Community Colleges: 'Going Residential"

This article, "Going Residential," is from Inside Higher Ed by Jennifer Epstein. It is a nicely done review of a number of institutions which have implemented or are implementing student residence life at the community college level:

Of the 1,100 colleges represented by the American Association of Community Colleges, 233 public colleges and about 40 private colleges offer some on-campus housing to their students. Norma Kent, the association’s spokeswoman, said that although “nobody’s documented the full picture, it is our sense that there is increased interest and growth” in campus housing at community colleges.

“With more traditional-age students enrolling at community colleges for a variety of reasons, colleges and students seem more receptive to on-campus housing,” she said. “They want that college experience.”