Student Housing Guide in Philippine University Cities

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Student Housing Guide in Philippine University Cities
BY Lamudi 28 May 2016 City Guide
This guide shows how much rent students should expect to be paying in key areas in Metro Manila,
Baguio, Cebu, Dumaguete, and Davao
Apart from tuition, college education is considered a significant investment because of other expenses
involved. These include the purchase of learning materials, daily meals, and the cost of commuting, to
name a few. If the student happens to study away from home, then this also includes the cost of living
space.
While areas near schools always have an abundance of student accommodation, there are particular
places that stand out. Real estate investors are particularly attracted to purchasing rental properties in
student areas because they provide potentially good sources of recurring income.
Accommodation for Students in Baguio City
Considered by many as the educational center of Northern Luzon, Baguio City is home to many colleges
and universities. These include the University of the Philippines Baguio, Saint Louis University, the
University of the Cordilleras, the Philippine Military Academy, and the University of Baguio, to name a
few.
The city’s relatively compact urban core and cool climate make it an ideal place for students to live, as
inconveniences like extremely hot weather, long commutes, and heavy traffic are minimal here
compared to other cities. While real estate is a little pricy in Baguio, rental rates are quite reasonable,
with several offering accommodation that is suitable for shared apartments.
One-bedroom homes for rent in Baguio currently go for as little as Php6,000 per month and are located
in ideal areas like the Burnham and Legarda areas, which are just a jeepney ride away from the business
district and the most of the schools are close by.
Accommodation for Students in Dumaguete City
Best known for Silliman University, the Philippines’ first Protestant university and first American
university in Asia, Dumaguete is considered the “center of learning in the south” because it is also the
home of other notable schools like Foundation University, Negros Oriental State University (NORSU),
and St. Paul University Dumaguete.
The city is ideal for student living because of the proximity of the schools. Silliman’s campus is adjacent
to and merged with the city’s downtown district, while NORSU’s two main campuses are both located in
the city. Although a seaside city locale, Dumaguete is not too prone to typhoons.
Student houses and apartments for rent are very reasonable in Dumaguete where, based on the current
listings on Lamudi, one can rent houses with two bedrooms and two bathrooms for Php13,000 per
month, which is ideal for two to four students. Rental properties at this rate are common in the Candau-
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Ay and Batinguel areas of the city, which are a few kilometers away from downtown and the university
district.
Accommodation for Students in Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City
Metro Manila is home to some of the Philippines’ finest educational institutions, and with such a diverse
real estate market, it has a number of areas that are great for students. If it had to be narrowed down to
just one place, the Katipunan Area stands out.
A national highway, Katipunan Avenue runs from the University of the Philippines Diliman and is in the
vicinity of Ateneo de Manila University, Miriam College, and the Multiple Intelligence International
School. Unsurprisingly, the area has a number of residential spaces for rent, particularly condos geared
toward students.
Understandably costly due to their location, rental properties in the Katipunan area are quite expensive.
For example, monthly rents for one-bedroom condo units can range from Php13,000 to Php20,000.
These spaces are in projects like Berkeley Residences and Blue Residences, which are a stone’s throw
from the aforementioned schools. In addition to condos, there are also dorms and boarding houses
nearby for those opting for the traditional student housing option.
Accommodation for Students in Pablo Ocampo Street (formerly Vito Cruz Street), Manila
With schools like De La Salle University, College of Saint Benilde, and Saint Scholastica’s College within
its vicinity, and with others like Philippine Women’s University and Arellano University close by, Pablo
Ocampo Street can also be a recommended location for student accommodations.
Formerly named Vito Cruz Street, the thoroughfare’s section within the city of Manila is close to the Vito
Cruz Station of LRT-1, while its Makati section is close to Ayala Avenue and Circuit Makati. The street is
not only close to colleges and universities but also to condos, hospitals, and upcoming township
developments.
While most would expect living spaces to be costly in the area, there are a number relatively affordable
condos close to Pablo Ocampo Street with rates ranging from Php5,000 to Php20,000 per month for
one-bedroom units. These are situated in developments like the Pacific Regency, the Kingswood
Condominiums, and Cityland Vito Cruz, to name a few.
Accommodation for Students in Cebu City
The center of Metro Cebu, a highly urbanized metropolitan area on par with Metro Manila, Cebu City
boasts plenty of urban conveniences, including a central business district, tertiary hospitals, and an
international airport, among many others. The city is also home to a campus of the University of the
Philippines Visayas, along with 37 other institutions for higher education, which further cements its
position as one of the region’s most ideal places to reside and study.
Student accommodation is a bit costly in Cebu, like in Metro Manila. However, Cebu City has a number
of residential spaces for rent, thanks to the presence of condominium developments that are typical in

highly urbanized and populated areas. Ideally situated near the business district and several schools,
these units provide a safe and convenient place to live.
A budget of Php10,000 a month is sufficient for a studio unit in the city, which typically measures
between 18 and 25 sqm, making it possible to house an additional student or two. Unsurprisingly,
housing is costlier in the city center, but areas that are further out such as Brgy. Banilad provide
affordable options, yet remain in good proximity to a number of schools.
Accommodation for Students in Davao City
Like how Cebu City is for the Visayas, Davao City is the center of education for Mindanao. The city is the
current home of about 33 colleges and universities, which include the University of the Philippines
Mindanao, Ateneo de Davao University, and the University of Southeastern Philippines. The city is also
widely regarded as one of the safest in the country, making it an ideal place for students to live.
Davao City offers a wide variety of residential spaces. Neighborhoods that are further out are more
reasonable, and the distance is not too much of an issue as the city is well organized and has good
infrastructure.
Some of the most affordable places to rent student apartments in Davao City include the city’s
Catalunan Grande area, which is the closest area to the University of Southeastern Philippines and UP
Mindanao. There are various apartments for rent in Catalunan, with rates as low as Php10,000 per
month for a two-bedroom, 70-sqm property.
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Housing Accommodation
International students have three options for housing accommodation: on-campus residence halls, off-
campus dormitories and off-campus apartments/condominium units.
The choice of where to stay during your program in Ateneo depends on one's budget and personal
preference.
On-Campus Residence Halls
The Ateneo de Manila University has three residences halls: Cervini Hall (for male students), Eliazo Hall
(for female students) and the new University Dormitory. Rates are charged per semester (5 months).
The current rate for SY 2010-2011 is approximately P 36,000/semester. For details about the facilities
and amenities of the residence halls and the University Dormitory please click here.

