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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went to a college like this and it really fosters a sense of community.  It also felt safer because the social life was centralized on campus so not a lot of driving/drunk driving.  There was enough of a variety of dorms that most people weren't stuck with a roommate beyond freshman or sophomore year.  Rooms were blocked in groups starting in the sophomore housing lottery so you can always live with friends in on-campus suites, apartments, or even a string of traditional single rooms.[/quote]

This, above.

I'm a parent of a student currently at a college which, while it doesn't require students to live on campus, has plenty of housing and is in an area where there's really no rental housing stock close by (it's a small city but just not great re: housing anywhere close to the campus). So about 98 percent of students are in college housing--dorms or buildings that are townhouses or apartment-style. Plenty of chances to have a single room in a dorm especially junior and senior years. Plenty of chances to get into one of the college-owned, on-campus townhouses with a group of friends.

As others say, it fosters a great sense of community and is centralized. No one has to drive to and from anywhere, like the PP found on his or her campus.

Has your DC really looked into what it means to have most students living on campus? Talked to students there? A lot of colleges will connect prospects with current students. I found most of those students to be pretty honest about things like housing. Are you worried that your DC needs to "learn to live independently" etc.? Well, there are often townhouses and apartments where students do just that, but can still have a meal plan if that works better for their schedule, or they can shop/cook for themselves, etc.

And a HUGE bonus we discovered at DC's self-contained small college: Because everyone was on campus anyway, the college was able to do a fantastic job containing Covid. They had two full semesters last year -- when my DC's friends at other, large universities were taking classes remotely at home because their gigantic schools couldn't deal with Covid (and a big part of that problem was that most students lived off campus and brought in virus). DC's college basically could say, you have to stay on campus and no visitors can come in. That -- and very cooperative student body, because, community -- meant they did very well keeping Covid mostly at bay and had on-campus semesters with certain distancing and masking protocols. That's a big advantage, and to be frank, it's one that may be needed again soon. [/quote]

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