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MOUNT UNION COLLEGE

Mount Union College
1972 Clark Avenue
Alliance, OH 44601

Official telephone: (330) 821-5320
Toll-free telephone: (800) 992-6682
Fax number: (330) 823-3457

Website: www.muc.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,102 men, 1,091 women, 2,193 total
Full-time undergraduates: 1,067 men, 1,020 women, 2,087 total
Part-time undergraduates: 35 men, 71 women, 106 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Midwest
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 10%
First-year student breakdown:
5.7% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.6% Asian or Pacific Islander
1.1% Hispanic
86.2% White (non-Hispanic)
1.1% total international (nonresident aliens)
5.2% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
4.2% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander
1.0% Hispanic
88.0% White (non-Hispanic)
1.8% total international (nonresident aliens)
4.5% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 115 acres
City or town school is located in: Alliance, Ohio
Population of city/town: 25,000
Nearest major city: Canton, Ohio
Distance of nearest major city: 15 miles
Population of nearest major city: 80,600
Online campus map: www.muc.edu/tour/

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (45%)
  • women's dorms (29%)
  • men's dorms (11%)
  • fraternity housing (5%)
  • other housing including Small single-sex residential homes converted to College housing (10%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 93%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 64%
Percent of students who live off campus: 36%
Students required to live on campus: All freshmen and sophomores must live on campus unless living with family.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 80%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

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: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 220
Other computer facilities/services: VPN access for all students, faculty and staff. Web-based email for off-campus use. Electronic storage for handing in assignments to faculty. View grades and obtain transcripts on-line. Wireless access available. Video conferencing capabilities and Multi-Media classrooms. Public and departmental computer labs available for students. Helpdesk support of student owned machines available.
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Facilities include main library and music Library. Online public access catalog (OPAC)available on- and off-campus. Access to over 200 databases and electronic full-text products is available through campus networked access to the Intranet. Membership in library consortia permits electronic connection to catalogs of 90-plus colleges and universities by means of the network.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art gallery, Brumbaugh Center for Environmental Science, observatory, educational media center, electron microscope

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, military, older student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious, Alcohol & Other Drug Counseling
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, braille services, Handicapped Parking
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: partially

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 4
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 4
Percent of men who join fraternities: 15%
Number of social sororities on campus: 4
Percent of women who join sororities: 26%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): Dynamo
Number of honor societies: 15
Total number of registered organizations: 61
Campus-based religious organizations:
Kappa Phi, Religious Life Council, Sigma Theta Epsilon, CRU, Sigma Theta Epsilon
Minority student organizations:
Association for International Students, Black Student Union
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Accounting Club, Student National Education Association, WRMU-FM Radio Station, Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Tau Omega, Alpha Xi Delta, Gay Straight Alliance, Delta Sigma Tau, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Nu Fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega, American Marketing Association, Association for Women in Communications, Commuter Student Association, Dance Company, Dance Team, Exercise Science Club, Foreign Language Club, Habitat for Humanity, Health Care Management Club, Interfraternity Council, Association of Women Students, Mount Union Players, Panhellenic Council, Phi Kappa Tau, Ski Club, Society for Advancement of Management, Sport Management Association, Student Activities Council, Student Senate, Students for Environmental Awareness, CHOICES, College Democrats, History and Political Science Club, Janus Group, Pre-Law Society, Society for Advancement of Management

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Lerry Kehres,
Athletic Director
Director of women's athletics: Sandy Douglas,
SWA
School mascot: Raiders
Athletic conference memberships: Ohio Athletic Conference (Division III)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballno 
Men's basketballno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's footballno 
Men's golfno 
Men's soccerno 
Men's swimmingno 
Men's tennisno 
Men's track and field (indoor)no 
Men's track and field (outdoor)no 
Men's wrestlingno 
Women's basketballno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's golfno 
Women's soccerno 
Women's softballno 
Women's swimmingno 
Women's tennisno 
Women's track and field (indoor)no 
Women's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's volleyballno 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 35%

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Canton, Ohio (20 miles)
Nearest other airport: Cleveland, Ohio (65 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Alliance, Ohio (2 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Canton, Ohio (15 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 15%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 22% immediately, 22% within one year of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Cleveland State University (OH);Kent State University (OH);Ohio University (OH);University of Akron (OH)
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 93% within six months of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Area School Systems, Area Insurance Firms such as Progressive, Timken, Federal Agencies including Armed Forces, FBI, CIA, Advantage Marketing, Area Hospitals, Cinta Document Management, Area Health and Wellness Facilities, Area Banks and Financial Institutions, KDKA/ Pittsburgh, Mobile Bay Bears Sports Organization, Pro Football Hall of Fame
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Brian Stafford, recently-retired Director of the U.S. Secret Service Vince Marotta, Inventor of Mr. Coffee



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