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station
School newspaper(s): The Point
Number of honor societies: 9
Total number of registered organizations: 66
Campus-based religious organizations:
Christiam Fellowship
Minority student organizations:
Black Student Union, Haitian American Cultural Club, Latin American Student Organization
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Over 40 additional clubs and organizations

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Sue Lauder,
Director of Athletics
Director of women's athletics: Sue Lauder
School mascot: Falcons
Athletic conference memberships: ECAC Northeast Ice Hockey League (Division III);Eastern College Athletic Conference (Division I, Football I-AA);Little East Conference (Division III);Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (Division III);New England Football Conference (Division III)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballno 
Men's basketballno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's footballno 
Men's ice hockeyno 
Men's soccerno 
Men's track and field (indoor)no 
Men's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's basketballno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's field hockeyno 
Women's soccerno 
Women's softballno 
Women's track and field (indoor)no 
Women's track and field (outdoor)no 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 18%

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Boston (50 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Fitchburg (1 mile)
Nearest passenger bus service: Fitchburg (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no



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