Student Housing Market: Why Do Students Move Off Campus?

Approximately two-thirds of Michigan Tech students live off campus, so around 4,600 students. Students demand rental housing so a large demand is created in Houghton, especially locations closest to Michigan Tech’s campus. Michigan Tech estimated the need for an additional 400 beds mostly in apartment style housing for student use in their 2006 Master Plan. Housing costs at Michigan Tech run $9393 and up (including food) per academic year so rent should be marketed lower to make it a viable option considering commuting expenses and inconveniences to campus. Many houses Tech students live in now are larger low cost homes that are past/ well past their prime. As these houses need to be removed, an emphasis should be placed on apartment style units as well as semi, duplexes and up. Low-rise or garden apartments would make the most sense for the area considering the smaller population. A high-rise apartment should only be

I worked in Philadelphia as a leasing manager for a large REIT at a 1,000-unit complex circa 2012-2014. Philly is home to more colleges and universities than any other America city with exception of Boston (Werner, 2016). The university student population within city limits is noted at 150,000 with an additional 300,000 in the metro area (Florida, 2012). That is, roughly 50% of the complex’s residents were students. Moreover, international students accounted for approximately one-half of the student population or 25% of all residents.

Spartacus led one of the most successful rebellions in history. He was born in 109 BC. His death was because he died on the battlefield near Petelia, Italy in 71 BC. A gladiator was his normal occupation. But he wasn’t Roman at all, Spartacus was Thracian! When he was young, he decided to join the Roman army. However, when he tried to leave, he was caught and sold into slavery. Against his will, he became a gladiator. A gladiator is a person who fights animals or other gladiators in a battlefield.

A major problem for today’s high school graduates is the rising price in college education. Attending college can add up really fast; it can cost up to tens of thousands of dollars per year (Barkan 1). No wonder, in Steven Barkan’s book of social problems, issues and problems in higher education take up a full chapter. In this chapter, Barkan states that only 44% of all students who attend a four-year institution is lucky enough to have annual tuitions and fees amount to less than $9,000 per year. The aggravating question is, “why does college cost so much?” Not only is tuition part of the cost of college but also fees housing and meals, books, school supplies, and accessories (“What’s the Price Tag” 1). All tuition covers is the money for academic instruction. Fees are charges for specific services such as, internet access, and then the cost of books and school supplies add up. Additionally, one is not paying just for textbooks but also

In the past decade new condominiums and apartments have been built and new shops have opened, but with those changes have also come climbing rents. An apartment that once rented for $1400 a month a few years ago now commands $3500 and has a six-month waiting list (Kaysen). Residents who grew up in the area find themselves priced out of their own

According to our criteria and needs we filter opinions, and select a decision which is in our best interest. It also depends on what the situation demands. For instance, there are three friends having a discussion about whether they should move off campus housing or not. In this situation, Sam wants to persuade other two friends to move off campus, while Randi wants to persuade Sam and Jay to stay on campus. Jay has to choose an option whether, he should move out or not depending on his needs. For instance, Randi is a person who is always no time and consistent with her classes. On the other hand, Sam is a person who is well known for missing his classes and violating the student code of conduct. According to jay needs, getting decent grades

They always seem to choose to live in the dorms the first year. The main reason for this is to focus on school and be close to their classes for the first year. Typically, college students do not know their costs of living in the area and have no way of estimating it because they have lived with their parents their whole life. So, they just agree to pay the dorms tremendously high living expenses. The university of Kansas State is completely taking advantage of this opportunity of students living in the dorms. The university is taking in over 29 million dollars according to their projected revenue statement for this coming year of 2018 (Housing Budget 2018). With this much coming in just for the dorms and they do not even bother renovating the 1980’s style rooms which are very complex and typically put two people to one room and they share a bathroom with their sweet mates, and yet they continue to pile as many kids in there, to bring in as much money as possible in to the housing department at Kansas State (K-State Housing Website). Students do not even think twice about where else and how much cheaper it would be to live in off campus housing and just agree to pay the over-priced dorms and put their first year of living on their student loans. This causes the students to start out college in twice as much debt, that could be avoided if the university would lower the costs of living on campus.

