<p>Notrichenough - It was similar at the particular campus we were looking at.</p>
<p>It was a commuter college in a small, sort of industrial town - which is one of the reasons D marked it off her list.</p>
<p>The dorms were nice, 2 room suite style with a “kitchen” area - small full-size refrigerator/freezer and a microwave, kitchen sink and a few cabinets. Each suite also had a living room/seating area. Each bedroom had a bed, night stand, chest of drawers, desk and chair, and a closet. Suitemates shared a bathroom with an actual bathtub/shower. There is a community swimming pool in the center of all the dorms. It is very apartment style with a club-house, etc. VERY NICE. They are $2550/semester (not including meals) To lease one year round would be $6198, so $516.60/person. A 1024 sq. ft. apartment 2 bdr/2 bath nearbly with similar amenities, but of course the extra bath per unit, a full kitchen and the added independence would equal out to be about $525/mo./person. </p>
<p>Of course there are not individual leases at the apartment complex, and utilities are not included there…so the dorm in this case is not so bad. Especially since it IS a commuter campus and there’s NOTHING right next to the campus, including apartments…you’d probably have to drive.</p>