Residence Hall Application Information
- New Students
- Continuing (Returning) DCC Students
- Housing Deposit Information
- Important Dates
- Housing Deposit Policies and Deadlines
- Important Notes
- Frequently asked questions
Link to myDCC Online Housing Application (user name and password required)
Great news! Applications to live in DCC's new residence hall in fall 2012 are now being accepted. In order to apply for housing, you must be either a new student who has submitted a College Admissions Application or a continuing (returning) student. You will need to be enrolled full time (at least 12 credits per semester) in an A.A., A.S. or A.A.S. degree program for the entire fall 2012-spring 2013 academic year. Space in the new residence hall is limited and housing assignments will be made through a lottery system in April. (See information below.)
For the convenience of students and their families, housing and meal plan charges will be billed per semester, but the contract will cover the full academic year. A $300 deposit is required when you submit your housing application. Please apply as soon as possible and be sure to follow all the deadlines and guidelines that follow.
- If you haven't already applied to DCC for the Fall 2012 semester, do so NOW. Soon after applying to the College you will receive a letter with information necessary to apply for housing. If you have questions about the College application process, please call Admissions at (845) 431-8010.
- Students who have applied for admission to the College (and received a confirmation letter with myDCC login instructions) may apply for housing now. If it has been more than seven business days since you applied for admission to DCC and you have not received a letter with myDCC login instructions, please call the Admissions Office at (845) 431-8010.
- After you have been accepted to the College and have taken your placement tests, you will be scheduled to meet with a DCC advisor to register for classes. New students who have submitted an application to live in the residence hall may take their placement tests and register for classes now. Register for classes as soon as possible to get the best selection and hold your place in the housing lottery.
- The next housing assignment notifications will go out on June 10 and July 10. Space is limited, so apply now!
- You will receive your specific suite and roommate assignment by July 9. (Students will have an opportunity to make roommate requests in June.)
Continuing (Returning) DCC Students:
- Submit your housing application through the Housing tab on myDCC. Register for classes as soon as possible to get the best selection of classes and hold your place in the housing lottery.
- The next housing assignment notifications will go out on June 10 and July 10, so apply now!
- You will receive your specific suite and roommate assignment by July 9. (Students will have an opportunity to make roommate requests in June.)
A $300 deposit is required when you submit your housing application. If you receive a housing assignment and live in the residence hall, the deposit will become a security deposit that is not applicable to the housing charges. Shortly after the end of the spring 2013 semester, you will receive a refund of the $300, minus any room/suite damage charges.
Please see schedule below for policies regarding the refund of housing deposits prior to the beginning of the fall semester. Please note that housing is handled separately from class registration and that the following applies to housing only. Canceling your application for housing will NOT cancel your classes. If you will not be attending DCC, you will need to contact -- and follow the policies of -- the Registrar's Office.
Now:
New students should submit an Admissions Application in order to be eligible to apply for housing.
Now:
New and returning students should complete the 2012-2013 FAFSA (www.fafsa.ed.gov) in order to determine eligibility for financial aid. Financial aid can be used to assist with the cost of tuition and fees, as well as residential housing and meal expenses.
Now:
Register for classes. You must be registered as a full-time (12 credits or more) DCC student in order to remain eligible for housing and be included in the housing lottery.
April 10:
Students who have applied for housing and taken their placement tests and registered for classes (or are scheduled to do so by April 3) will be notified early as to whether they have received housing. If you do not receive a housing assignment, your deposit will entitle you to be moved to a waiting list, and you will be notified if a room becomes available in either the fall or spring semester. If you do not wish to remain on the waiting list for housing and would like a refund of your $300 deposit, please make a request in writing to: Dr. Carol Stevens, Dutchess Community College, 53 Pendell Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601.
May 10:
Students who apply for housing after April 3 will be notified by May 10 as to whether they have received housing.
June 10:
Students who complete the housing application after May 10 will be notified on June 10 as to whether or not they have received housing.
July 9:
Students who received housing will be notified of their suite and roommate assignment.
July 10:
If there's still space available in the residence hall, students who complete the housing application after June 10 will be notified on July 10 as to whether or not they have received housing.
Housing Deposit Policies and Deadlines:
April 9 (noon):
For students who apply for housing prior to April 9, the housing deposit will be refunded in full if a request is made in writing by noon on April 9 (see contact information below). Please advise the College as soon as possible if you wish to withdraw your housing application, so space may be made available for other students.
April 10:
Early notifications about housing will be e-mailed. If you do not receive a housing assignment, your deposit will entitle you to be moved to a waiting list, and you will be notified if a room becomes available in either the fall or spring semester. If you do not wish to remain on the waiting list for housing and would like a refund of your $300 deposit, please make a request as noted below. Please remember that withdrawing from the housing process does not cancel your class registration. (You must contact the Registrar in order to withdraw from classes.)
May 1:
If you received a housing assignment but decide not to live in the DCC residence hall, DCC will refund 50% of your housing deposit ($150) until May 1.
After May 1:
Students who received a housing assignment but notify DCC after May 1 of their decision not to live in the residence hall, will forfeit the $300 deposit.
*Please note: Withdrawing from the housing process does not cancel your class registration. You must contact the Registrar in order to withdraw from classes. All housing deposit refund requests must be made in writing to: Dr. Carol Stevens, Dutchess Community College, 53 Pendell Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601.
- Please be aware that Dutchess Community College is a “dry” campus, which means alcohol is not permitted in the residence hall or elsewhere on College property.
- You may not live in the residence hall if you have been dismissed from another college or withdrawn from another college under threat of dismissal.
- You may not live in the residence hall if you have been convicted of a felony.
Click here for answers to frequently asked questions.
If you have questions about the residence hall application process, please e-mail studenthousing@sunydutchess.edu or call (845) 431-8004 .
