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California's Community Colleges See the Benefits of Student Housing

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

So that’s when he and other leadership at IVC began exploring the idea of student housing. Through a pilot program that offered 12 housing insecure students homes in RVs, Johnson said IVC learned a lot of lessons about the difficulties and triumphs of residential management, how to support students, and how to build community.

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HBCUs take note: 4 ways to sustain enrollment following post-pandemic boom

University Business

. “One thing the university needs to be smart in doing is continuing to invest in the infrastructure that’s necessary to house and accommodate the growth that we have,” says Jones. They are also looking to inc rease staffing levels to provide deeper support services to students.