Although seemingly mundane, even dorm room selection processes can be a source of social capital . Disparities in dorm room selection separate middle class students from working class students, who are often first-generation. Furthermore, middle class students gravitate towards housing options that support university involvement and social opportunities while working class students share spaces with other disadvantaged students who lack information pertaining to school involvement . This begs the question, how do first-generation college students activate social capital if manifested exclusionary practices pervade higher

In 2000, the Board of Ursinus College, raised its tuition from $19,331 to $23,460. This turned out to be a 17.6% increase. Surprisingly, the tuition increase proved to be a positive change for Ursinus College. The college received more than 200 applicants than its previous year (Brickley, Smith and Zimmerman, 2009, p. 110). Other regional institutions such as University of Notre Dame, Bryn Mawr College and Rice University also experienced a similar trend once they increased their tuition rates (Brickley, Smith and Zimmerman, 2009, p. 110). The president of Ursinus College deduced that the tuition increase affected enrollment rate (increased enrollment). She simply stated that “people don’t want cheap” (Brickley, Smith and Zimmerman, 2009, p. 110).

Students can find cheaper rental options off campus but forget the outside utility costs, parking and laundry. "The advantage of living on campus is that when you sign your housing contract, you know how much you're going to spend," says Reuter-Krohn. "When you move off campus, you have to pay rent plus utility costs, security deposits, Internet fees, the cost of furniture you'll need and transportation from your apartment to campus." For those receiving financial aid who choose to live off campus should first make sure it does not affect their aid packages. Most aid packages that cover college housing costs usually cover on campus room and board. However, it does not include the extra costs of

Although suitable for an undergraduate degree, as a graduate student I desire more. I want to live near campus where I can dedicate most of my time to student activities, groups, and my studies. While there are many colleges that can offer a traditional campus life, there are not many that also place emphasis on providing their students with technologically advanced and updated college buildings. The state-of-the-art simulation center and a traditional gross anatomy lab shows Marist College’s dedication to creating an atmosphere conducive to learning. I believe the success of a student relies partially on what the college can provide them; Marist College provides the whole package with an innovative campus

A report prepared by the Economic Roundtable, Rental Housing 2011; The State of Rental Housing in the City of Los Angeles, noted that the city’s rental property had increased due to foreclosures that had started during the 2008 recession and been converted to rental property. Although this increased the options for renters, the incomes of family households had been decreasing since 1990. In this report, Daniel Flaming and Patrick Burns state, “Over the past decade, rent as a share of income has shifted from being barely affordable to predominantly unaffordable for renters (2012). They also note that the majority of renters in this area pay 30% to 50% of their income on rent. This is compounded by the problem of the increase of

The number of students attending the University of Alabama has reached a new high of 37,100. That number is a 2.4% increase from 2014 (uanews.ua.edu). As the number of students is predicted only to increase in the years to come, the University must reflect on the housing options for these 37,100 students. Freshman students required to live on campus face a difficult situation--lack of housing. With that being said, the best and most efficient way to cope with the ever growing population is to allow freshmen to live off campus, and build more apartments around campus to allow thousands of more students to have places to live in the future.

Primary Care Physicians are the first contact with the health care system, having private practices, working in health clinics, and can have an influence in treating adolescent and youth with mental health disorders. Various factors have been associated with mental health in the adolescent and youth population. PCPs say they always ask their adolescent patient about mental health issues and their knowledge is excellent regarding mental health complaints (Romer & McIntosh, 2012). Many adolescents and youths have very trusting relationships with their PCPs and are more likely to freely explain and or express their emotional, psychological, and physical feelings. PCPs are tasked with the job of screening their adolescent patient for mental

When listening to ‘Let Her Go’ you are bombarded with the quick realization about what you have in life and how fortunate you are until it is all gone. People and life in this day and age are just constantly going with no pauses and no time to appreciate all of the astonishing things you have in life until they are dissipated , and when this realization comes the effects of it are more abundant. People take for granted how good they Genuinely have it, and they tend to focus on what is happening next week or next month and all the hustle and bustle of life instead of looking at what they hold right in front of them. And when what is right in front of them departs or is seized from their life, they do not realize how fortuitous they were until it is gone. The speaker has a clear and