Campus Molds Advantages And Disadvantages

College is one of the biggest stepping stones of life. For some, the transition can be rough. Many important decisions have to be made, one of those being housing arrangements. The decision to dorm or commute can change one’s perspective at college immensely. They are very different; dorming is not for everybody; commuting is not for everybody. Commuting and dorming differ in independence, money, transportation, and experiences.

The focus of this paper is to dispel a common view that community colleges do not provide on-campus housing and to provide greater insights into the types of community colleges that provide on-campus housing, the typical student who resides in on-campus housing, a guide to various California community colleges that provide on-campus housing, and the impact that on-campus housing has on student learning outcomes, financial gains for community colleges that provide on-campus housing, and an overview of the lack of data in the area of not only on-campus housing in community colleges, but community colleges at large. According to Cohen and Brawer (2008) access to student housing is one of the fundamental dissimilarities between public

The transition from high school to college is a dynamic time in one’s life that parallels the change from childhood to adulthood. Both of these changes are dramatic and, as a result, feelings are difficult to put down into words. A messy combination of emotions fills the heart, surfacing in strange ways. Confident high school seniors go right back to the bottom of the chain when entering college as freshmen. These students start all over, just like entering grade school or high school for the first time. The move up from high school to college signals the switch from dependence to self-sufficiency. From a personal point of view, going through the experience of graduating high school and transferring to a residential college campus at STLCOP, made me realize I was no longer a kid and capable of making my own decisions.

UCSC has what is called a “residential college system” made up of ten separate buildings. Each college is not only aimed at specific areas of study, but each also has its own residential housing units. Once a student chooses one of these smaller colleges, which is a decision based highly on their major, they then complete all of their courses there until they earn their bachelor 's degrees. Each separate small college also has its own clubs and holds its own activities and special events. However, separate colleges often collaborate with each other to host joint activities and even

Colleges have always encouraged their students to live on campus, especially freshman. This is for the reason that living on campus allows student to encounter new cultures, participate in organizations, and reach academic heights. For example, Tarleton State University states that “Living on campus will enable [the student] to interact with diverse people enriching [their] educational experience and will provide convenient access to professors and academic resources the campus offers. In addition, on-campus students are more likely to become and stay involved in clubs and organizations” (Tarleton State University, 2016). Along with the notion that students residing on campus are likely to reach academic heights, a study conducted at the University of North Dakota during the fall semester of 1966-1967

Soon, I was unpacking my items into one of the hundreds or maybe even thousands of SUNY Oswego dorms. When I entered room four twenty-four sudden shock hit me. I thought, “I have to live in this for the next year?!” I was startled and felt the need to back away from this “prison-like” room. I remember my favorite part of the college tours was when they showed us the dorms. I would

While tuitions rose and salaries static, families no longer see the need to splurge on the “college experience”. Not only are students paying for the expense of academics, but on campus dorms and a meal plan as well. Although Students could choose to commute to cut out the cost of dorms, many colleges are too far away from home to do so. If living on campus and commuting were out of the question, then students may enroll in online schooling to get the education they need

Many students prefer to live in close proximity to the college, which is one main reason the university has put together student housing on UCF grounds. This is done for many reasons from convenience and safety, to school profitability while promoting campus life styles with school pride. Students can choose to live on school campus right by their classes and most of the time they are walking or biking distance. Statistics show students who lived in the University of Central Florida Housing for two, or more years are 20% more likely to graduate on time. In order to define the right fit for each student, UCF has quizzes that future students can take to see what housing is right for them. (“University of Central Florida.”)

targeted to fulfill the needs of all commuter students and give us a reason to stay on campus after

Fortunately, this issue of on campus space that immediately followed the application selections and choice to move juniors on campus is not an uncommon problem to have. Other schools’ policies that have developed from the same issue can be utilized or modified to fix the problem at Providence College. For example, Boston College, a school which we heavily associate with and look to be on the same level with regarding our academics, has a similar space issue. Demand for on campus housing is greater than the number of beds the college has, thus students are allowed to live off campus starting their sophomore year (bc.org). Most students live off campus their junior year and if they wish to stay on campus all 4 years they must apply for additional housing, which is not guaranteed. However, if students go off campus sophomore year then they must remain off junior year as well. While on campus housing was previously granted for all students for all 4 years with the assumption that some students will live off campus, the looming space issue that is going to impact students in the fall of 2017, a version of Boston College’s policy (let, or make, juniors and seniors live off campus) should be an

The purpose of our plan is to test the feasibility of a moving and storage service for full-time Western University students. The plan also serves to document our tactics and strategy for founding, operating, and growing this service business.

At Arizona State University, all freshman are expected to live in residential dorms on campus. With that, specific policies and procedures are implemented to ensure that all students get the best experience possible while at ASU. It is expected that all students will abide by the rules, and there are consequences to not following them that can affect one’s academic success and good standing in the university. By adhering to these policies, not only do you make sure that your experience on campus is as beneficial to your education as possible, but so is the experience of those around you.

The thrill of moving out for college, the new profound independence that one encounters once they indulge themselves in the undergraduate experience is something I’m yet to experience. ASU recommends every Freshman to live on campus at least their first year of college and to join various clubs and organizations in order to fully enhance the undergraduate experience. Unfortunately, I couldn’t partake in that tradition, due to financial problems, I haven’t yet had the privilege of living on campus. Throughout my undergraduate career thus far, not living on campus has been a huge burden that often prevents me from being able to attend beneficial events that will help me in my future. If I’m selected into the McCord Scholars Program, it will greatly

College is a life changing experience for students. College is a new environment for most students and comes with lots of challenges. Things such as the increased difficulty of academic work and not being around the same social groups as a student was before college can make the transition very difficult. One of the best things a student can do to help with this transition is to live in a campus residence hall. Students should live in dorms because of the community that this creates. Students will gain many beneficial social interactions, will be able to better complete academic work, and will ease the adjustment to college life.

According to a survey of sophomores conducted by the National Center for Educational Statistics, 66% of grade 10 students had reported at least one unacceptable building condition related to vandalism, disrepair, or cleanliness. The building conditions involved stalls without doors, unclean walls or floors, trash on the floor, unrepaired ceilings, chipped paint on the walls, and graffiti on the building ((Planty & DeVoe, 2005). It also showed that students who scored in the lowest quartile of their achievement tests were more likely to attend schools with graffiti on the building and trash on the floor compared to students in the highest composite achievement test quartile. This means that students found the building conditions to be unacceptable