American Baptist College

Residential Options

IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ RECENT UPDATES TO HOUSING POLICY (CLICK HERE)

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Students MUST apply for housing each school year.

American Baptist College has two types of campus living quarters: dormitories and apartments. The two dorms house 10 students in each building. There are 3 different apartment style units:

Studio $450 per month with utilities included
1 bedroom $550 per month with utilities included
2 bedroom $650 per month with utilities included
Dormitory $1,000 per semester with utilities included

When a student is accepted for admission to American Baptist College, the individual does not receive a room or apartment automatically. Only filing an application for campus housing, accompanied by a $125 non-refundable deposit, reserves a room or apartment. Students must apply for housing each school year. The initial housing deposit of $125 is non-refundable, but transferable from year to year. If a student decides not to attend the college, his/her deposit will be refunded in full.

Filing Deadlines

Fall Semester Applications: July 25th
Spring Semester Applications: December 15th

Dormitories

Dorm space is filled on a first come, first serve basis with preference given to out of town students. Regular inspection of dormitory rooms is made, and damage to room or furniture is assessed against the student’s account for the purposes or repair or replacement. The College is not responsible for damage to or loss of students’ personal property due to theft, mischief, fire, etc.

Apartments

Apartments are only open to full-time students. All rent is payable one month in advance, and a four-year limit is placed on residence. The information and application form for apartments may be obtained from the Housing Office or this website.
Apartments and studio units are assigned on a first come first served basis, unless there is a need to accommodate a student for health reasons or one with a family from out of town. If we have no requests from out of town students with families, then apartments and efficiencies are used to accommodate students who may wish to share the space with another student or students, and share the monthly rent. This opportunity is usually granted to students, who have been on campus for a while and have deemed themselves responsible for apartment living.

Summer Housing

Students may stay on campus during the Maymester and Summer Sessions only if they are registered in class for these sessions. Rent for the Maymester and Summer Sessions is $80 per week.

Housing Checkout Guidelines

When a student surrenders housing he/she must do the following:

Clean up their living space, removing all personal items. Items left in the room or apartment unit will be discarded. The college will not be responsible for storage of such items.
Come to the housing office to officially check out; and
Return dorm/apartment keys and mailbox key to the housing office.
Refunds will be pro-rated on a weekly basis when a student has to leave campus housing.

* * HOUSING POLICY UPDATE * *

Campus Policy for all Housing Assignments effective July 1, 2011

ABC has physically and organizationally restructured our Campus Housing components. This included the restructuring of campus policies and procedures beginning with processes for applying for campus housing through procedures for pre-registering for housing. This will avoid students arriving and expecting housing without having registered officially with the Business Office.

Our efforts have created a new campus housing environment. It is where students can expect a clean, safe and respectful community that allows them to reach their full potential.

To be compliant with ABC policy, effective July 1, 2011, the following applies to all students, new and returning, who seek housing on campus:

1st : You must be registered as a full time student to occupy campus housing.

2nd : You must be cleared by the Business Office. You will receive a form stating that you are registered and in good financial standing. The Business Office is located on the 1st floor of the Administration building. 615-687-6895

3rd : You must bring this signed form to the Operations and Housing Office, located in Alumni Hall, to receive your room/apartment assignment and key. You will not be able to occupy campus housing without the signed form.

4th : If you have a vehicle that will be parked on campus, it must be registered and have an American Baptist College decal. Without this decal, vehicles are subject to towing. Decals are obtained from the Office of Student Activities, Mr. James Sanford, 2nd floor Administration building. 615-687-6901

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

August 9 (Tuesday)
August 10-12 (Wednesday – Friday)
August 15 (Monday)

Freshmen Orientation begins @ 10am
Registration for New and Returning Students
Fall Semester Classes begin

The dorms will open Monday August 8, 2011 at 10 a.m.

Dorm I is now Lafayette Hall. This dorm is located at the front of the campus. Lafayette Hall will house all incoming male freshmen on the lower level.
All females will be housed on the upper level.

Dorm II is now Turner Hall. This dorm is located on the backside of the campus.
Turner Hall’s upper level will house sophomore men. Junior and senior men will be housed on the lower level.

Campus Apartments are rented by the academic year.
Summer rental is only available for those who are registered for summer school.
Apartments must be applied for each academic year.
You may remain in your apartment during Christmas vacation.
You must move out of your apartment on the Friday after the last scheduled exam if you are not registered for the following semester.
If you register every semester you may remain in your apartment between semesters. You must present the signed form from the Business Office to do so.

Dorms will close for both fall and spring semesters on Friday after the last scheduled exam. Dorms are closed for the Christmas holidays. No exceptions.

ONLY enrolled students are allowed to live on campus. No exceptions.

Any maintenance issue should be reported to the Housing Office immediately. If you need additional information or assistance please call the Housing Office 615-687-6905.

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