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Colby College - Services and FacilitiesOverview - Services & Facilities - Campus Life - Extracurriculars
Address: Student ServicesBasic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, health service, health insurance, otherRemedial Services Offered: N/A Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious CareersCareer Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, otherStudents That Enter the Job Market...Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/AWithin 1 Year of Graduation: 76% Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Cambridge Associates, Federal Reserve Bank, Fleet Boston Financial, Jackson Labs, Partners Healthcare System, Peace Corp, Teach for America LibraryDoes the school have a library on campus? YesIs it a member of a library consortia? Yes Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 436,170 Number of current serial subscriptions: 3,875 Number of microforms: 412,300 Number of audiovisuals: Number of ebooks: 0 Other library facilities: Separate libraries for science and for art & music collections; USGS national repository; rare book and manuscript collections, especially Thomas Hardy, Edwin Arlington Robinson, modern Irish literature, Irish literary renaissance; networked classroom for electronic research instruction; more than 6,000 VHS or DVD video recordings. 1300 print journals and 8,500 electronic journals. Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus:Art museum (28,000-square-foot exhibition space) includes major outdoor Richard Serra sculpture and major collection of art of Alex Katz; arboretum; research greenhouses; multicultural center; computer music studio; theater; new painting, sculpture, and photography studios; research-grade telescope and astronomy classroom; writers center; scientific equipment includes scanning and transmission electron microscopes, laser flash photolysis, x-ray diffractometer, condensed matter physics and laser-based atomic physics labs, advanced chromatographs and spectrometers including NMR, ultra-centrifuge, ultramicrotomes, microinjection apparatus; GIS lab (beginning Fall 2007); Hume Center (woodworking shop, blacksmith's forge, and crew team facilities) on nearby Messalonskee lake; Paul J. Schupf computing center; Colby-Marston Preserve kettle-hole bog for environmental research; extensive rock, mineral, and fossil collections; ISDN radio station; Bill Alfond synthetic turf field. TechnologyIs a computer course required? NoIs a computer required? No Number of available computers for all students: 300 Available internet access? Yes Available email accounts? Yes Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center Number of available wired connections available in...The Library (not including computer labs): 140Classrooms: 20 Labs: 10 Other areas: 1,800 Is there a wireless network? Yes Where is wireless available? Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 500 Recommended operating system: N/A Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100% Are students permitted to have webpages? Yes Is there online registration? Yes SafetyCampus Safety Services Offered:24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |