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Southside Virginia Community College

Southside Virginia Community College
109 Campus Drive
Alberta, VA 23821

Official telephone: (434) 949-1000
Fax number: (434) 949-7863
Website: www.southside.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 6,042
Full-time undergraduates: 1,897
Part-time undergraduates: 4,145
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 26
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Southeast

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 200 acres
City or town school is located in: Alberta, VA
Population of city/town: 293

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: no
Percent of students who live off campus: 100%
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 100%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
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)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 200
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
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, career, personal, academic
Career placement services:
career/job search classes, interest inventory, resumé assistance
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 100%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government
Number of honor societies: 2
Minority student organizations:
Minority Awareness Programming
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Women of Wisdom; transfer, human services, and fantasy gaming clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
School colors: maroon and gold
School mascot: Johnny

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballno 
Men's basketballno 
Men's cheerleadingno 
Men's tennisno 
Men's volleyballno 
Women's cheerleadingno 
Women's softballno 
Women's tennisno 
Women's volleyballno 

Intramural/Recreational sports:
baseball, basketball, softball, tennis, volleyball

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: no
Nearest international airport: Richmond (70 miles)
Nearest other airport: Raleigh (80 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: no
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 Longwood University, Old Dominion University, Radford University, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Virginia Institute of Technology.

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