 Convenience
When you live on-campus, there is no need to spend time grocery
shopping, cooking or driving back and forth to campus. While off-
campus students are getting up early to scrape the frost off their
car windows for the long, cold drive to campus and looking for a
place to park, you will be sleeping in a bit longer because your
classes are just a short walk away.
Your friends will always be close by and there will always be fully
prepared meal waiting for you in the cafeteria. You will also find all
your favorite espresso style beverages in Marauder Cove, a fitness
center, indoor swimming pool, the chapel, bookstore, library, and so
much more just a short walk from your door.
Affordability
Living on-campus is also a great value. When you consider that
on-campus students get high-speed Internet service, Cable TV,
local phone, heat, electricity, computer labs and free use of laundry
facilities, living on-campus is indeed a great value. It is also
important to add in savings you will realize from not having to
commute (with gas projected to go to $4/gallon soon), buying
groceries and eating out (on average, commuter students eat fast
food meals six to eight times a week).
Student Success
In comparison to students who live off-campus, students who live
on-campus are much more likely to:
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Get better grades
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Meet more friends.
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Participate more in campus life and extracurricular activities, such as dances, intramurals, religious activities, student athletics, student organizations; music; drama; student leadership positions; volunteer activities; and informal study groups.
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Develop leadership skills through leadership positions in campus activities, student organizations, and service projects.
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Are more likely to graduate and do so in four years! FUN!!!
Our alumni and current students tell us living on-campus was a big
part of the fun they had as a student. They often tell us that by
living on-campus, they met a lot more people and in the process
made many lifelong friends. Studies confirm that students who
live on-campus report they enjoy college more than commuter
students.
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