Reservations for a place at the residence halls or at the University Dormitory may be coursed through
Office of International Relations (OIR) upon request.
Off-Campus Dormitories
There are off-campus boarding houses for male and female students. Rates vary according to the kind of
accommodation available and may range between P 5,000 to P 8,000/month. A list of accredited off-
campus boarding houses may be obtained at the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Office in the College
or through the Office of International Programs. Click here to see directory of accredited off-campus
dormitories.
Off-Campus Apartment/Condominium Units
There are also many off-campus apartments or condominium units near the Ateneo Loyola Heights
Campus. Most are within 5 to 10 minutes walk from the Ateneo. Unfurnished units cost around US $
250/month. The cost of semi to fully furnished units range from $ 300 - $500/month. Monthly rent does
not include utility bills (i.e. electricity, water, phone, cable TV subscription).
The OIR provides a list of available apartment or condominium units from which students may choose
from.
http://www.ateneo.edu/housing-accommodation
The Evolution of the College Dorm
From the monastic rooms of world's first campuses to today's luxury residence halls, TIME examines the
ever-changing ways that students live
Interviews & Captions by M.J. Stephey
Student Seclusion
Before the information superhighway, schools were built around
massive libraries, like the 400-year-old Bodleian Library at the
University of Oxford, above, in Britain. Early dorms were imposing,
monastic structures meant to separate students from the outside
world, providing more privacy for classes and introspection. This
concept of the Ivory Tower lasted for decades. "If you look at the
dorms of the Harvard Yard, the windows and doors are all on the yard
side," says Jonathan Zimmerman, director of the New York

University's History of Education Program. "Basically, what you see from the outside is a wall."
The Evolution of the College Dorm
Walter Sanders / Time Life Pictures / Getty
Posters & Pin-ups

Traditionally, residence halls were occupied by male students
who were forced to adhere to strict dress codes, compulsory
chapel services, curfews and even fitness regimens. Until the
1830s, Harvard students were required to purchase, chop and
haul their own firewood back to the dorms (while dodging the
livestock and pigpens that crowded the university's campus).
Dorm mothers enforced the rules, and executed a strict "lights-
out" policy (which also helped trim electricity bills). Eventually,
restrictions loosened and posters and pin-ups became standard
dorm decor — a racy way to compensate for the lack of female
presence.
Jon Brenneis / Time Life Pictures / Getty
Dorm Espionage
In the 1940s, with most of the country's college-age men
serving in World War II, more women began applying to
universities — and getting accepted. Female-only dorms were
erected, and if early rules for male students seemed harsh, the
university guidelines for female co-eds were draconian.
Women were not allowed in male dorm rooms at any time,
and curfews continued to dictate their movements around
campus until well into the 1960s. But students found creative
ways to skirt these restrictions; some sent messages to the
opposite sex via Morse Code in the form of flashing lights
across campus, like the young lady pictured here.
Margaret Bourke-White / Time Life Pictures

/ Getty

All in the Family

Thanks to the G.I. bill, World War II veterans and their wives flocked in droves to campuses across the
country in the 1950s, where they lived in trailer parks and temporary bungalows that often lacked
plumbing — accommodations that were still luxurious compared to the military barracks. School officials
did little to mask the ultimate purpose of these communities (i.e. making babies). At Michigan State
University, for example, GIs and their wives lived at "Fertile Valley.
Alfred Eisenstaedt / Time Life Pictures / Getty
A Higher-Ed Boom
The 1950s and 60s saw a surge in political and civil rights debates
in America, with the college campus taking center stage in the
debate over equality. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson
outlined his plans for affirmative action during a graduation
speech at the historically all-black Howard University, above.
Meanwhile, massive state and federal spending sparked a boom in
dorm construction, as minorities and disadvantaged students
began flocking to campuses nationwide. In 1958, the University of
California's nine campuses could house only 2,900 students; by
1970, they had residential space for nearly 20,000.
Steve Schapiro / Corbis
Bed-In
As student activism spread across campuses in the
late 1960s, female students began protesting gender
segregation — not only in the dorms, but at schools
in general. Women at Barnard College in Manhattan,
the sister school to Columbia University, staged
several protests called "bed-ins" to demand equal
access to education. (Despite the protests, Columbia
continued to deny female students until 1983.)
Bill Ray / Time Life Pictures / Getty
Hallway Hullaballoo
Gradually, colleges began offering unisex
residence halls, where men and women could
mingle freely. Some schools, including Brown,
Stanford, and the University of Pennsylvania, have
taken the trend even further, offering unisex
rooms and bathrooms.

Sal Dimarco Jr. / Time Life Pictures / Getty
Old Meets New

The cinder-block dorms of the 1950s were ill-
equipped to handle the computer revolution of
the 1980s. Re-wiring buildings became an
expensive and drawn-out task, as did equipping
their residents. Of today's college students, writer
Nicholas Carr says, "Facebook is the dorm;
Wikipedia is the library; and Craigslist is the mall."
Here, a freshman at Drexel University shows off a
gift from her alma mater; in 1985, the school
issued each incoming student a new Microsoft
computer. In 2004, Duke University spent half a million to greet its freshmen with iPods. Many schools
now require students to purchase computers or laptops before the school year begins.
American Campus Communities
More Buck, More Bang

While state and federal funding dwindles and demand for college
degrees continues to rise, tuition rates have soared — as has the
need for better amenities to justify the higher expense. From 1995 to
2004, just 17% of the 113 residence halls constructed on college
campuses were traditional dorms, according to the Association of
College and University Housing Officers International; the vast
majority were apartment-style suites. This fireplace, at the newly
opened Vista del Campo Norte dormitory at the University of
California at Irvine, was built by American Campus Communities, one
of the nation's largest student-housing developers.
Boston University
An Uphill Battle
Tanning salons, pool waterfalls, Mongolian grills, and hot tubs large
enough for 15 people are some of the amenities offered at colleges across
the country — like Boston University's new 35-foot climbing wall. Sandy
Baum, a senior analyst for the College Board, says students are driving the
trend: "It's not so much colleges wanting to be country clubs, it's students
who want to live in country clubs." At this summer's conference for the
Association of College & University Housing Officers, administrators

swapped stories about the more outlandish requests they've received. (One tale involved a freshman
who wanted to know about housing accommodations for his butler, who had accompanied him to the
dorms).
Luxury Learning
Though La Vista del Campo Norte seems at first
glance more like a hotel than a dorm, Bill
Bayless, CEO of American Campus Communities,
says these buildings aren't just real estate
opportunities: "Our properties are not Animal
House. There are no kegs out by the pool."
Nowadays, students demand privacy,
technology and the same amenities they grew
up with, he says. "It's what the student expects
when they leave Mom and Dad's.
Big Business
American Campus Communities surveys
students each year to find out what they like.
Since 1996, ACC has developed more than
$1.5 billion in properties for university clients,
and has acquired in excess of $2 billion in
student-housing assets. Some critics argue
such grand accommodations distract students
from college's real purpose. "The
undergraduate university experience should
be about getting kids to answer the basic
question, 'What is a life worth living?'" argues
Jonathan Zimmerman, director of New York
University's History of Education Program. "By
making all these lovely things for the kids, we're answering that question for them."
Courtesy of New Brunswick Development Corporation
Rec at Rockoff
Rutgers University's $55 million Rockoff Dorm features
a Coldstone Creamery, a 7/11 and a state-of-the-art
gym; residents also enjoy grocery delivery, room
cleaning and laundry services. One hitch: Rockoff is
only open to juniors and seniors. "If you have all the
things you need in your own unit, you never go
outside," says Joan Carbone, Executive Director of
Residence Life at Rutgers, who believes traditional

dorms offer the best environment for freshmen interaction. And while some schools use high-end
housing to draw prospective freshmen, Carbone says Rutger's academic record is appealing enough:
"We don't have to go into the arms race to attract students."
Damian Buttle
Bucking the Trend

Not everyone agrees with the luxury-dorm fad. At Berea College in Kentucky, school administrators have
adopted a unique approach to the problem of strangled budgets and coddled kids: Dorms are furnished
by the college crafts workshops, cafeteria food is provided by the school's farm, and students are
required to work 10 hours a week in various campus jobs. "It's about identity and the culture you want
to develop," says Gus Gerassimides, the college's assistant vice president for student life. "Ultimately
every community has choices to make. It's who you choose to be."
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Dormitory
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A typical American university and college dormitory room in 2002
A college dorm room before students have moved in
In United States usage, the word dormitory means a building primarily providing sleeping and
residential quarters for large numbers of people, often boarding school, college or university students.
In the US it is common for residents (typically two) to share a bedroom. In the US these buildings are
often single sex, or sexes are accommodated on separate floors.
In United Kingdom usage, the word dormitory means a room containing several beds accommodating
unrelated people.[1] In the United Kingdom, this arrangement exists typically for pupils at a boarding
school, travellers or military personnel, but is almost entirely unknown for university students.
In United Kingdom usage, a building providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of
people is called a hall of residence (university students), house (members of a religious community or
pupils at a boarding school[2]), hostel (students, workers or travellers) or barracks (military personnel). In
the United Kingdom, Halls of Residence almost entirely have single occupancy rooms. In the United
Kingdom, halls of residence are almost always mixed sex, with residents being allocated to adjacent
rooms regardless of sex.
The word dormitory (often abbreviated to dorm) comes originally from the Latin word dormitorium.[3]
Worldwide, it is unusual for unrelated mixed sex occupancy of a bedroom except temporarily (for
example in a [travel] hostel or a railway sleeping car). Where this does occur, it is so remarkable as to be
newsworthy (for example the mixed sex sharing of bedrooms in the Norwegian Army [4]).
Higher education

Prodigy Living Spitalfields in London, England, is the third tallest student accommodation building in the
world.
Gamertsfelder Hall, at Ohio University, on East Green
Most colleges and universities provide single or multiple occupancy rooms for their students, usually at
a cost. These buildings consist of many such rooms, like an apartment building, and the number of
rooms varies quite widely from just a few to hundreds. The largest dormitory building is Bancroft Hall at
the United States Naval Academy.
Many colleges and universities no longer use the word "dormitory" and staff are now using the term
residence hall (analogous to the United Kingdom "hall of residence") or simply "hall" instead. Outside
academia however, the word "dorm" or "dormitory" is commonly used without negative connotations.
Indeed, the words are used regularly in the marketplace as well as routinely in advertising. College and
university residential rooms vary in size, shape, facilities and number of occupants. Typically, a United
States residence hall room holds two students with no toilet. This is usually referred to as a "double".
Often, residence halls have communal bathroom facilities.
In the United States, residence halls are sometimes segregated by sex, with men living in one group of
rooms, and women in another. Some dormitory complexes are single-sex with varying limits on visits by
persons of each sex. For example, the University of Notre Dame in Indiana has a long history of Parietals,
or mixed visiting hours. Most colleges and universities offer coeducational dorms, where either men or
women reside on separate floors but in the same building or where both sexes share a floor but with
individual rooms being single-sex. In the early 2000s, dorms that allowed people of opposite sexes to
share a room became available in some public universities.[5] Some colleges and university coeducational
dormitories also feature coeducational bathrooms.[6]

Coeducational residential suites at Cal Poly Pomona
Most residence halls are much closer to campus than comparable private housing such as apartment
buildings. This convenience is a major factor in the choice of where to live since living physically closer to
classrooms is often preferred, particularly for first-year students who may not be permitted to park
vehicles on campus. Universities may therefore provide priority to first-year students when allocating
this accommodation.
Off-campus residences
Halls located away from university facilities sometimes have extra amenities such as a recreation room
or bar. As with campus located residence halls, these off-campus halls commonly also have Internet
facilities, either through a network connection in each student room, a central computer cluster room,
or Wi-Fi. Catered halls may charge for food by the meal or through an termly subscription. They may
also contain basic kitchen facilities for student use outside catering hours. Most halls contain a laundry
room. As of 2015 there was an expanding market for private luxury off-campus student residences
which offered substantial amenities in both the United States[7] and Britain, particularly in London.[8]
United Kingdom
In UK universities these buildings are usually called "halls of residence" (commonly referred to as
"halls"), except at Oxford, Cambridge, Durham, York, Lancaster and Kent where the residential
accommodation is incorporated in each college's complex of buildings, and simply known as "rooms".
Members of the college who live in its own buildings are usually said to be "living in", or "living in
college".
The majority of bedrooms in UK halls are now single occupancy - offering the first chance at privacy for
some young people who shared bedrooms with siblings at home. Kitchen facilities are usually shared, as
are bathrooms in some halls, though more expensive en suite rooms are available in some universities.
Over the years, UK universities have been hit by considerable funding cuts as part of government
austerity measures. This, in part, has led to an increase in the rental of student accommodation during
the winter, spring, and summer vacation periods to house conference delegates and tourists, often at
rates similar to those charged by upmarket hotels.[9] Unfortunately, this often means that students are

forced to vacate their rooms up to three times per year. As a result, several student-focused personal
storage and shipping companies have come into existence that cater to this need.
At some institutes in the UK, each residence hall has its own hall council. Where they exist, such
individual councils are usually part of a larger organization called, variously, Residence Hall Association,
Resident Students Association, or Junior Common Room Committee which typically provides funds and
oversees the individual building council. These student-led organizations are often connected at a
national level by the National Association of College and University Residence Halls (NACURH).
Collectively, these hall councils plan social and educational events, and voice student needs to their
respective administration.
Increasingly in the UK new 'off campus' student accommodation is being built by private providers who
market hotel-style rooms to international students at higher rates than university-owned rooms.[10]
Some of the companies who have developed these student rooms are based off shore to avoid tax.[11]
Germany
In Germany there are dormitories called "Studentenwohnheim" (plural: Studentenwohnheime). Most

