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Quick StatsNumber of Public Safety Officers
13 full-time officers
3 part-time patrolmen
15 student volunteers
Safety Services
- 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols
- Controlled dormitory access (key and security card)
- Lighted walkways
- Rape Aggression Defense courses (RAD)
- Student escort service
- Student patrols
Health Services
- Counseling Services
- First-Semester Freshmen Regulated Hours
- Health Insurance
College Prowler Take
Close your eyes and imagine a place where students leave laptop computers unattended in the library, don’t lock their dorm rooms, and misplaced ID cards are returned before they are even discovered missing. Open your eyes—no, it’s not Eden, just Grove City College. Of course, the college strongly suggests keeping valuables under key, but many students don’t feel the need to watch their stuff very closely. Petty thefts have occurred on campus, but the fact remains that GCC is a safe place—day or night. In the women’s residence halls, all doors except the lobbies are locked and alarmed at 9 p.m. After midnight (or 1 a.m. on the weekends), male student security guards secure the dorms and check student IDs in the women’s residence halls. Some women are inconvenienced and frustrated by the double standard, but most feel more secure, and it is no surprise that sexual assault is a foreign concept at Grove City College. GCC security guards maintain a visible presence on campus and are friendly. However, some students have registered complaints about slow responses to car troubles. Security services like dusk-to-dawn escorts and RAD courses ensure basic safety. The Zerbe Health Center offers a free health service through a local doctor. If a student urgently needs more than a friendly smile, homemade chicken soup, and cough drops, the best bet is to head over to the local hospital. In case of emergency, campus security willingly transports students to the emergency room at the local hospital. Students Speak Out
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Anonymous says:  |
If anything, the security is...
If anything, the security is overdone rather than underdone. I always feel very safe on campus. |
Anonymous says: |
Grove City is probably one of the...
Grove City is probably one of the safest places you could possibly live. There are a few thefts in the dorms. (By few, I mean you can count them on one hand.) It is okay for girls to walk around on their own, even at night, and not everyone locks their doors. |
Anonymous says: |
Security gets a bad rap from the...
Security gets a bad rap from the students, but they do a great job. The parking tickets can be unreasonable sometimes, though. |
Anonymous says: |
The campus is very safe, almost to...
The campus is very safe, almost to the point of excess in some areas. There are security guards walking and driving around campus constantly. There are several emergency phones stationed around campus, and if you don’t feel safe walking back to your dorm alone, you can use these, and they will send a security guard to escort you to your dorm. However, the women’s dorms are protected excessively in my opinion. All doors except the lobby door in each building are locked after 9 p.m. An alarm goes off if they are opened. After midnight, there is a student security guard in each lobby who checks student IDs. If you forget yours, they make you sign in. The locked doors are the biggest complaint because they are alarmed so early and people tend to forget. I could understand alarming all but the lobby door after midnight, but it’s not always dark at nine! |
Anonymous says: |
Campus safety is great. I feel...
Campus safety is great. I feel very secure and safe when on campus at night. It is nice that there are security guards at the entrances of the girls’ dorms. The lamps near the walkways help create this atmosphere, too. |
Security Office
Crawford Hall
Campus Safety Department
(724) 458-2111
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