Jackson College Tiny Homes Ready for Students

(February 4, 2021 5:43 PM) Community leaders and interested students are invited to learn more about Jackson College’s innovative housing initiative, Campus View 4 tiny homes family housing.  Two virtual information sessions are planned next week:

·         Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 7:30 a.m., via Zoom, https://zoom.us/j/95564616524, or

·         Thursday, Feb. 11 at 6 p.m., via Zoom, https://zoom.us/j/98201430227

Unique among community colleges, the College has offered student housing for traditional-aged single students since 2007. Tiny homes allow even more students to live on campus and succeed in their education.

Campus View 4 will be open to:

·         Single students with dependent children;

·         Legally married students with dependent children;

·         Domestic partners with dependent children.

To qualify, students should be enrolled full-time in the fall, winter and spring semesters. Housing contracts will be 12-month terms, in order to encourage completion of an associate degree and provide stable housing for families. The maximum capacity is five persons; ADA compliant homes can house three persons. Students must participate in tutoring and success coaching in addition to classes.  

Students should apply on the website, https://www.jccmi.edu/campus-view-student-housing/family-housing/. Housing will be available for the College’s second seven-week term of the winter semester, which starts March 15.