Dormitories
Campus dormitories were renovated recently. Each room in the new dorms has a private bath as well as a twin bed, large chest, book case, desk with computer return, and a file cabinet. All rooms are wired for direct access to the VTS server and to the Internet. Each dormitory has a common room, kitchen, laundry room, and television area. The common rooms are wonderful gathering places for the residents to relax and enjoy one another’s company after a long day. In addition, all dormitory residents are on the board plan, which allows for plenty of time for deepening the on-campus community life.

On-campus students rapidly develop friendships and begin to make trips into nearby Washington to take advantage of its many cultural resources. Some of these trips are to local churches to experience the varying forms of worship conducted in the churches of other traditions. Countless restaurants, theatres, movies, and stores are found in the metropolitan area. The type and degree of camaraderie developed each year depends on the students. Single students may elect to live on or off campus during their entire stay at the Seminary.

Guidelines for On-Campus Housing Assignments
The Seminary will reserve rooms needed for the incoming class or for other use; Returning students may remain in the same room for a second or third year if space and circumstances permit.

Students may state their room preferences after steps 1 and 2. Rooms will be assigned in the fairest manner possible. Proctors will be given first choice, with priority for remaining rooms given according to seniority; e.g., rising members of the graduating class will be given first choice, followed by rising second year students, etc.

The Seminary will determine, in the spring of each year, how many dorm rooms will be available for the following year. The Seminary reserves the right to decide how many of the available dormitory rooms will be reserved for incoming students. The Seminary may also decide whether particular rooms will be held for incoming students or for other needs. If the number of returning students exceeds the number of available dorm rooms, a lottery will be held to determine which students will continue to live in on-campus housing. Consideration will be given to those students with special circumstances. New students will be accommodated in on-campus housing on a first come, first served basis as determined by the date on which their registration deposit was received. Normally, students who maintain a local residence within reasonable commuting distance (a 30-mile radius of the Seminary) will not be eligible to live in the dorm, unless space is available.

Students who wish to live in the dormitory must pay a $100 deposit for their room at the time of registration in the fall of each year. Deposits will be returned at the time a student checks out of the dorm, if the room is in satisfactory condition, and keys & check-out sheet are returned. In addition, all dormitory residents are required to be on the board plan, even though each dorm has kitchen facilities. If new students are living in houses on campus, they are normally required to be on the board plan for the first semester, but may decline the board plan for the second semester.

Students who are accepted and pay their deposits after all dormitory rooms are filled will need to find housing off campus. The Seminary is not responsible for locating housing for off-campus students, but will assist, when possible, with renting an apartment in one of four local apartment complexes. The Seminary will maintain a list of incoming or returning students who may wish to share an apartment with other students. Alternatively, a student may choose to find accommodation in an apartment or in a group house in the area. The Seminary is not responsible for supplementing costs incurred if a person chooses to live alone off campus.