Studentenwohnheime are run by the Studentenwerk (an organisation providing social, financial and
cultural support services to students in Germany, comparable to student unions in the UK). Some
Studentenwohnheime are run by a Catholic or Protestant church. Church-run facilities are sometimes
single-sex. Studentenwohnheime may be situated on or off campus. They are usually low cost and serve
students with limited budget. Flats may be shared with other students or may be studio-type, with on-
suite bathroom and kitchen facilities. The rooms themselves are always single occupancy.
India
In India the dormitories are called "PG housing"[12] or "Student Hostels". Even though most of the
colleges/universities have hostels on-campus, however in most of the cases it is not enough for the total
students enrolled.[13] Majority of the students prefer to stay off-campus in PGs and private hostels as
they usually have better amenities and services.[14] For example, in 2015 estimated 1.8 lakh students
enrolled with Delhi University , there are only about 9,000 seats available in its hostels for both
undergraduate and postgraduate students. The university admits an average of 54,000 students every
year.[15] Which leaves a majority of students to find accommodation off-campus.[16] This is led to a lot of
student hostel or student PG chains to be established near Delhi University.[17]
Spain
In Spain the dormitories are called "Colegios Mayores" or "Residencias de Estudiantes". There are some
being part of the local universities like RESA who builds on land of the universities and provide
accommodation to their students and private ones like Melon District at Barcelona as the major
residence hall in the city, Galileo Galilei at Valencia (part of the Victoria Hall Group) and the Residencia
Universitaria Benito Pérez Galdós at Madrid; the three of them offering high standard services to the
most demanding students.

China
Mainland
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In China, dormitories are called "宿舍" (pinyin: sùshè). Dorms for mainland Chinese students usually
have four to six students of the same sex living together in one room, with buildings usually being
entirely gender-segregated and sometimes intentionally placed at some distance from each other to
make inappropriate fraternization between male and female students more difficult. Sleeping hours
may be enforced by cutting electricity at a given time, for instance at midnight.
Chinese students from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan live separately in their own dorms, as do
foreigners. Mainlanders who are fluent in English or any foreign language may live in the foreigner-
Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan dorms, assuming they will be a roommate and participate in the foreign
student activities, in order to help people get accustomed to mainland Chinese life. The quality of these
dorms is usually better than that of mainland student dorms, with rooms either shared between only
two people or completely private for a single student. Sexual decency attitudes are laxer than in
mainlander dorms, with males and females sharing the same buildings and sometimes hallways (though
not rooms). Students are allowed to bring visitors—including mainlanders—of the opposite sex to their
rooms. Guests may or may not be allowed to stay overnight, depending on the rules of the dorm.
Electricity is usually available at all hours of the day.
Most dormitories for foreigners are run by the Foreign Students' Education Office (a department
providing support services to students in China). They may be on campus or off campus. They are usually
low cost and serve students.
Hong Kong
Universities in Hong Kong are modeled on the British education system, with halls consequently being
similar to those in the United Kingdom.
Terminology

Broward Hall, at the University of Florida
The terms "residence hall" and "dorm" are often used interchangeably in the US. However, within the
residence life community, the term "residence hall" is preferred. According to the University of Oregon,
their facilities "provide not just a place to sleep, but also opportunities for personal and educational
growth. Highly trained Residence Life staff and Hall Government officers support this objective by
creating engaging activities and programs in each hall or complex."[18]
Notable halls and complexes
Watterson Towers, Illinois State University
Sandburg Halls, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Michigan State University, Ohio University, the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, the University of
Texas at Austin, the University of Copenhagen, and London are six diverse and relevant examples of
notable residential campuses that each display different relevances to contemporary dormitories in
higher education. Michigan State has the largest hall; Ohio possesses four residential greens built into
the campus; Wisconsin-Milwaukee has four notable tower constructions to house students; Texas
maintains a residence hall with several high-tech amenities; Copenhagen has one of the world's oldest
residence halls; and London possesses one of the largest metropolitan living quarters for university
students.
Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey has the largest residence hall system in the United
States. 16,429 students live within a myriad of housing options, including apartments, suites and
graduate housing. Freshmen are guaranteed on-campus housing to live on the 39,950+ student campus
for at least their first year.[19] Watterson Towers at Illinois State University are among the tallest

residence halls in the world. The 28-story complex, which was built in 1967 holds over 2,200 students
and its buildings are 91 meters tall.
Like many national universities, Ohio University includes its residence halls as a part of its campus
architecture, augmenting the dormitories within plans for large sections of the urban campus. Ohio
University includes three primary quadrangle residential lawns, also known as "greens," that have
dormitories surrounding the central area per each.[20] The greens, named for cardinal directions, include
East Green,[21] South Green,[22] and West Green.[23] Despite the appearance of the map, Voigt Hall and
Scott Quadrangle are grouped onto East Green. There are no residence halls on College Green.[24]
The Sandburg Halls at University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee consists of four high-rise towers, with the
tallest being the northern most tower reaching 74 metres (243 ft) tall (building), and 146.8 metres
(482 ft) (radio antenna).[25] The halls combined have a total housing capacity of 2,700 students.[26]
Dobie Center, an off-campus, 27-story private dormitory next to the University of Texas at Austin, stands
at 112 metres (367 ft). In addition to being a private residence for students, Dobie also contains a small
2-story mall, restaurants, and specialty stores.
The Valkendorfs Kollegium at the University of Copenhagen was founded in 1589. Though not as old as
some of the colleges of Oxford and Cambridge, it is among the oldest dormitories in the world. In
Canada, student dormitories are more commonly called "residences" and students live "in residence".[27]
The Stone Frigate at Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario was constructed in 1820 to
store part of the dismantled fleet from the War of 1812. The former warehouse was converted into a
residence and classrooms when the college was established in 1874. The Stone Frigate, a designated
heritage building, was closed for more than 18 months for major renovations to the interior and exterior
of the residence. The Capstone House at University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina
completed in 1967, standing at 18 stories, has the only revolving restaurant on an American college
campus located on the 18th floor known as Top of Carolina Dining Room.

The Sky Plaza in Leeds, England, the world's second tallest student accommodation block.
Prodigy Living Spitalfields [28][26] in London is the world's tallest student accommodation building,
standing at 105 metres (344 ft), with 33 floors.[29] It was completed in 2010 and claimed the title from
the previous record holder, Sky Plaza in Leeds which stands just two metres lower.
Hall governments
At some institutes, each residence hall has its own hall council. Where they exist, such individual
councils are usually part of a larger organization called, variously, Residence Hall Association, Resident
Students Association, or Junior Common Room Committee which typically provides funds and oversees
the individual building council. These student-led organizations are typically connected at a national
level by the National Association of College and University Residence Halls (NACURH). Collectively, these
hall councils plan social and educational events, and voice student needs to their respective
administration.
Staffing
In the United States, university residence halls are normally staffed by a combination of both students
and professional residence life staff. Student staff members, Resident Assistants, or community advisers
act as liaisons, counselors, mediators and policy enforcers. The student staff is supervised by a graduate
student or a full-time residence life professional, sometimes known as the hall director. Staff members
frequently arrange programming activities to help residents learn about social and academic life during
their college life.
Connaught Hall, London, a University of London hall of residence
In the United Kingdom, halls often run a similar setup to that in the U.S, although the resident academic
responsible for the hall is known by the term of "warden" and may be supported by a team of vice-
wardens, sub-wardens or senior-members; forming the SCR (Senior Common Room). These are often
students or academic staff at the relevant university/college. Many UK halls also have a JCR (Junior
Common Room) committee, usually made up of second year students who stayed in that hall during
their first year.
The facilities in the hall are often managed by an individual termed the Bursar. Residence Halls may have
housekeeping staff to maintain the cleanliness of common rooms including lobbies, lounges, and

