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Sunday 11.22.2009

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Roxbury Community College

Roxbury Community College


Official telephone: (617) 427-0060
Website: www.rcc.mass.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2009
STUDENT PROFILE
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 25
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 2%
Undergraduate breakdown:
45.7% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
4.2% Asian or Pacific Islander
14.1% Hispanic
8.7% White (non-Hispanic)
0.4% total international (nonresident aliens)
26.7% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 12 acres
City or town school is located in: Boston
Population of city/town: 574,000

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: no
Percent of students who live off campus: 100%
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
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: no
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, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, assistive listening device, close captioning, wheelchair adaptive sports.
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 100%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, yearbook
Total number of registered organizations: 11
Campus-based religious organizations:
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship
Minority student organizations:
Latino Student Union
International student organizations:
International Student Association
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
choral groups, dance, drama

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: John Thomas,
Athletic Director
School colors: black and orange
School mascot: Tiger
Athletic conference memberships: NJCAA

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballno 
Men's basketballno 
Men's golfno 
Men's martial artsno 
Men's soccerno 
Men's tennisno 
Men's track (indoor)no 
Men's track and field (indoor)no 
Men's volleyballno 
Women's basketballno 
Women's cheerleadingno 
Women's golfno 
Women's martial artsno 
Women's soccerno 
Women's tennisno 
Women's track (indoor)no 
Women's track and field (indoor)no 
Women's volleyballno 

Athletic facilities:
basketball and tennis/volleyball courts, multipurpose room, nautilus, track

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Boston (5 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Boston (4 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Boston (4 miles)

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

AFTER GRADUATION
List of four-year colleges most often selected by recent graduates:
Four-year schools most often selected by recent graduates are Boston U, Emerson Coll, Emmanuel Coll, U of Massachusetts, Northeastern U, Suffolk U, Wentworth Coll, Wheelock Coll.