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B Student Support and Success
Alma College's Academic Effectiveness Program is designed for students who are struggling academically. A counselor works with each student to figure out the source of the problem and then develop a plan of action. The Center for Student Development also offers “Learning Lunches” each term on the topics of time management methods, note taking, classroom strategies, study skills, test taking strategies, test anxiety, preparing for employment and graduate school and pursuing internship options.
Alma College provides a variety of support programs including dedicated guidance for: academic · career · personal · minority students · non-traditional students · family planning · religious. Recognizing that some students may need extra preparation, Alma College offers remedial and refresher courses in: reading · writing · math · study skills. The average freshman year GPA is 2.9, and 84 percent of freshmen students return for their sophomore year. Among students who enter the workforce, approximately 42 percent enter a field related to their major within six months of graduation. Companies that most frequently hire graduates from Alma College include: AmeriCorps · Deloitte · Dow Corning · Ernst & Young · Hewitt Associates.
Support for Students with Learning Disabilities
If you're concerned about learning disabilities, Alma grants extra time to complete a degree, plus offers: tutors · learning center · testing accommodations · untimed tests · extended time for tests · take-home exam · oral tests · exam on tape or computer · readers · note-taking services · reading machines · tape recorders · early syllabus · priority registration · waiver of foreign language degree requirement. Individual or small group tutorials are also available in: time management · organizational skills · learning strategies · specific subject areas · writing labs · math labs · study skills. An advisor/advocate from the Academic and Career Planning is available to students and this person also sits on the admissions committee.
How to Get Admitted
For admissions decisions, non-academic factors considered: interview · extracurricular activities · special talents, interests and abilities · character/personal qualities · volunteer work · work experience · state of residency · alumni relationship. A high school diploma is required, although a GED is also accepted for admissions consideration. SAT or ACT test scores are required of all applicants. SAT Subject Test scores are not required. According to the admissions office: Minimum composite ACT score of 22 (combined SAT Reasoning score of 1030) and rank in top half of secondary school class required; minimum 3.0 GPA recommended. Academic units recommended: 4 English, 3 Math, 3 Science, 3 Social Studies, 2 Foreign Language.
How to Pay for College
To apply for financial aid, students should submit the following: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Alma College participates in the Federal Work Study program. Need-based aid programs include: scholarships and grants · general need-based awards · Federal Pell grants · state scholarships and grants · college-based scholarships and grants. Non-need-based aid programs include: scholarships and grants · state scholarships and grants · creative arts and performance awards · special characteristics awards.
ALVERNO COLLEGE
P.O. Box 343922, Milwaukee, WI 53234-3922
Admissions: 800-933-3401 · Financial Aid: 800-933-3401
Email: [email protected] · Website: http://www.alverno.edu
From the College
“Alverno College is a four-year independent, Catholic, liberal arts college for women that exists in order to promote the personal and professional development of its students. The college is known for its ability-based, assessment-as-learning approach to education, and has consulted with three U.S. presidential administrations on accountability and outcomes in higher education. In 2009 and 2010, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan praised Alverno as a school excelling in teacher preparation, and Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle visited the college to observe it innovative teacher programs. The Alverno environment actively engages students in their education through hands-on practical learning and a highly developed off-campus internship program inherent to the curriculum, and provides students professional support in their educational endeavors including a professional advising office and a fully staffed career education center. Alverno College also employs the Diagnostic Digital Portfolio, a unique Web-based system which helps students process the feedback they receive from faculty, external assessors and peers. Alverno offers more than 35 major program areas of study, including graduate programs in education, nursing and business that are open to women and men.”
Campus Setting
Alverno College, founded in 1887, is a four-year independent, Catholic, liberal arts college for women. Its 40-acre campus is located 12 miles from downtown Milwaukee and it has an enrollment of 2,605 students. The school is also affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. In addition to a medium-sized library, the campus facilities include: art gallery · theatre · teaching, learning and technology center · clinical nursing skills lab · student-centered multimedia production facility · career center · international and intercultural center · communication resource center · math center. Alverno College provides on-campus housing with 184 units that can accommodate 252 students. Housing options are women's dorms. Recreation and sports facilities include: athletic training room · fields · fitness center · gymnasium · soccer and softball complex.
Student Life and Activities
The vast majority of students (89 percent) live off campus. Favorite student activities include: Community Day, Homecoming/Spirit Week, Boo Bash, Orientation, Weekly Roundtable Discussion, Alverno Idol, An Alverno Thanksgiving, Love Your Body Week, Alverno Presents Performing Art Series, Rotunda Ball and Backyard Bash. Alverno College has 37 official student organizations, including: Alpha, student newspaper, Alverno College Student Nurses Association, Alverno Student Education Organization, Artourage, Circle K, Hispanic Women of Alverno, Women of Asian Ethnicity, Psych Forum, Students in Free Enterprise, Inside Out literary journal, PAGE Board: Programming Activities and Great Events, Inferno Heat dance team, Student Athlete Advisory Council, Music Therapy Club and Team Green. Alverno College is a member of the Northern Athletics Conference (Division III).
Academics and Learning Environment
For the B student, the learning environment of a college is just as important as the quality of its academic program. Alverno College has 119 full-time and 150 part-time faculty members, offering a student-to-faculty ratio of 10:1. The most common course size is 10 to 19 students. Alverno College offers 52 majors with the most popular being nursing, elementary education and business management. The school has a general core requirement. Cooperative education is not offered. Other special academic programs that would appeal to a B student: self-designed majors · independent study · double majors · internships · weekend college · certificate programs.
ALVERNO COLLEGE
Highlights
Alverno College Milwaukee, WI (Pop. 597,867) Location: Major city Four-year private women's college Founded: 1887 Website: http://www.alverno.edu
Students Total enrollment: 2,536 From out-of-state: 2% Male/Female: 0%/100% Live on-campus: 11% In sororities: 1% Off-campus employment rating: Good Caucasian: 55% African American: 18% Hispanic: 17% Asian: 5% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: <1% Native American: 1% Mixed (2+ ethnicities): 3% International: 1%
Academics