Biola University offers a number of student services,
including nonremedial tutoring, health service, health insurance. Biola University also offers campus safety and security
services like 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.). Alcohol is not permitted for students of legal age
at Biola University.
ADHD student services
Services
Offer specialized ADHD program
No
ADHD program requires separate admissions
-
ADHD program additional cost
-
Services offered
Alternative locations for test taking
Audio version of textbooks
Extra time for test taking
Note taking
Priority class registration
Specialized tutoring
Program URL
https://www.biola.edu/learning-center/disability-services/student-resources
Program contact
Jennifer Fanning
Director of Learning Center
(562) 906-4542
learning.center@biola.edu
Career services
Alumni Starting Salaries by Major
All majors
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$65,100
Computer and Information Sciences$60,600
Health Professions and Related$57,600
Business, Management, Marketing and Related$51,800
Psychology$47,100
Social Sciences$46,200
Visual and Performing Arts$45,500
Communication, Journalism and Related Programs$43,400
English Language and Literatures$42,500
Theology and Religious Vocations$40,700
Multi-Interdisciplinary Studies$36,600
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Alumni Early and Midcareer Salaries
Median starting salary of alumni
$47,300
Median midcareer salary of alumni
$85,500
Career Services
Career services offered
on-campus job interviews
internships
resume assistance
career/job search classes
alumni network
interest inventory
interview training
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Formal internship program
Yes
Placement Statistics
Firms that most frequently hire graduates
Boeing
Lord Abbett & Co. LLC
Samsung
Stanford University
Apple Inc.
CBS
World Trade Center
Walt Disney Co.
Deloitte
KPMG
AT&T
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Computer resources
Computer Availability
Computers available for student use in
residence halls
computer center/labs
library
Tools & Services
Functions permitted via learning management system
Access courses in which currently enrolled
Determine progress toward fulfilling degree requirements
Register for courses
Submit assignments
Submit tuition payments
Functions that can be performed online
Submit course evaluations
Reserve library materials
Receive campus emergency alerts
Report emergencies to authorities
Secure on-campus housing
Order take-out using meal plan credits
Network Access
College-owned, -operated or -affiliated housing units wired for high-speed Internet access
100%
Health, safety & counseling
General Services
Basic student services offered
nonremedial tutoring
health service
health insurance
Remedial learning services offered
reading
math
writing
study skills
Counseling services offered
academic
career
minority student
military
older student
personal
psychological
religious
veteran student
international students
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Safety Services
Campus safety and security 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.)
Info & regulations
General Information
Nearest airports (miles)
Los Angeles (25)
Long Beach (14)
Nearest passenger train stations (miles)
Nearest bus stations (miles)
Public transportation serves campus
Yes
Car share available on campus
Yes
Electric scooters available on campus
No
Regulations
All students permitted to have cars on campus
Yes
Students who have cars on campus
-
Alcohol permitted on campus for students of legal age
No
Firearm campus-carry policy
Banned
International student services
Services
Special services offered for international students
english lab
international student center
special counselors/advisors
ESL program/classes
housing offered during all school holidays
special orientation (1-6 days)
Offer legal services to students without U.S. visa or legal status
Yes
Learning-disabled student services
Program Information
Type of LD program
Self-directed/decentralized services.
There is no separate admissions process and eligibility for services must be established by the provision of disability documentation that meets institutional standards. Services may be coordinated through the Disability Services office and are based on need, as specified by the documentation. Other offices throughout the campus may also provide services, and some services offered are not mandated by laws. Students' progress is not monitored.
LD program advisers/advocates available to students
Yes
Services for LD students
Reading machines
Tape recorders
Other special classes
Diagnostic testing service
Untimed tests
Note-taking services
Oral tests
Learning center
Readers
Extended time for tests
Tutors
Priority registration
Priority seating
Texts on tape
Other testing accommodations
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Services available to students who have not self-identified in the application process
Yes
LD services available to
Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors
Services Available
Counseling services offered to LD students
Academic (4 times per year)
Psychological (4 times per year)
Student support groups (4 times per year)
Vocational (4 times per year)
Individual tutoring available for LD students
Yes
Frequency of tutoring available for LD students
As needed
Other tutoring options available to LD students (individual setting)
Time management
Organizational skills
Learning strategies
Content area
Writing labs
Math labs
Study skills
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Other tutoring options available to LD students (group setting)
Time management
Organizational skills
Learning strategies
Content area
Writing labs
Math labs
Study skills
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Single rooms available to students with specific learning disabilities
Yes
Contact Information
Program contact
Jennifer Fanning
Director of Learning Center
(562) 906-4542
learning.center@biola.edu
Library & museums
Libraries
School is a member of a library consortium
Yes
Additional library facilities
We only have one library facility. We have access to many online collections of full-text books and journals, images, and electronic reference materials, such as EBSCOhost, JSTOR, Lexis-Nexis, ProQuest, OVID, Project Muse, WorldCat, and Callimachus.
Museums
Museums or special academic buildings on campus
media center, electron microscope, on-campus radio station, TV/film studio, art studio, art gallery, recording studio, concert hall with pipe organ, MIDI lab for music composition, electronic piano lab
Disability services
Services
Services for physically disabled students
Note-taking services
Special transportation
Tape recorders
Special housing
Tutors
Adaptive equipment
Reader services
Braille services
Interpreters for hearing-impaired
Talking books
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Accessibility of campus to physically disabled students
Mostly
