Quick Stats
Number of Public Safety Officers
15
Safety Services
- 24/7 campus patrols and escort services
- Crime alerts
- Emergency phones on campus
- Operation ID
- Personal safety programs
- Rape defense classes
Health Services
- 24-hour advice nurse line
- Basic medical services
- Counseling and psychological services
- Health counseling
- Health education programs
- HIV testing
- Immunizations
- Online health screenings
- On-site pharmaceuticals
- Specialists
College Prowler Take
Simply put, the campus is safe. In past years, for example, serious crime on campus was limited to a half dozen cases of assault and one non-forcible sex offense. That is remarkably little crime for even a small college. The SCPD is very well funded, well staffed, and located directly across the street, so if there was an emergency, a swift response is pretty much guaranteed.
There are emergency phones all over campus, and Campus Safety is always patrolling the grounds; some students even think that the campus is a bit too safe (more on this in the Campus Strictness section). The only crime that happens with any regularity on campus is petty theft. As long as you lock your bike up and don’t leave your laptop lying around unattended, you should be fine.
Students Speak Out
Love your school more than free food? Hate your school more than term papers?
Somewhere in between? Show the world what YOU think of YOUR school:
Anonymous says:  |
For such a big city, it’s very...
For such a big city, it’s very safe. You hear the occasional rumor about roofies and date-rape or something, but that’s about it. |
Anonymous says: |
It’s never really occurred to me...
It’s never really occurred to me that campus might be dangerous. Campus Safety is so strict, and the police station is so close, that it’s hard to imagine anything really crazy happening. |
Anonymous says: |
You’ll be fine as long as you’re...
You’ll be fine as long as you’re not an idiot. If you leave your bike or laptop laying around, it might get stolen, but that’s kind of your own fault. |
Anonymous says: |
You couldn’t get hurt on campus if...
You couldn’t get hurt on campus if you tried. If you got a paper cut, Campus Safety would show up and carry you to the hospital, and there’d be a write-up about it in the Santa Clara (student paper). |
Anonymous says: |
The only thing you have to fear on...
The only thing you have to fear on campus is Campus Safety. |
Health Center
Monday–Wednesday, Friday 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Thursday 9:15 a.m.-5 p.m.
Cowell Student Health Cetner
Cowell Building
(408) 554-4501
www.scu.edu/cshc/index.cfm
Did You Know?
Santa Clara is one of the safest campuses in the nation, and San Jose was once named Safest Big City in America for three years in a row (Morgan Quinto Press).
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