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Cedar Crest College
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Overview
Address:
100 College Drive
Allentown, PA 18104-6196
Type: Private institution
Year founded: 1867
Religious affiliation: None
Academic calendar: Semester
Undergrad body: 1,826
Setting: Suburban
Endowment: 14,372,302
Application deadline: Rolling
Application fee: 30
Selectivity: Selective
Tuition: 23,848
Room board: 8,256
Extracurriculars
Student activities: choral groups, dance, drama/theater, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, television station, yearbook
Num organizations: 50
Honor societies: Alpha Mu Gamma, foreign language. Alpha Psi Omega, drama. Alpha Sigma Lambda, lifelong learning. BetaBetaBeta, biology. Kappa Mu Epsilon, math. PhiAlpha, Social Work. PhiAlphaTheta, history. PsiChi, psych. SigmaBeta Delta, business. Sigma Tau Delta, English. Sigma Theta Tau, nursing. Theta Alpha Kappa, philosophy. Kappa Delta Pi - education.
Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Hillel, Islamic Awareness, Cedar Crest Christian Fellowship
International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Sisters, Inc. , International Student Organization
Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Arts Society, Great Outdoors Women, Athletes Club, Accounting/business ASSC, Investment Club, Campus Radio and Programming, Best Buddies, Campus Girl Scouts, Alpha Phi Omega ( community service), Amnesty Int'l, Out There, Student PA Student Assc, Spanish Club, Preterite literary club, AAUW, Political Society, Conservation Biology Club, Biology Club, Genetic Engineering Club, PreMed Society, Student Dietician Assc, Student Nursing Assc, Social Work Club, Buskin Society - theater, Student Govt Assc, Honor and Judicial Board, Dance company, stage crew, Cedar Crest Singers, Forensic Science Club
Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Crestiad (monthly)
Num frats: 0
Frats chapter houses: 0
Percent frat members: N/A
Num sororities: 0
Sororities chapter houses: 0
Percent sorority members: N/A
Campus Life
Percent undergrad college owned: 62%
Percent fraternity: N/A
Percent sorority: N/A
Percent campus weekends: 80%
Offer housing: Yes
Percent students college housing: 62%
Campus housing: Yes
Off campus assistance: Yes
Types available: women's dorms (100%)
College owned singles: 8%
College owned doubles: 88%
College owned triples: 4%
College owned apartments: N/A
College owned other: N/A
Num college owned: N/A
Sprinkler system: N/A
Fire alarms: N/A
High speed internet: 100%
Campus size: 85 acres
Percent weekends: 80%
Nearest airport: Allentown, PA (10), Philadelphia (65)
Nearest train: Philadelphia, PA (65)
Nearest bus: Allentown, PA (2)
Public transport: Yes
Cars permitted: Yes
Percent cars: N/A
School employment: Yes
Percent undergrads employed: 60%
Average undergrad earnings: 1,500
Freshmen discouraged working: No
Army rotc: Offered at cooperating institution (Lehigh University)
Navy rotc: Not offered
Airforce rotc: Not offered
Alcohol permitted: Yes
Additional policies: honor code
Popular events: Forensic Science Symposium, Women In Business Lecture Series, Women in Science Lecture Series, Student-Faculty Frolic,
Services
Basic: nonremedial tutoring
Remedial: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling: career, personal, academic, psychological
Career: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Job six months: 81%
Job one year: 95%
Job two years: N/A
Firms: Air Products and Chemicals, Children's Hospital, Univ of Penn, Deloitte and Touche, Kids Peace, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Lucent Technologies, Merck Pharmaceuticals, Rodale Press, Rohm and Haas, Inc, Smithkline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, National Institute of
Library: Yes
Library consortia: Yes
Num books: 140,423
Num subscriptions: 1,126
Num microforms: 16,001
Num audiovisual: 17,320
Num ebooks: 1,443
Library facilities: N/A
Museums: Alumnae Museum, Art galleries, Rodale Aquatic Center, arboretum, sculpture garden, forensic science and genetic engineering labs, nursing labs, nutrition labs, fitness center, WM Keck Bioinformatics Center, fluorescent microscope, confocal microscope.
Computer course: Yes
Own computer: No
Computers available: 258
Email accounts: Yes
Internet access: Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Num wired library: 0
Num wired classrooms: 33
Num wired labs: 9
Num wired other: 2
Wireless network: Yes
Wireless areas: in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in some classrooms, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless capacity: 60
Recommended os: Microsoft
Hosting units: 100%
Student webpages: Yes
Online registration: Yes
Campus safety: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
