Live in Residence

Live in Residence

Seven Good Reasons to Live On-Campus

Guaranteed Private Residence Rooms
For All First Year Students

Algoma University guarantees a private residence room to all first year students who apply directly from high school.

Apply by May 28th, 2010 with a non-refundable $475 deposit.*
Click here to apply.

Live in residence and get the full student experience!

*Plus a $35 non-refundable application fee.
Please remit to the Housing Office at Algoma U.

There are all kinds of good reasons why you should live in residence at Algoma University. Here are a few of them:

  1. The vacancy rate for rental units in Sault Ste. Mare is less than 1%.  You can save yourself the aggravation and uncertainty of apartment-hunting in a tight market by applying for your room in residence as soon as you can.

  2. The average student can save $100 a month by living in residence.  Add up the all the costs of living off-campus (rent, utilities, cable, phone, internet, food) and it comes to a total of almost $8000 over nine months. At $3400 for a room in a townhouse (which includes phone) or $6080 for a dorm room (which includes phone and a meal plan), living in res is a bargain. Learn more about meal plan options at DineOnCampus.ca.

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  3. The residence at Algoma U provides a secure and safe living environment, 24 hours a day. With evening and overnight security staff, trained residence advisors, a secure-access dorm building and 24-hour video surveillance, you’ll never need to worry about your safety or security.

  4. The average residence student achieves better grades – 8% higher than non-residence students. When your room is only seconds away from the Wishart Library, computer labs and faculty offices, all the resources you need to ensure your academic success are at your fingertips.

  5. The average residence student has about two extra hours per day for studying, relaxing and socializing. When you live in residence, you won’t be spending your time commuting to class, or on household errands and tasks, like paying bills, grocery shopping and preparing meals.

  6. If you like to work out, living on campus makes it easy. As an Algoma U student, you’ll have full access to the facilities at the George Leach Centre (GLC).  And if you live in residence, the GLC is right next door!

  7. Living in residence gives you the full student experience. You’ll have more opportunities to make friends and get involved in activities and events around the campus. Campus life is always great, but it’s even better when the campus is your home.


Residence Options

Residence at Algoma UThe Spirit Village Residence is centrally located on the Algoma University Campus, less than a minute walk to classes, computer labs, a fitness facility, and major transit routes.

New to the university is our Downtown Residence, which is only a 15 minute bus ride away from the main campus. This building was originally one of the first hotels in Sault Ste Marie and has recently been converted to house our residence students off campus.

There are two choices for on campus housing: dormitory units and townhouse style units. First year students or students who have been out of high school 16 months or less are required to live in the dormitory. Townhouse residence is available to returning, mature, transfer or students who have been out of high school for more than 16 months.

The off campus housing (Downtown Residence) is also for returning, mature, transfer or students who have been out of high school for more than 16 months.

All rooms in residence are private, single rooms, and all rooms and common areas have open internet access via active network connections as well as a residence wide wireless system. Life in residence also provides you with:

 

The Dr. Lou Lukenda Dormitory Residence

Students living in the dormitory will be required to purchase a meal plan, as there are no kitchen facilities in the dormitory-style residence.  Students will receive further information on the available meal-plans once we receive their application.

 

The Spirit Village Townhouse Residence

 

The Downtown Residence

 

How do students apply for residence?

If you'd like to apply for residence at Algoma University, you can click here to download a printable Application Form(PDF).

Or you can click here for a secure Online Application.

All students who are offered admission to Algoma U will receive an offer package. This package does not include a residence application. Students must apply online or by mail with a non-refundable $35 application fee to Algoma University by mid June.

 

What is the cost of living on-campus?

Residence fees* for September to April are:

 

What is the cost of living at the Downtown Residence?

 

*fees are subject to change.
Note that all prices include a damage deposit, refundable after move out pending the condition of the accommodations when you leave.

If you have questions, call us at 705.949.2301 ext 4215, or email housing@algomau.ca.