bathrooms. Students are normally required to maintain the cleanliness of their own rooms and private
or semi-private bathrooms, where offered.
United States military
Dormitories have replaced barracks at most U.S. military installations. Much new construction includes
private bathrooms, but most unaccompanied housing as of 2007 still features bathrooms between pairs
of rooms. Traditional communal shower facilities, typically one per floor, are now considered
substandard and are being phased out.
U.S. military dormitory accommodations are generally intended for two junior enlisted single personnel
per room, although in most cases this is slowly being phased out in favor of single occupancy in
accordance with newer Department of Defense standards.
All branches of the U.S. military except the Air Force still refer to these dormitory-style accommodations
as "barracks".[citation needed] The Air Force, in contrast, refers to all unaccompanied housing as
"dormitories", including open-bay barracks used for basic training that house dozens per room, as well
as unaccompanied housing for senior ranking personnel, which resemble apartments and are only found
in a select number of overseas locations.
Sleeping dormitories
In the US, China, UK, Ireland and Canada, a dormitory may be a room containing more than one bed.
Examples are found in British boarding schools and many rooming houses such as hostels but have
nowadays completely vanished as a type of accommodation in university halls of residence. CADs, or
cold-air dormitories, are found in multi-level rooming houses such as fraternities, sororities, and
cooperative houses. In CADs and in hostels, the room typically has very few furnishings except for beds.
Such rooms can contain anywhere from three to 50 beds (though such very large dormitories are rare
except perhaps as military barracks). Such rooms provide little or no privacy for the residents, and very
limited storage for personal items in or near the beds. Cold-air dorms get their names from the common
practice of keeping the windows open year-round, even in winter. The practice emerged based on the
theory that circulation and cold air minimizes the spread of disease. Some communal bedrooms keep
the name cold-air dorms or cold dorms despite having modern heating or cooling.[30][31]
Company dormitories
While the practice of housing employees in company-owned dormitories has dwindled, several
companies continue this practice in the U.S. and other countries.
Cast members in the Disney College Program at the Walt Disney World Resort have the opportunity to
meet and live with other cast members within their housing complexes in Lake Buena Vista, FL.[32] In the
Netherlands, the law forbids companies to offer housing to their employees, because the government
wants to prevent people who have just lost their job adding to their stressful situation by having to
search for new housing. In Japan, many of the larger companies as well as some of the ministries still
offer to their newly graduated freshmen a room in a dormitory. A room in such a dormitory often comes
with a communal cook (for the men) or rooms with furnished kitchen blocks (for the women). Usually

the employees pay a very small amount of money to enable the men (especially) to save money to buy a
house when they get married.
Prisons
Housing units in prisons that house more than the one or two inmates normally held in cells are referred
to as "dormitories" as well. Housing arrangements can vary widely. In some cases, dormitories in low-
security prisons may almost resemble their academic counterparts, with the obvious differences of
being locked at night, being administered by jailers, and subject to stricter institutional rules and fewer
amenities. In other institutions, dormitories may be large rooms, often converted from other purposes
such as gymnasiums in response to overcrowding, in which hundreds of prisoners have bunks and
lockers.
Boarding schools
Dormitory at The Armidale School, New South Wales, 1898
Boarding schools generally have dormitories as resident halls at least for junior or younger children
around age 4 to 9 years of age. In classic British boarding schools these typically have bunk beds that
have traditionally come to be associated with boarding schools. The Department for Children, Schools
and Families, in conjunction with the Department of Health of the United Kingdom, has prescribed
guidelines for dormitories in boarding schools. These regulations come under what is called as the
National Boarding Standards.[33]
The National Boarding Standards has prescribed minimum floor area or living space required for each
student and other aspects of basic facilities. The minimum floor area of a dormitory accommodating two
or more students is defined as the number of students sleeping in the dormitory multiplied by 4.2 m²,
plus 1.2 m².[33] A minimum distance of 0.9 m should also be maintained between any two beds in a
dormitory, bedroom or cubicle.[33] In case students are provided with a cubicle, then each student must
be provided with a window and a floor area of 5.0 m² at the least.[33] A bedroom for a single student
should be at least of floor area of 6.0 m².[33] Boarding schools must provide a total floor area of at least
2.3 m² living accommodation for every boarder.[33] This should also be incorporated with at least one
bathtub or shower for every ten students.[33] These are some of the few guidelines set by the
department amongst many others. It could probably be observed that not all boarding schools around
the world meet these minimum basic standards, despite their apparent appeal.
Floating dormitories

A floating dormitory is a water-borne vessel that provides, as its primary function, living quarters for
students enrolled at an educational institution. A floating dormitory functions as a conventional land-
based dormitory in all respects except that the living quarters are aboard a floating vessel. A floating
dormitory is most often moored in place near the host educational facility and is not used for water
transport. Dormitory ships may also refer to vessels that provide water-borne housing in support of non-
academic enterprises such as off-shore oil drilling operations. Other vessels containing living quarters for
students as ancillary support to the vessel's primary function — such as for providing maritime or other
training given aboard the vessel — are more appropriately categorized as training ships.
Notable among floating dormitories is SS Stevens, a 473-foot, 14,893-ton ship operated by Stevens
Institute of Technology, a technological university, in Hoboken, New Jersey. From 1968 to 1975, Stevens
served as the floating dormitory for as many as 150 students of the institute.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dormitory
History of Residence Halls
Rushing through the dark buildings of the Ateneo campus, the errant residents hurriedly made their way
through the shortcuts known only to them. Echoing through the empty halls was their fervent prayer,
"Please let us get there before the curfew." They heaved tremendous sighs of relief when they saw no
sign of the prefect before the still-open of the nipa huts they call home.
Yes, two humble nipa huts housed the first ever Ateneo resident students. In the early days of the
Ateneo, students from the provinces lodged in these huts under strict Spanish Jesuit prefects inside the
old Intramuros campus. As their number increased, the Jesuits had these torn down to make way for a
large residence hall in which Dr. Jose Rizal spent his last years in the Ateneo.
In the 1930's, the American Jesuits who took over the Ateneo had around 300 students accommodated
in Padre Faura and Intramuros. Aside from the college students, the residence hall then also
accommodated boys from the grade school and the high school.
The residents, under close supervision by Jesuit prefects, had to comply with strict rules and regulations.
Every student had a guardian - a resident of Manila - named by his parents, who was the only person
authorized to take him out. Excursions outside the dorm, called salida (which literally means, to escape)
were allowed only on Thursdays and Sundays - and the student had to be back in the residence hall by
eight o'clock in the evening. They also weren't allowed control over their money - the college treasurer
kept and disbursed their allowances through the prefects.
The resident students followed a much regulated routine. Mass was celebrated every morning at six.
Meals were taken together. The day was then spent in classes and the only time the students could
return to the dormitory for siestas was from one to two in the afternoon. Everyone had to be in his
respective bed in the large communal bedroom by ten in the evening.

