Five Towns College

Educational Resources

Libraries

• Member of library consortia.

Computing

Requirements

• Students are required to take a computer course.
• Students are not required to own or lease a computer.

Student accommodations

• Email accounts are available to all students.
• Internet access is available to all students.
• Student web-pages are permitted.
• Online class registration is not available.
• 100% of college-owned hosting units are available for internet access.

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health insurance

Remedial

study skills

Counseling

career, personal, academic

Career

co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interview training

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Room Accessories

• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 60% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, drama/theater, jazz band, music ensembles, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook
• Honor societies: Phi Sigma - National
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Record, Keynote (annual yearbook)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): JFK/LaGuardia (30), Islip-MacArthur Airport (10)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Babylon-LIRR (10)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• Not all students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 90% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 5% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 4,000
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

• There are 0 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• There are 0 sororities
• 0 sorority houses

Additional Policies

class attendance mandatory, hazing prohibited