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The Southern Polytechnic State University offers GHC students option of on-campus housing at Marietta siteBy Leanna Gable The Southern Polytechnic State University (SPSU) offers campus housing to GHC students who are attending classes on the Marietta site and plan to choose to reside on campus. There are currently 545 GHC students enrolled at the Marietta campus, of which 41 live in the Southern Poly campus housing, according to Dr. Catherine King, site director of the Marietta campus. Living on campus allows GHC students on the Marietta campus to spend more time studying or sleeping, instead of commuting to classes every day. According to King, �Traffic can make travel extremely difficult,� so living on campus is much more convenient for some students. GHC Marietta student, Alexandra Lee, says that living in the dorms makes it �easier to be motivated to get to class on time.� Lee says that living in the dorms makes her feel like �part of the whole college life, especially after being off-campus.� It's easier to be �more involved� with campus life, says Lee. Lee also says that she would �definitely recommend living� in the dorms because of the �great community.� According to King, prices for student housing range from $450 to $530 a month in the SPSU apartments. In the dorms the price is $1655 per semester. There is a $135 application fee and a refundable deposit of $100. The residences are all-inclusive with phone, internet and cable unless the electricity bill exceeds $100, in which case the remainder will be split between the residents.
There are three residence halls and two apartment complexes on the SPSU campus. The housing is managed by Ambling, an independent company. Marietta students who would like to apply for housing at Southern Poly should contact the Housing Office at (678)915-7335. More information about SPSU's housing can be found at http://www.spsu.edu/home/life/residence.html. |
