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Lebanon Valley College

Lebanon Valley College
101 North College Avenue
Annville, PA 17003

Official telephone: (717) 867-6100
Fax number: (717) 867-6124
Website: www.lvc.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,721
Full-time undergraduates: 1,608
Part-time undergraduates: 113
Total graduate students: 197
Full-time graduate students: 93
Part-time graduate students: 104
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Middle Atlantic
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 20%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
2.4% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.0% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.9% Hispanic/Latino
82.4% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.2% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.4% Nonresident Alien
2.6% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
2.4% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.1% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.1% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
83.6% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.1% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.2% Nonresident Alien
3.1% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

Lebanon Valley College
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 357 acres
City or town school is located in: Annville, PA
Population of city/town: 4,767
Nearest major city: Hershey, PA
Distance of nearest major city: 7 miles
Population of nearest major city: 14,257
Online campus map: www.lvc.edu/about-lvc/
campus-map.aspx

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: No. Housing provided for a maximum of eight semesters.
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (68%)
  • sorority housing (1%)
  • fraternity housing (1%)
  • single-student apartments (10%)
  • special housing for disabled students (1%)
  • other housing including Special-interest and suite-style housing. (19%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 88%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 80%
Percent of students who live off campus: 20%
Students required to live on campus: Lower-division students must live on campus unless living near campus with family.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 85%
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: library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 199
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:
Archives. Special collections.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Off-campus physical therapy/sports rehabilitation clinic, music recording studios, two greenhouses, art gallery, theater acting lab, biology wetlands, outdoor classroom.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious, Alcohol/substance abuse counseling.
Career placement services:
internships, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, job fair.
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, adaptive equipment
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 77%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 4
Percent of men who join fraternities: 7%
Number of social sororities on campus: 4
Percent of women who join sororities: 12%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook
School newspaper(s): La Vie Collegienne
Number of honor societies: 18
Total number of registered organizations: 90
Campus-based religious organizations:
Let's be Real (student-led worship), Catholic Mass, FOR-U Bible Study, InterVarsity Bible Studies, Meditation at Noon, Wiccan Study Group, Servants of Christ, Habitat for Humanity, He is Savior, Christian Life, Hillel, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Cornerstone
Minority student organizations:
Hispanic Alliance, Freedom Rings, American Indian Studies Club, Asian Cultures Club, Black Student Union (BSU), F-Word
International student organizations:
Global education and German clubs
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Active Minds, Anime Society, Audio Engineering Society, Circle K, College Conservatives, College Democrats, College Against Cancer, Community Dutchmen, Council for Exceptional Children, Desire to Care, GigiVal (digital communications club), Freedom Rings, Buisness Leaders of America, F-Word, Greek Council, Greenblotter, Habitat for Humanity, Hispanic Alliance, HYPE, Indoor Colorguard, La Vie, College Democrats, Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Craft, dance team, LVCinephiles (film club), Mini THON, Rotaract, NAfME (National Association for Music Educators), Pallas Society, Panhellenic Council, Society of Physics Students, Special Olympics, Student Alumni Association, Student Programming Board, Biological Honor Society, Valley Volunteers, ValleyFest, Wig and Buckle Theater Company; accounting, biology, chemistry, commuter, criminal justice/sociology, environmental, equestrian, French, global education, soccer, outdoors, paranormal, strong women's weightlifting, swing dance, video, craft, Magic: The Gathering, martial arts, math, paintball, physical therapy, psychology, Quidditch, ski/snowboard, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, and women's rugby clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Rick Beard,
Director of Athletics
School colors: blue and white
School mascot: Flying Dutchmen
Athletic conference memberships: Commonwealth Conference (Division III), Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference (Division III)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Men's footballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's golfnoNCAA Div. III
Men's ice hockeynoNCAA Div. III
Men's lacrossenoNCAA Div. III
Men's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Men's swimmingnoNCAA Div. III
Men's tennisnoNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Women's field hockeynoNCAA Div. III
Women's golfnoNCAA Div. III
Women's ice hockeynoNCAA Div. III
Women's lacrossenoNCAA Div. III
Women's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Women's softballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's swimmingnoNCAA Div. III
Women's tennisnoNCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's volleyballnoNCAA Div. III

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 31%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 26%
Athletic facilities:
baseball, football, soccer, and track fields; sports center, hockey rink, field hockey stadium, gymnasium, softball park, tennis courts, swimming pool, golf course, cross-country park
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, football, volleyball
Club sports for men:
volleyball
Club sports for women:
cheerleading, equestrian sports, rugby

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: no
Nearest international airport: Philadelphia (85 miles)
Nearest other airport: Harrisburg (25 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Harrisburg (25 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Annville

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 69%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 33% within one year of graduation, 57% within 5 years of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Arcadia University,Lebanon Valley College, Pennsylvania State University--University Park, Temple University, Rutgers University, University of Maryland, University of Pittsburgh.
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 65% within one year of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Hershey, Highmark Blue Cross, Mercer, National Institute of Health, NBC-10, Nestle.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Dr. Robert Harbaugh, Chair Neurosurgery/Director Neuroscience, Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center
  • Karen A Schmitt, President, Maiden RE
  • Thomas Corbett, Former Governor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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