The Pros & Cons of Living On and Off Campus
Jeffrey Sawyer
Issue date: 5/30/08 Section: Headlines
Fuchs claims that the cost of living on vs. off campus is not that much different when all costs are considered. Her office has done research into the costs of living on campus that shows that both are comparable.
For example, if two students were living in a 2-bedroom apartment with rent at $675 a month and included all of the extras (electric, water, sewer, gas, telephone, cable TV) it could potentially cost the student $8356.30 for the academic year according to research done by University Residences.
The on-campus equivalent for the same two students would cost $7075.00 for the academic year with everything included.
However, Fuchs did mention that prices for off-campus students could get cheaper depending on the extras they choose to pay for and if they share rooms in their apartments or houses.
Alexander feels it is much cheaper to live off-campus.
"After calculating what I paid my freshman year to what I am paying now, I am saving over $100 a month," said Alexander.
The cheapest place to live on campus is in Arbor Park, where it costs each person $5,534 per year according to proposed 2008-2009 room and board fees. This does not include a meal plan, but students have a full kitchen at their disposal and cable and internet are included.
If a student were to stay in Arbor Park for an entire school year (approx. nine months) it would cost the student roughly $614 a month. Depending on where a student decides to live during the year, there are cheaper options.
Take Wolfpack Village for example, where a two-bedroom apartment can be had for $495 a month (about $250 a month per student), which includes cable, water, sewer and garbage. This price does not include all of the benefits of living on campus (greater security, entertainment programs, fitness center), but does show that there are cheaper options available to students. •
For example, if two students were living in a 2-bedroom apartment with rent at $675 a month and included all of the extras (electric, water, sewer, gas, telephone, cable TV) it could potentially cost the student $8356.30 for the academic year according to research done by University Residences.
The on-campus equivalent for the same two students would cost $7075.00 for the academic year with everything included.
However, Fuchs did mention that prices for off-campus students could get cheaper depending on the extras they choose to pay for and if they share rooms in their apartments or houses.
Alexander feels it is much cheaper to live off-campus.
"After calculating what I paid my freshman year to what I am paying now, I am saving over $100 a month," said Alexander.
The cheapest place to live on campus is in Arbor Park, where it costs each person $5,534 per year according to proposed 2008-2009 room and board fees. This does not include a meal plan, but students have a full kitchen at their disposal and cable and internet are included.
If a student were to stay in Arbor Park for an entire school year (approx. nine months) it would cost the student roughly $614 a month. Depending on where a student decides to live during the year, there are cheaper options.
Take Wolfpack Village for example, where a two-bedroom apartment can be had for $495 a month (about $250 a month per student), which includes cable, water, sewer and garbage. This price does not include all of the benefits of living on campus (greater security, entertainment programs, fitness center), but does show that there are cheaper options available to students. •
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