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CHESAPEAKE COLLEGE

Chesapeake College
P.O. Box 8
Wye Mills, MD 21679-0008

Official telephone: (410) 822-5400
Fax number: (410) 827-9466

Website: www.chesapeake.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 638 men, 1,548 women, 2,186 total
Full-time undergraduates: 232 men, 381 women, 613 total
Part-time undergraduates: 406 men, 1,167 women, 1,573 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 21
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Middle Atlantic

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 170 acres
City or town school is located in: Wye Mills
Nearest major city: Baltimore
Distance of nearest major city: 50 miles
Population of nearest major city: 692,000
Online campus map: www.chesapeake.edu/
generalinfo/
campus_map.htm

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%
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
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills, Remedial English.
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, career, personal, academic
Career placement services:
career/job search classes, resumé assistance
Services for students with disabilities:
tape recorders, tutors

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Action Teams, Phi Theta Kappa, UHURU Gospel Choir

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Wayne Voshell,
Athletic Director
Athletic conference memberships: NJCAA, Maryland JUCO Athletic Conference

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyesNJCAA Division II
Men's basketballyesNJCAA Division II
Men's lacrosseno 
Men's socceryes 
Women's basketballnoNJCAA Division II
Women's softballnoNJCAA Division II
Women's volleyballno 

Athletic facilities:
gymnasium, pool, tennis courts, weight room

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Baltimore (58 miles)
Nearest other airport: Washington, D.C. (65 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: New Carrolton (58 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Wye Mills

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 75% within two years of graduation



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