America's Best Colleges for B Students. Tamra B. Orr
Alverno College provides on-campus housing with 184 units that can accommodate 252 students. Housing options are women’s dorms. Recreation and sports facilities include: athletic training room · fields · fitness center · gymnasium · soccer and softball complex.
Student Life and Activities
The vast majority of students (85 percent) live off campus. Favorite student activities include: Community Day, Homecoming/Spirit Week, Boo Bash, Orientation, Weekly Roundtable Discussion, Alverno Idol, An Alverno Thanksgiving, Love Your Body Week, Alverno Presents Performing Art Series, Rotunda Ball and Backyard Bash. Alverno College has 40 official student organizations, including: Alpha, student newspaper, Alverno College Student Nurses Association, Alverno Student Education Organization, Artourage, Circle K, Hispanic Women of Alverno, Women of Asian Ethnicity, Psych Forum, Students in Free Enterprise, Inside Out literary journal, PAGE Board: Programming Activities and Great Events, Inferno Heat dance team, Student Athlete Advisory Council, Music Therapy Club and Team Green. Alverno College is a member of the Northern Athletics Conference (Division III).
Academics and Learning Environment
Alverno College has 98 full-time and 140 part-time faculty members, offering a student-to-faculty ratio of 10:1. The most common course size is 10 to 19 students. Alverno College offers 56 majors with the most popular being nursing, elementary education and business management. The school has a general core requirement. Cooperative education is not offered. All first-year students must maintain a GPA to avoid academic probation, and a minimum overall GPA is required to graduate. Other special academic programs that would appeal to a B student: self-designed majors · independent study · double majors · internships · weekend college · certificate programs.
B Student Support and Success
Alverno College offers a number of instructional services to help students achieve their academic goals. Basic courses in math, algebra, reading/writing, ESL and computer skills are offered. Communication and math resource centers are available, as well as peer and instructor tutoring. The college website states that the primary purpose of the Communication Resource Center is to “help students with their writing, speaking or reading assignments by conferencing with them and responding to their individual questions and concerns.” The center offers help with everything from prewriting skills (brainstorming, mapping, etc.) to revising, proofreading and editing.
Alverno College provides a variety of support programs including dedicated guidance for: academic · career · personal · psychological · religious. For those students who need extra preparation, Alverno College offers remedial and refresher courses in: reading · writing · math · study skills. Annually, 69 percent of freshmen students return for their sophomore year. Approximately 11 percent pursue a graduate degree immediately after graduation. Among students who enter the workforce, approximately 79 percent enter a field related to their major within six months of graduation. Companies that most frequently hire graduates from Alverno College include: Alverno College · Aurora Health Care · City of Milwaukee · Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin · Community Memorial Hospital · Froedtert Hospital · Medical College of Wisconsin · M&I Corporation · Milwaukee Public Schools · Milwaukee County government · Northwestern Mutual · St. Luke’s Medical Center · Waukesha Memorial Hospital · Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare.
Support for Students with Learning Disabilities
Students with learning disabilities may take advantage of specific support programs offered by Alverno College. If necessary, the college will grant additional time to students with learning disabilities to complete their degree. Also, a lightened course load may be granted to LD students. Alverno College also provides: remedial math · remedial English · remedial reading · tutors · learning center · extended time for tests · take-home exam · note-taking services · reading machines · tape recorders · early syllabus. Individual or small group tutorials are also available in: time management · organizational skills · learning strategies · specific subject areas · writing labs · math labs · study skills.
ALVERNO COLLEGE
Highlights
Alverno College
Milwaukee, WI (Pop. 599,164)
Location: Medium city
Four-year private women’s college
Founded: 1887
Website: http://www.alverno.edu
Students
Total enrollment: 2,209
Undergrads: 1,558
Part-time students: 23%
From out-of-state: 10%
Male/Female: 0%/100%
Live on-campus: 15%
In fraternities: 0%
In sororities: 1%
Off-campus employment rating: Good
Caucasian: 52%
African American: 14%
Hispanic: 22%
Asian: 5%
Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0%
Native American: 1%
Mixed (2+ ethnicities): 4%
International: 2%
Academics
Calendar: Semester
Student/faculty ratio: 10:1
Class size 9 or fewer: 20%
Class size 10-29: 79%
Class size 30-49: -
Class size 50-99: -
Class size 100 or more: -
Returning freshmen: 69%
Six-year graduation rate: 42%
Most Popular Majors
Nursing
Business management
Elementary education
How to Get Admitted
For admissions decisions, non-academic factors considered: interview · extracurricular activities · special talents, interests and abilities · character/personal qualities · volunteer work · work experience · state of residency. A high school diploma is required, although a GED is also accepted for admissions consideration. SAT or ACT test scores are required of all applicants. SAT Subject Test scores are not required. Academic units recommended: 4 English, 3 Math, 3 Science, 3 Social Studies, 2 Foreign Language.
ALVERNO COLLEGE
Highlights
Admissions
Applicants: 613
Accepted: 473
Acceptance rate: 77.2%
Average GPA: 3.0
ACT range: 16-22
SAT Math range: 365-490
SAT Reading range: 405-560
Top 10% of class: 16%
Top 25% of class: 36%
Top 50% of class: 71%
Deadlines
Early Action: No
Early Decision: No
Regular Action: Rolling admissions
Common Application: Not accepted