- No monthly utilities bills (water, electric, gas)
- Trash removal/collection
- Easy walking distance to all college facilities
- Variety of housing options including: traditional doubles, suite and apt. styles.
- limited single options available - No summer lease
- Dependable "landlords"
- approachable/accessible - Maintenance always available (24 hours a day for emergencies)
- Vacuums, brooms, and mops available free of charge
- Telephone - low rates for local & long distance
- Cost Efficient
- Resource persons at your fingertips
- A sense of community
- Free escort service
- Courteous neighbors
- Neighbor safety watch (free)
- Department of Public Safety patrols - Activities planned monthly
- Learning opportunities
- Laundry services in each living facility
- Convenient parking
- Individual mail services
- Fiber Optic connections for direct Internet access in each room
- Large living room and kitchen facilities in apartment style housing
- Scenic campus grounds
- Quiet/courtesy hours
YCP offers the options you need!
After choosing to return to York College and selecting your classes, one of the most important decisions you will make is where you will live - at home or at school, on or off campus, in a residence hall or an apartment. You should consider cost, convenience, commuting time, study requirements and social interaction.
With 5 traditional halls, 5 suite-style halls, 8 apartment-style halls, and 8 houses accommodating over 2,000 students and various dining choices, "York offers the options you need."
Living on campus makes the difference between simply attending classes and actually being a part of the campus. At York, you'll meet people from all over the mid-Atlantic region and the world. By sharing experiences in a residence hall setting, you'll become better acquainted with diverse lifestyles and ethnic backgrounds. You will make friendships that last a lifetime. You can get involved in a multitued of campus organizations and you'll have quick, convenient access to the entire campus. Best of all, you can share problems, successes, joys, frustrations, insights and questions with roommates and neighbors. In other words...
Don't Just Go to School - Experience College
Fall housing deposits are usually accepted at the Business Office beginning the 2nd week of February. The sooner you get your $200 deposit in, the more likely you are to get on the "guaranteed housing list". You must be on the "guaranteed housing list" in order to sign up for fall housing.
Living on campus has never been a better value!
York's housing costs are one of the lowest in Pennsylvania for the 2005-06 academic year. Better yet, when compared with off-campus living, staying in the residence halls really is a good deal...
Monthly Off Campus Expenses
| (05-06 Estimates, with roommate(s)) | |
| Rent | $250-350 |
| Food | $180 |
| Utilities (water, electric, gas) | $80 |
| Garbage | $14-17 |
| Phone | $12 |
| Household Expenses | $30 |
| Summer Expenses | $75 |
| Total = | $641-744 |
*(Most leases run 12 month vs. 9 month - summer expenses have been added together and divided by 9)
| (actual cost for 05-06, with roommate(s)) | |
| Rent | $280/370 |
| Food (Standard Meal Plan) | $266 |
| Utilities | Included |
| Garbage | Included |
| Phone | $10 |
| Household Expenses | Included |
| Total = | $556-646 |
*Telephone does not include long distance calls.
That's a savings of over $700 per year!... It Just Adds Up!
The Housing and Residential Life staff works hard to make sure your living area is comfortable & your roommate compatible. The Dining Services staff, in turn, makes sure you have a hot meal waiting when you want it and a variety of choices to accommodate your individual preferences. Oh, yes, and they do your dishes as well! Plus, the numbers on the previous page don't reflect the intangibles that come with EXPERIENCING COLLEGE, rather than just going to school. Statistics show that students who live on campus rate the quality of their college experience higher, and are more likely to graduate, than those who didn't.
The Residence Life program is designed to provide a comfortable living environment in which each student can find an atmosphere conducive to learning and a social climate which is relaxing and allows for individual growth. Living in the residence halls is a privilege and in and of itself a learning experience.