WESTFIELD STATE COLLEGE F-4

Western Ave.
Westfield, MA 01086
Tel: (413)572-5300
Admissions: (413)572-5218
E-mail: admission@wsc.mass.edu
Web Site: http://www.wsc.ma.edu/

Description:

State-supported, comprehensive, coed. Part of Massachusetts Public Higher Education System. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees and post-master's certificates. Founded 1838. Setting: 227-acre small town campus. Endowment: $2.7 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $4446 per student. Total enrollment: 4,906. Faculty: 293 (168 full-time, 125 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 18:1. 3,838 applied, 66% were admitted. Full-time: 3,722 students, 55% women, 45% men. Part-time: 569 students, 58% women, 42% men. Students come from 13 states and territories, 7% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 3% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.1% international, 9% 25 or older, 54% live on campus, 9% transferred in. Retention: 76% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: protective services/public administration; education; business/marketing. Core. Calendar: semesters. Services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at National Student Exchange, New England Student Exchange Program. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Option: deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, SAT or ACT. Recommended: recommendations, SAT. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 3/1.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. State resident tuition: $970 full-time. Nonresident tuition: $7050 full-time. Mandatory fees: $3887 full-time. College room and board: $5742. College room only: $3692.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 67 open to all. Major annual events: Spring Weekend, Student Senate Banquet. Student services: legal services, health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing designed to accommodate 2,114 students; 2,156 undergraduates lived in college housing during 2003-04. Option: coed housing available. Ely Library with 124,363 books, 547,002 microform titles, 819 serials, 2,379 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $1 million. 238 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Founded in 1669, city is located in southwestern part of state approximately nine miles northwest of Springfield. This is an industrial city manufacturing paper, machinery, and toys. Part-time employment is available for students. Several historical sites are found in the immediate area, including Grandmother's Garden, a municipally owned garden of old-fashioned flowers and herbs. Nearby Stanley Park offers 85 acres of floral gardens, arboretum, concerts, 96-foot high Carillon, covered bridge, old mill, blacksmith shop, and multicolored fountain. Adjacent cities offer many community services.