Over 60 student organizations provide opportunities for full time students to become involved in various special interest groups. Officers and student senators are elected by the students. Students are chosen by the Student Senate to participate on Faculty Senate committees. Members of the Student Senate invite interested students to participate in any Senate function. The Senate meets weekly, with two faculty and three administrative advisors.
Meetings are open to any member of the student body.
The American Criminal Justice Association is designed to foster a greater understanding of the field of criminal justice. It provides a forum for students of criminal justice in all matters of professional concern to them. In 1990, the YCP Marketing Club became a chapter of the American Marketing Association. The club is a social and informational organization open to any student interested in getting ahead in the business world. The club is designed to serve as a medium of exchange of knowledge in the field of marketing.