Abilene Christian University - Services and Facilities

Overview - Services & Facilities - Campus Life - Extracurriculars

Address:
ACU Box 29100
Abilene, TX 79699-9000

Website: http://www.acu.edu
Email: info@admissions.acu.edu

Student Services

Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance, other
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, religious

Careers

Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Students That Enter the Job Market...

Within 6 Months of Graduation: 72%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 89%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: 99%
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Abilene ISD, Abilene Regional Medical Center, Alcon, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Capgemini, Citibank Texas NA, Dallas Theater Center, Dell, Enterprise Rent A Car, Ernst & Young, Focus on the Family, Kaye/Bassman, Plaza Medical Center, Pricewaterhouse-Coopers

Library

Does the school have a library on campus? Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 503,707
Number of current serial subscriptions: 2,771
Number of microforms: 1,200,000
Number of audiovisuals:
Number of ebooks: 5,300
Other library facilities: In 2006 the Library opened the Learning Commons, a partnership of library service, information technology, group study space and Internet cafe. The Brown Library houses the Callie Faye Milliken Special Collections featuring 6,000 volumes of rare and specialized materials and 20,000 audio and video tapes and photographs including the papers and artifacts of Omar Burleson who served fifteen terms as a U.S. congressman. The Library also houses the Center for Restoration Studies, a collection of manuscripts, photographs, artifacts, and other resources on the Stone-Cambell movement in America.

Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus:Art gallery, museum of university's history, biblical restoration studies center, voice institute, demonstration farm/ranch, observatory.

Technology

Is a computer course required? No
Is a computer required? No
Number of available computers for all students: 700
Available internet access? Yes
Available email accounts? Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center

Number of available wired connections available in...

The Library (not including computer labs): 40
Classrooms: 0
Labs: 1
Other areas: 10

Is there a wireless network? Yes
Where is wireless available?
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 500

Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 97%
Are students permitted to have webpages? Yes
Is there online registration? Yes

Safety

Campus Safety Services Offered:24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)




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