The residents weren't even free to fraternize among themselves. They were divided into brigades of
eight dormers each. One Jesuit prefect and two assistant prefects were assigned to each brigade. Only
members of the same brigade were allowed to talk to each other. The prefects' permission was needed
to talk to people from other brigades.
The discipline and the responsibility developed in the students proved to be a good thing, however. A
fire in Intramuros in August 13, 1932 tested the dormers' mettle and they passed with flying colors. The
dorm's oft-rehearsed yearly fire drill proved to be invaluable and nobody was injured during the fire.
After the war, the Jesuits transferred the Ateneo to Loyola Heights in 1952. The administration saw the
need for a new dormitory and provided one in the east wing of Loyola Gym. The second and third floors
of Bellarmine Hall were occupied by resident students.
The new Ateneo campus was then made up of the administration building, Xavier Hall, the only college
building, Campion Hall and two high school buildings, Kostka and Berchman Halls. When the high school
was relocated to its present site in 1956, the swelling college population subsequently occupied these
buildings. The gym's east wing was then closed and Campion Hall took its place as the new dormitory. It
was later renamed Bellarmine Hall after its predecessor.
Bellarmine Hall's first residents were all college students: twenty-seven freshmen and twenty-seven
upperclassmen. The three-story building was transformed into the ideal dormitory: the first floor
contained the infirmary, parlor and residence lounge, where the students read newspapers or played
ping-pong, chess and Chinese checkers. The former classrooms in the second and third floors were
divided into two and each half became a dorm room for four students. The rooms were furnished with
two double-decked beds, as well as desks, chairs and cabinets for each occupant.
The residents remained under the care of Jesuit prefects and much of the routine remained: mass was
celebrated daily at six a.m. and everyone had to be in their beds by lights-off at ten p.m. In keeping with
the changing times, however, the atmosphere wasn't as strict as that in the previous dorm and
the students enjoyed more freedom.
Their week started with "Monday morning blues" - when they reluctantly woke up early after the
weekend.
Wednesdays saw the students updating themselves on the demerits they had acquired so far. Every
Friday, they saw some action in the Friday Basketball Night League. Saturdays were spent rooting on
"campused" students unlucky enough to be caught hanging out in the dorm.
As the Ateneo population grew, Fr. Francisco F. Araneta, S.J., then rector and president, saw the need
for accommodations for the increasing number of students from the provinces and had the gym's east
wing reopened. In 1964, three dormitories were in operation in the campus. Aside from Bellarmine hall
and the gymnasium, there was Ricci Hall, a temporary residence hall, which housed twenty-four
freshmen.
The three-story, Q-shaped building soon became known as the Ateneo Hilton. Indeed, no expense had
been spared in making Cervini Hall the ideal dormitory. It boasted of several amenities not found in the

old dorm, namely: a swimming pool, two air-conditioned study rooms, two TV rooms, a chapel, a roomy
cafeteria and a quadrangle for assemblies and sports matches.
In 1967, work was started on another dormitory near Cervini Hall. Finished a year later, it was named
Eliazo Hall after the late Fr. Jose Ma. Eliazo, S.J. The new building was three stories high, air-conditioned
and fully furnished in readiness for one hundred fifty-eight occupants. When it was opened, the
gymnasium-dorm was closed permanently and Bellarmine Hall again became a classroom building. From
1968 to 1972, Cervini and Eliazo Halls served as the home of Ateneans from all parts of the country.
In 1972, however, Eliazo Hall was closed to students due to a drop in enrollment caused by an increase
in tuition fees. The drug problem among Eliazo residents made matters worse. The building was thus
used only for seminars, and Cervini Hall remained the only operating Ateneo dormitory for seven years.
In 1979, Eliazo Hall was once again opened to students. The Ateneo was already accepting female
students and to meet their needs, the third floor of Eliazo Hall became the living quarters of the first few
female dormers. Their number steadily increased until they occupied the two upper floors, leaving only
the first floor for the men. Eliazo Hall eventually became exclusive to women.
Today, Cervini and Eliazo Hall still stand. Two hundred four Cervinians and one hundred sixty-four
Eliazoans call it home, along with four female prefects for Eliazo and five male Cervini prefects, headed
by dorm director Mr. Timothy Gabuna.
A set of rules still govern the lives of the resident students, but the strict edicts of the previous decades
have given way to more liberal regulations. Curfew, for example, is at ten p.m. for freshmen and twelve
midnight for upperclassmen on weekdays, and at twelve midnight and two a.m. respectively for
freshmen and upperclassmen on weekends. Those who don't make it to the curfew get to be in the DL
(Director's List), where their demerits are tallied. There is no set lights-off time, much to the delight of
those in the five o'clock club ( students who study until five a.m.).
There was a growing need to accept more resident students. This led to the construction of a new
building, the University Dormitory, which became the dormitory for sophomores, juniors, seniors, and
some graduate and medical students. The groundbreaking was done in December 2007, and opened its
doors to more students in 2008.
Today, Cervini Hall, Eliazo Hall, and the University Dorm make up the Ateneo Residence Halls, a far cry
from the dormitories of the past. Its multicultural community of Atenean resident students give the
Residence Halls a flavor of life unique to the Ateneo.
Definition of dormitory
plural dormitories
1 : a room for sleeping; especially : a large room containing numerous beds
2 : a residence hall providing rooms for individuals or for groups usually without private baths

3 chiefly British : a residential community inhabited chiefly by commuters
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dormitory
The different types of lodging for students in France
It isn't always easy to find student lodging in the large French cities. And yet there are many different
solutions to problems of accommodation. A tip: start your search as soon as possible.
The CROUS university residence rooms
The rooms in the university residences, also called cités U (U-residences), are managed by the CROUS
(Regional Centres of University and Academic Services). This is the cheapest type of student lodging.
Contact the international relations department of your institute to find out if they have a specific
agreement with the CROUS.
At the same time, check the “accommodation" and "international" sections of your CROUS site to learn
about the conditions for assigning a university residence room. To receive one, you must prepare an
"international lodging" application and submit it between January 15th and May 31st before the start of
the academic year.
There is one CROUS per educational region and each has its own way of doing things and its own
Internet site. Make sure you deal with the CROUS affiliated with the region that the institute of higher
education where you are registered is attached to.
The CIUP - Paris International University Campus
Located in Paris's 14th arrondissement, the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris (CIUP) is a vast
grouping of university residences. It is home to nearly 6,000 students, researchers, artists and high-level
athletes from around the world. Room rates vary according to comfort, the age of the occupants and
the
Student lodging within your institute
Some institutes of higher education, in particular the Grandes Ecoles, have their own student
accommodation. To learn about the conditions for assigning residence there, contact the
accommodation department of your future institute.
Student lodging in a residence

