This is a great school if you are motivated to work hard and achieve. If you are looking for a small campus with a big heart, you will find your home in Western Oregon university. A perfect, almost private school feel for a nice public school price.
Do you have any tips for prospective students?
Take the tours beforehand to scout out if the campus works for your needs. Check out all of the different residence buildings and make a mental note of size, some are smaller than others. The teachers care and really want to help you so don't make the mistake of not going to them for help.
Do you find there’s enough academic rigor at your school?
For 95% of the classes, including the required LACC's, attendance and participation is key. Grades and quality of work handed in is important so don't brush it off. If you need help with any class or program provided by the school there are multiple resources at your disposal to help you succeed.
Describe the dorm life at your college.
I love living in the dorms. Each resident hall is a bit different but across the board, you bond with your hall mates/roommates and pretty soon you'll be doing a lot with them together.
Describe the food and dining at your college.
The dining hall on campus is fine; they have the basics and every week there are themed days and specials to entice you. But for some the same old thing can get boring and so they find other options. Downtown located right outside of campus provides a lot of food places that would interest the college crowd and they are all really good.
What’s there to do for fun at your college?
Unfortunately there isn't much to do in Monmouth as the school basically eats up the town. But 10 minutes away there is Independence which has a bowling alley, a cinemas, and several shops to hang out in. Salem is only 30 minutes away by car and there are even more opportunities for fun there!
Do you feel you’re getting value for the money you’re spending on college?
For your basic required classes, you are getting the same information from more invested teachers at a much lower cost. For your specialty classes- Western is known for Education, Criminal Justice, and American Sign Language- you are getting one-of-a-kind experience at a lower price than any other college in Oregon.
Are you involved in any clubs or activities?
There is one ferternity but there is no house for it. The Greek life is not a big part of the Western campus but there IS a huge sense of community and public service.
How would you describe campus safety? Do you feel safe on campus?
Western has all safety concerns handled. There are constant patrol officers roaming the campus, on foot and in vehicles. There are Wolf Rides that any student can call and it provides a taxi-like service within a 10 miles radius of campus. When it is in the evening, street lamps illuminate campus and there is a Wolf Safety system put in place; the safest route is marked by wolf prints on the sidewalk. This route is the most populated, brightest, and most patrolled route to take, therefore the safest. If this does not satisfy you there is a buddy program which, through the school you are assigned another student trained in the basics of an emergency (or a handy patrol officer) to escort you from your location to your destination. Most buildings, especially the dorms, have a key-and-fob system. This means without these two items you cannot enter the buildings let alone get into any rooms. And most fobs are specialized to access only a small specific part of the building. This is the safest campus in the state.
This is a great school if you are motivated to work hard and achieve. If you are looking for a small campus with a big heart, you will find your home in Western Oregon university. A perfect, almost private school feel for a nice public school price.
Take the tours beforehand to scout out if the campus works for your needs. Check out all of the different residence buildings and make a mental note of size, some are smaller than others. The teachers care and really want to help you so don't make the mistake of not going to them for help.
For 95% of the classes, including the required LACC's, attendance and participation is key. Grades and quality of work handed in is important so don't brush it off. If you need help with any class or program provided by the school there are multiple resources at your disposal to help you succeed.
I love living in the dorms. Each resident hall is a bit different but across the board, you bond with your hall mates/roommates and pretty soon you'll be doing a lot with them together.
The dining hall on campus is fine; they have the basics and every week there are themed days and specials to entice you. But for some the same old thing can get boring and so they find other options. Downtown located right outside of campus provides a lot of food places that would interest the college crowd and they are all really good.
Unfortunately there isn't much to do in Monmouth as the school basically eats up the town. But 10 minutes away there is Independence which has a bowling alley, a cinemas, and several shops to hang out in. Salem is only 30 minutes away by car and there are even more opportunities for fun there!
For your basic required classes, you are getting the same information from more invested teachers at a much lower cost. For your specialty classes- Western is known for Education, Criminal Justice, and American Sign Language- you are getting one-of-a-kind experience at a lower price than any other college in Oregon.
There is one ferternity but there is no house for it. The Greek life is not a big part of the Western campus but there IS a huge sense of community and public service.
Western has all safety concerns handled. There are constant patrol officers roaming the campus, on foot and in vehicles. There are Wolf Rides that any student can call and it provides a taxi-like service within a 10 miles radius of campus. When it is in the evening, street lamps illuminate campus and there is a Wolf Safety system put in place; the safest route is marked by wolf prints on the sidewalk. This route is the most populated, brightest, and most patrolled route to take, therefore the safest. If this does not satisfy you there is a buddy program which, through the school you are assigned another student trained in the basics of an emergency (or a handy patrol officer) to escort you from your location to your destination. Most buildings, especially the dorms, have a key-and-fob system. This means without these two items you cannot enter the buildings let alone get into any rooms. And most fobs are specialized to access only a small specific part of the building. This is the safest campus in the state.