Hey, everybody!

Welcome to
Worcester State College.

I'll be your host,
Shayna Dean,

get ready for a whirlwind tour.

Worcester State College
is located in the center

of Massachusetts
in the city of Worcester,

within an hour's drive of all
major population centers

in New England.

It's nice here because
we're so close to Boston.

It's like 45 minutes.

So you can definitely do that
for like on the weekend,

you can take the train,
like $12 roundtrip.

It's a fun time,
I like to do that sometimes.

We have
the Worcester Consortium.

It's 13 colleges in Worcester
and the surrounding areas, um.

You can go to the other colleges
for classes and you can take

one class per semester,
and you just--

you need to get your car,
or they have a shuttle that

takes you around to all
the college campuses.

We also can use their--
everyone's libraries,

take out the books there.

Worcester enrolls
over 3300 undergraduates.

Thirty percent are
residential students.

Fifty-nine percent are women,
and 41% are men.

Twelve percent come
from diverse backgrounds,

and 1.5% are
international students

coming from 23 countries.

Our typical student will be one
who is coming probably

first generation.

They are looking forward to
getting their college degree.

A lot of our students will
come from our local area,

even though we will draw
students from over 27 states

and 23 foreign countries.

But that's what
makes us so great

is there's so much diversity
here on our campus, um,

socioeconomically,
racially, ethnically,

and that's really something
that we prize here about

Worcester State College.

The average class size is 19,
with a student to faculty ratio

of 15:1.

Admissions standards
are governed by

the Department
of Higher Education,

and consist of a combination
of college prep course

curriculum in high school,
and students' recalculated

GPA and SAT.

Our admissions policies
are governed by

the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts.

We have a Department
of Higher Education

that sets the standards.

So we have what we
call a "sliding scale."

And it's a combination
of GPA and SATs.

Our overall average for
the grade point average

will be a 3.0,
and our SAT average is a 1010.

Average annual in-state tuition,
room and board, and fees

is about $15,000.

And those coming from out of
state will pay close to $21,000.

WSC offers 24 majors, 27 minors,
21 graduate programs,

and 44 study abroad programs.

Those most common among students
are Business, Psychology,

Nursing, Criminal Justice,
and Education.

But another major that
definitely stands out

is Occupational Therapy.

OTs support people who have
trouble leading a healthy

and balanced lifestyle.

They work with all ages
and enable them to participate

in daily activities like
putting on their socks

or getting a glass of water.

But the best part?

Occupational therapists
are always smiling.

Worcester has 188 full-time
faculty members.

One hundred and forty have
their PhD or terminal degree,

plus WSC has three
Fulbright Scholar faculty,

and was first to have an
African-American school teacher.

The faculty are wonderful
in their own fields,

they're wonderful
to work with.

They have all different
areas of expertise.

And we all work
together very well.

And I found that to
be across the college.

I've worked in the Center
for Teaching and Learning

with a bunch of
different faculty

from different departments
and found it to be wonderful.

Everybody is willing
to help each other out,

which is fantastic.

The Worcester Lancers compete
at the division III level

in the NCAA, the MASCAC,
the ECAC, and the NEFC.

Worcester offers three types
of on-campus housing.

Dowden Hall is your traditional
freshman residence.

Chandler Village has apartments
in 26 interconnected townhouses.

And Wasylean Hall
is a suite-style residence

with multiple study areas
and lounges for your enjoyment,

plus a coffee shop.

"Not one singular sensation"
but 39 clubs and organizations

on top of the chorus,
choral, and dance company.

Are you a donor?

Thank goodness
for Ronald Herrick,

the world's first successful
organ transplant donor,

and an alum,
class of 1958.

Whichever way you
plan to give back,

Worcester State College
will give you the skills.

All right, guys, well, that's it
for me and YOUniversity TV.

Thanks again
for joining us here.

Go Lancers!