Ithaca College
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There are many different housing options available off campus for students. From one-room efficiencies to houses you can rent with your 10 closest friends, if you want to live off campus, there is housing available to suit your needs. With on-campus housing being costly per year, many students opt to find alternative, money-saving options. Most of the houses surrounding IC have been around for a while and are not known for having the best quality. 

While all freshmen are required to live on campus, many students are not in a rush to live off campus because of the decent quality of the dorms and on-campus apartments. If you are an upperclassman and want to live off campus, you must go through an application process to be granted off-campus status. IC is a residential school, and many of the apartment complexes and houses are rented out each year by IC students. Many students want to live off campus for the freedom of not having to deal with an RA. Because housing at IC can be an annoying process, especially if you do not get your first-choice housing, moving off campus has been a popular alternative to being dependent on the College for housing.

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Off-Campus Housing at Ithaca College

serenitynow

Psychology '12

2.7

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Tricky Without a Car!

As a transfer student, my only experience living on campus was one summer spent as an RA. The rest of my Ithaca College experience was spent living off-campus. The freedom of living off-campus is great, and the rent is pretty reasonable, especially compared to rent prices in larger cities. With that said, it is logistically very tricky to live off-campus if you don't bring a car with you to school. You can live downtown and take the bus up to campus, or you can rent close enough to campus to walk. Anything in between is difficult to manage, especially in the cold and snowy winter weather.

Apr 01, 2012

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Off-Campus Housing at Ithaca College

DoctorDer

Journalism '15

3.1

B-

Apartments Are Spaced Away

The circles especially provide a long walk in terms of getting to campus. Once you are on campus for class, it is best to stay there.

Mar 15, 2012

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Off-Campus Housing at Ithaca College

kdeitzy

Athletic Training '15

4.6

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Off-Campus Housing

Ithaca is truly a college town so there is a lot of off-campus housing. Mostly houses, all surrounding the college, you are neighbors with your fellow students. Prices, quality, and size vary based on the house however there are some REALLY nice houses off-campus and all are really close to campus. Some are within walking distance if you can bear the cold winters and the TCAT buses run down most streets and have stops located near a lot of the houses.

Jan 18, 2012

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