You may have access to student lodging in a student residence or a residence for young people. These
provide accommodation in which the rent is somewhere between that of a room in a university
residence and that of a private student residence.
Student lodging in a private residence
Many private student residences are open to foreign students. Room or flat rental is often higher than
in the CROUS university residences because of the shared services included in the lease: laundry room,
Internet, gym, etc.
Student lodging with private owners
If you can't get student lodging with the CROUS, nor in a student residence or a private residence, you
will have to go with a private lessor, either an individual or an estate agency, to find a room or flat.
In this case, to lower your expenses, you can decide to share accommodation. You will share the lodging
with other students, which will greatly reduce the cost of the rent: an economical and social way to
obtain student lodging.
Student lodging in a private residence
Many private student residences are open to foreign students. Room or flat rental is often higher than
in the CROUS university residences because of the shared services included in the lease: laundry room,
Internet, gym, etc.
Student lodging with private owners
If you can't get student lodging with the CROUS, nor in a student residence or a private residence, you
will have to go with a private lessor, either an individual or an estate agency, to find a room or flat.
In this case, to lower your expenses, you can decide to share accommodation. You will share the lodging
with other students, which will greatly reduce the cost of the rent: an economical and social way to
obtain student lodging.
https://www.campusfrance.org/en/student-lodging-in-France
Living Away From Home and Academic Performance
A Quantitative Study on Effects of Living Away From Home to the Academic Performance of
Undergraduate Students

Glory, Bea. Go, Rossellini-Marie. Gonzales, Michelle Diane. Leviste, Melissa. Santos, Jan Marie. Nozawa,
Michiko.
College is one of the biggest events in a person’s life as it involves not only education but also the
youth’s culture. During this period, many students choose to live away from their families and live closer
to school due to many different reasons such as the school is very far from home, parents live in the
province, etc. This living set-up may either help the student or give him/her a hard time in their
academics. However, the researchers would like to find out whether this affects the student’s academic
performance. Likewise, this study aims to examine the effects of living away from home to the academic
performance of undergraduate students. The researchers have constructed a scale that measures how
well a student, who lives away from his/her family, performs in his/her academics. The researchers
conducted a survey and focused among 50 college students in Manila, 26 males and 24 females.
Purposive sampling was used in looking for the possible participants for this study. In this study, the
researchers found out that that living alone does not affect the academic performance of students in a
negative way. As a matter of fact, it affects students positively in a way that it makes them more
independent.
As we all know, entering college is one of the biggest milestones in a person’s life. College is a mixture of
higher education and youth culture for its students (Moffatt, 1991.) College life is a youth culture that
exists beyond the classroom (Moffatt, 1991). It is how the students interact and what they do within the
university or college. College life can be an exciting or a stressful phase in one’s life, a transitional phase
from late adolescence to young adulthood. As such, it is a critical developmental for both late
adolescence and young adults. Before the start of college life, there is the decision for the need of living
away from the family in order to live closer to the university or college and to lessen the burden of the
need for long hours of travelling back and forth. Many students decide to do this also because they want
to be more independent and to live away from their families. This is a decision that may either help the
student, or give him/her a hard time during college. This factor may have an effect on one’s academic
performance. The outcome of this decision would make the student experience some changes that he
or she has to adapt and cope with. Since living alone could possibly cause a student to experience both
positive and negative consequences, this research study aims to examine whether it could affect one’s
academic performance.
The data was analyzed using t-test in that the compared variables are their own perceptions of living
alone.
Confidence level is set at 95%, as such the margin for error is 5%. Therefore, when the p-value that
comes out from the statistical analysis is less than 0.05, the difference of the answers is statistically
significant.
The results show that most participants disagree that living alone can improve their academic
performance or that living alone is a chance for them to improve on their academic standing. Although,
from their answers as well, the mean for the item “I get high grades” is 3 so even though they don’t feel

as though living alone may play a part in their academic performance, they still see themselves as
getting high grades.
Significance:
The researchers created this study to accommodate the differences of Asian students, particularly
undergraduate students in the Philippines, from Western students.
Filipino youths’ independence cannot be predicted by their age rather, on the level of their maturity. So
as most college students in the Philippines are still dependent on their parents, it is interesting to know
the effect of their families on their academic performance especially when students have to study away
from their family.
CONCLUSION
Although living away from ones family is difficult, especially in a time of crucial transition such as college
life, it may also bring positive effects. Though participants are aware that living away from the family
makes them more independent, they are not aware that this may also affect their academic
performance in a positive light.
METHODOLOGICAL LIMITATIONS
As this study focused on a very small population of undergraduate students who live away from their
family particularly in Manila, the sample size of this study became very limited. Likewise, the items on
the survey questionnaires were also very few which made the result less accurate. Furthermore, due to
the limited number of participants in this study, the transferability of results could not also be ensured
and generalized to all undergraduates who live away from their families.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Since the researchers had concentrated only on the effects to the academic performance of students
who live away from home, future researchers may explore more on the different aspects such as the
social exposure, emotional aspect, depression, sibling relationships, problem solving, etc. In this way,
studies about students who live away from home can be thoroughly investigated thus it will broaden
knowledge about this topic. In addition, the researchers suggest that data should be gathered from a
larger sample in order to attain more accurate findings. The researchers also suggest that participants
should also be gathered from participants from other parts of the country who reside in Manila while
they are studying, as opposed to only gathering participants who live in Manila and whose family is also
in Manila. This is to have a more balanced data analysis. Another suggestion for future research is to
incorporate other factors into the study, such as how often the students get to see their families.
Factors such as this should be taken into account to see whether it imposes effects on the academic
performance of the students, aside from the fact that they live away from their families. Another
recommendation the researchers have is to allot more time in data gathering to avoid biased and
affected results.

https://ffaammiippoopp.wordpress.com/2014/04/02/a-quantitative-study-on-effects-of-living-away-
from-home-to-the-academic-performance-of-undergraduate-students/
House bill proposes dorms for students of state colleges
Published October 5, 2017, 11:03 AM
By Charissa Luci-Atienza
The House Committee on Higher and Technical Education has passed a bill seeking the construction of
dormitories for students and housing sites for employees of state universities and colleges (SUCs).
AKO Bicol partylist Rep. Rodel Batocabe expressed elation over the House panel’s approval of House Bill
820, the SUC Land Use Development and Infrastructure Plan Act.
“The bill addresses the constitutional mandate that the State must give priority to education, which is
relevant to the needs of the people and society,” he said.
“This bill aims to provide an effective land use and development plan of state universities and colleges
to optimize resource utilization and maximize resource generation for, but not limited to, dormitories
for students and housing sites for employees,” Batocabe cited.
Joining Batocabe in pushing for the final passage of the bill were fellow AKO Bicol partylist Reps. Alfredo
Garbin Jr. and Christopher Co.
HB 820 mandates the SUCs to prepare and implement a land use development and infrastructure plan,
which includes construction of dormitories for students and housing sites for employees.
It provides the utilization of idle lands and assets within the compound of the SUCs that would benefit
their students and employees.
Garbin said some students, especially from poor families drop out from school because they cannot
afford to pay for the high cost of board and lodging near the school or university.
HB 820 directs the Board of Regents or Board of Trustees of state universities and colleges to prepare
and implement a land use development and infrastructure plan designed to improve and optimally
utilize the resources within the SUCs nationwide. Such development and infrastructure plan shall be
submitted to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) within two years after the approval of the
proposed Act and may be upgraded periodically as the need arises.
Co said faculty and staff of schools should also be assisted by providing housing units for their families
while they are employed in the state university or college. “This added benefit will guarantee the quality
of education the faculty gives to their students. Travel time will also be lessened and prompt
administration of school matters will be effectively delivered by its employees,” he said.

