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Harcum College

Harcum College


Official telephone: (610) 525-4100
Toll-free telephone: (800) 345-2600
Fax number: (610) 526-6147
Website: www.harcum.edu
Screen last updated on: September 2006
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 542
Full-time undergraduates: 366
Part-time undergraduates: 176
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Middle Atlantic
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 15%
First-year student breakdown:
11.9% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.9% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.8% Asian or Pacific Islander
2.8% Hispanic
75.2% White (non-Hispanic)
7.3% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
17.6% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native
3.0% Asian or Pacific Islander
3.5% Hispanic
69.6% White (non-Hispanic)
0.5% total international (nonresident aliens)
5.5% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

Harcum College
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 12 acres
City or town school is located in: Bryn Mawr
Population of city/town: 9,500
Nearest major city: Philadelphia
Distance of nearest major city: 10 miles
Population of nearest major city: 1,586,000

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • women's dorms
Percent of students who live in school housing: 50%
Percent of students who live off campus: 50%
Students required to live on campus: Freshmen encouraged to live on campus.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 40%
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

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: library, computer center/lab(s)
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
career, academic
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
tutors, adaptive equipment

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook
School newspaper(s): Harcum Herald
Campus-based religious organizations:
Hillel Society
International student organizations:
International Club
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
veterinary assistants, physical therapist assistants, and travel clubs, Harcum Singers, Harcum Dancers, Black Women's Association

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Women's badmintonno 
Women's field hockeyno 
Women's softballno 
Women's volleyballno 

Athletic facilities:
gymnasium, weight/exercise facility
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, softball, volleyball

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Philadelphia (13 miles)
Nearest other airport: Baltimore, Md. (40 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Philadelphia (10 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Philadelphia (10 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 70% within two years of graduation