If there were a crime on your campus or a tornado or hurricane … would your school be ready to handle it? Not according to the results of a recent study.

Not even one-fourth of colleges regularly take a look at how they’d respond to criminal acts, environmental threats and financial wrongdoing, according to a survey from United Educators and the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges. (Click here to see survey results.)

When do they plan for these situations?

After they’ve experienced one, says the report — which surveyed more than 600 college administrators.

Once a school deals with a crime on campus, for example, it starts putting plans in place for dealing with a similar situation in the future.

How prepared is your school? Let us know in the comments section below.

Tags: Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, United Educators