HB 820 mandates all government departments, agencies and instrumentalities to extend all possible
assistance and cooperation to any state university or college in drawing up the land use development
and infrastructure plan.
The bill tasks the CHED chairperson, in coordination with the Public Works and Highways Secretary to
promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of the Act.
https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/10/05/house-bill-proposes-dorms-for-students-of-state-colleges/
For those of us who lived away from home during college, student housing is fondly recalled – not so
much with love, but for its squalor.
In universities with on-campus accommodations such as dormitories or near-campus housing that range
from the tight squeeze of bedspacers and studio apartments to house rentals shared with close friends,
the norm is shabby living conditions. Whether this is a reflection of how students like to live or the
default set-up, it’s unclear but the times, as a song once put it, are a-changin’.
Based on the number of condo developments that have sprung up close to university belts, it seems that
property developers have finally come around and recognized student housing as something other than
small fry. With the Ayala-led Alveo brand crafting Celadon Park near Manila’s U-belt, the bar for student
digs is gradually getting high.
The ready-made market
For students, the benefits of a condo purpose-built for their needs are immediately clear. By sheer
proximity to the school, student condo allows them to avoid long commutes, have more time for school
work, social activities with their peers, and of course, rest.
Establishing some sort of independence is also not a small thing. For parents, the close location to the
school translates to their college-bound kid’s safety and security.
For the developers, its a market ripe for the taking. As long as there are schools and students, there will
always be a steady and perpetual demand for student housing. Building a condo is not just filling in a
demand – it’s also driving the growth of ancillary businesses: laundry shops, net cafes, and student
diners. From there, it’s not a far leap to bars and nightclubs.
However, compared to condos targeted for first-home buyers, condos built for students are a relatively
new trend. And it shows. Browsing the list of projects near universities and colleges, most are spanking
new, many are pre-selling, and a few are leveraging their established presence in the area.
Souped up digs at low-cost
As it uses condo construction standards, new student-targeted condos promise better living conditions
than dormitories built quite a few years back. Moreover, with a target demographic that are as young

and with as specific of needs as college students, these condos are marketed to appeal with their
purpose-built features. A few of these are high-speed wifi connection, numerous electrical sockets for
phones and laptops, pool, gym, spacious common rooms, and even game rooms.
However, the student condo’s biggest selling point is its low cost. With an average selling price that
ranges from less than a million to PHP 1.5 million, student condos present an attractive investment for
parents who do long-term planning for their children’s education.
There is also a growing market for student condos as the influx of international students increases. With
the Philippines dubbed as the world’s “budget English teacher” as reported in a BBC article, the country
is fast becoming the go-to place for overseas students who want to learn English or study in an English-
speaking university.
The Bureau of Immigration recently disclosed that Koreans dominate the foreign student admissions at
Philippine universities and are soon followed by Indian nationals, Iranians, and the Chinese. Also on the
top list of foreign students are Nepalese and Nigerians.
A global and online trend
Unsurprisingly, local property developers are not the only ones who have sensed a good deal on the
student market.
In the United States, student housing is taken up by private developers who consider it as one of the
best kept-secrets in real estate. They believe that with an end-user as sophisticated as students, there is
a market for high-end student housing with the works: villa-style set-up with private bedrooms and
baths, professional-grade kitchens, plasma-screen TVs, high-speed wifi in every room, hot tubs, and
even tanning booths.
In the UK, the student housing trend goes as far as an online business with platforms like iQ Student
Accommodation and Studentpad. Investors are also drawn to the student market as developers offer
irresistible rental guarantees for a set number of years while shouldering property management and
tenant-sourcing in return for just a small investment.
Locally, there are also small businesses who target this niche market. An example is University Belt
Condos with listings from the, well, University Belt. With established developers and bit-players tapping
into this promising market, this housing trend is here to stay and demands your attention now.
Youth Commission to UP: Student housing, a basic human right
Although UP Diliman has about 24,000 students, it only maintains 13 residence halls  which can only
accommodate around 3,600 dormers

VIGIL IN DILIMAN. Dormers and activists hold a vigil in front of the Kalayaan Residence Hall on August 5,
2015, urging school officials to act on the appeals made by students from provinces. Photo by Jiru
Rada/Philippine Collegian
MANILA, Philippines — “While we recognize that higher education is a privilege, access to housing, even
transitory, is a basic human right,” said National Youth Commission (NYC) Assistant Secretary Jose Rafael
Cruz.
Cruz was commenting on the ongoing dormitory crisis in the University of the Philippines-Diliman.
As classes opened in UP on Monday, August 3, around 300 low-income UP students were appealing to
be admitted to dormitories after failing to secure slots. Many of them came from far-flung provinces.
Although UP Diliman has around 24,000 students, it only maintains 13 residence halls  which can only
accommodate around 3,600 dormers.
The NYC, in a press statement, urged the Office of Student Housing (OSH) of UP Diliman to “speedily
address” the appeals.
Photos of students sleeping right outside UP offices and dormitories quickly made the rounds online.
No support system in Manila
The situation, according to Cruz, is two-fold: “First, it displays the steadfast spirit of the Filipino youth in
their pursuit of education. ”
“Second, this calls for a speedy resolution of the issue so as not to dampen the enthusiasm of our youth
to seek higher education in one of our country's premiere universities,” Cruz added.
The youth commissioner noted that some of the homeless students do not have a support system in
Manila.
"We sympathize as well with their parents who have entrusted their children to the University (but
could) only watch helplessly," Cruz stressed.
Meanwhile, Kabataan Partylist Representative Terry Ridon urged the UP administration to immediately
address the dormitory crisis, stressing that UP charges the highest tuition among all state universities.
"We call on the UP administration to immediately act on these issues. Paying high tuition and school
fees is already a heavy burden for students and their families. The least the UP administration could do
is to provide efficient service to all students. What is happening right now is far from being efficient,”
Ridon said.
While waiting for the administration to fix the problem, the College of Mass Communication in UP
Diliman rolled out an online campaign, asking students to provide temporary accommodations for the
displaced Iskolars ng Bayan (state scholars). – Rappler.com

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