The real question is whether the ‘on campus’ apartment is considered university housing or not. If the university doesn’t own/operate the apartment, I would think they’d treat it as off campus irrespective of it’s location. How are fraternity and sorority houses (on campus) handled? I think some universities don’t own the houses (it’s owned by the fraternity/sorority chapter) even if on campus.
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The on campus apartment is considered university housing. The buildings are owned and maintained by the school. All first and second year students live in traditional dorms on one part of the campus and juniors and seniors choose between university-owned apartments or townhouses on another part. The school is in a small, rural village and only a very small number of seniors are allowed to live off campus (maybe 75) because the school wants to preserve rental properties and low rental rates for the community there, not allow the market to be controlled by students and their parents.
FWIW, the university owns the fraternity and sorority houses, too.
@helpingmom40 I think the response you got was confusing!
Just call and ask if food will be included in your kid’s cost of attendance for the on campus apartment if she doesn’t use a meal plan at all. And will she receive a refund if those costs are included and she doesn’t use a meal plan.
I was actually happy about the response. D will likely end up with the minimum block plan so she can grab coffee and a bagel or something in between classes. Based on our family contribution, we wouldn’t be in the “refund” category even with $0 in dining. I just didn’t want to be in the position of paying our full “EFC” and then trying to find money for food all year.