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Room Styles

There’s room for you at Alma College.

Each room type is designed to foster both community and individual growth, making your time at Alma both comfortable and enriching.

Explore our options and find your ideal space.

Room Styles


Double-Room

Double rooms provide a comfortable and shared living space, allowing students to form close friendships and support each other during their college journey.

Double Rooms are featured in:
Bruske Hall
Gelston Hall
Newberry Hall
Mitchell Hall

Average Room Dimensions:
15ft. 8in. x 14ft. 7in.
(Dimensions are average for all rooms of their type and may not reflect your room’s exact dimensions)

Furniture Provided

  • Twin extra-long bed frame and mattress
  • Desk with hutch
  • Desk chair
  • Bookshelf
  • Dresser
  • Wardrobe
  • Curtains
  • Overhead lighting

Four Person (Quad) Room

Alma College offers spacious four-person quad rooms, perfect for students who enjoy a vibrant, shared living experience.
Four Person (Quad) Rooms are featured in:
Bruske Hall
Gelston Hall
Newberry Hall
Mitchell Hall

Furniture Provided

  • Twin extra-long bed frame and mattress
  • Desk with hutch
  • Desk chair
  • Bookshelf
  • Dresser
  • Wardrobe
  • Curtains
  • Overhead lighting

Single-Room
(Accommodation Required)

Alma College provides single-room options in our residence halls for students who require accommodations and must be requested. These rooms provide the perfect environment for focused study, relaxation, and independent living, while still keeping you connected to the vibrant campus community.

Single Rooms are featured in:
Bruske Hall
Gelston Hall

Average Room Dimensions: 12ft. x 9ft.
(Dimensions are average for all rooms of their type and may not reflect your room’s exact dimensions)

Furniture Provided

  • Twin extra-long bed frame and mattress
  • Desk with hutch
  • Desk chair
  • Bookshelf
  • Dresser
  • Wardrobe
  • Curtains
  • Overhead lighting

Suite-Style Rooms

Alma College offers suite-style residence halls on campus, providing a more independent and community-oriented living environment for students. Suite-style includes two rooms joined by an attached bathroom that is often shared by one neighboring room.

Suite Style Rooms are featured in:
Carey and Bonbright Halls
Brazell and Dunning Halls

Average Room Dimensions:
Double: 13ft. 8 in. x 10ft.
Single: 9ft. 11 in. x 8ft.
(Dimensions are average for all rooms of their type and may not reflect your room’s exact dimensions)

 

Furniture Provided

  • Twin extra-long bed frame and mattress
  • Desk with hutch
  • Desk chair
  • Bookshelf
  • Dresser
  • Wardrobe
  • Curtains
  • Overhead lighting

Residence Halls


Bruske Hall

Building Information

  • Primarily features double rooms.
  • Includes a limited number of four-person (quad) rooms.
  • Features semi-private community bathrooms on each floor.

Who Lives Here:

  • Reserved for first year students as part of the first year experience.
  • Bruske houses the Alma Achieves Living Learning Community.

 

Bruske Hall


Gelston Hall

Building Information

  • Primarily features double rooms.
  • Includes a limited number of four-person (quad) rooms.
  • Gelston also features community bathrooms on each floor.

Who Lives Here:

Gelston Hall


Newberry Hall

Building Information

  • Primarily features double rooms.
  • Includes a limited number of four-person (quad) rooms.
  • Also features semi-private community bathrooms on each floor.

Who Lives Here:

Newberry Hall


Mitchell Hall

Building Information

  • Primarily features double rooms
  • Includes a limited number of four-person (quad) rooms
  • Features semi-private community bathrooms on each floor

Who Lives Here:

  • Sophomores, juniors and seniors with no additional eligibility requirements.

Mitchell Hall


Brazell and Dunning Halls

Building Information

  • Includes suite-style housing with two rooms joined by a bathroom.

Who lives here:

  • Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors with no additional eligibility requirements.

 

Exterior photograph of Brazell and Dunning Halls on the campus of Alma College

Brazell and Dunning Halls


Carey and Bonbright Halls

Building Information

  • Includes suite-style housing with two rooms joined by a bathroom.

Who lives here:

  • This building is reserved for juniors and seniors only.

 

Exterior photograph of Carey and Bonbright Halls on Alma Colle's Campus.Carey and Bonbright Halls


Wright Hall

Building Information

  • Includes four-person apartments with either two double bedrooms or four single bedrooms and one bathroom.
  • All apartments also have a bathroom, kitchen, and living/dining area.

Who lives here:

  • Students must have a minimum 2.90 cumulative GPA at the time of application
  • Must have a junior or senior standing at the start of the “move-in” semester as determined by the registrar’s office
  • No significant judicial record. Examples of significant judicial records include but are not limited to two or more violations of college policy within the past year, violations of the college’s Civil Rights or Sexual Misconduct policies, or findings that resulted in disciplinary probation or suspension.

There are no exceptions to the eligibility criteria.

Exterior shot of Wright Hall on the campus of Alma College.

Wright Hall

Furniture Provided

  • Completely furnished, and includes living room furniture.
  • Kitchen table and chairs
  • All major appliances, except an oven.
  • A community oven is located on the second floor of Wright Hall.
  • One twin xl bed per student

 

  • One dresser per student
  • Built-in closet
  • Desk and desk chair
  • Bookshelf
  • Wright Hall is fully air-conditioned.

Wright Avenue Apartments

Building Information

  • Includes two-and four-person apartments.
  • All apartments feature double bedrooms, a bathroom, kitchen, and living/dining area.

Eligibility

  • Students must have a minimum 2.90 cumulative GPA at the time of application.
  • Junior or senior standing at the start of the “move-in” semester as determined by the registrar’s office.
  • No significant judicial record. Examples of significant judicial records include but are not limited to two or more violations of college policy within the past year, violations of the college’s Civil Rights or Sexual Misconduct policies, or findings that resulted in disciplinary probation or suspension. There are no exceptions to the eligibility criteria.

Wright Avenue Apartments

Furniture Provided

  • Partially furnished with one A/C window unit per apartment
  • Kitchen table and chairs
  • All major appliances
  • Each bedroom has one bed per student, one dresser per student
  • Built-in closet
  • Living room furniture is not provided in Wright Ave Apartments

Wright Leppien Opera House

Building Information

  • Located in picturesque downtown Alma
  • Offers 2, 3, 4, and 5 person apartments with one or two bathrooms.
  • All apartments have fully furnished living/dining rooms and kitchens with all major appliances provided.

Eligibility

  • Students must have a minimum 3.25 cumulative GPA at the time of application.
  • Junior or senior standing at the start of the “move-in” semester as determined by the registrar’s office.
  • No significant judicial record. Examples of significant judicial records include but are not limited to two or more violations of college policy within the past year, violations of the college’s Civil Rights or Sexual Misconduct policies, or findings that resulted in disciplinary probation or suspension.There are no exceptions to the eligibility criteria.

 

Exterior photograph from the street of the historic Opera House exterior,

Wright Leppien Opera House

Furniture Provided

Apartments in the Opera House are fully furnished.

  • Dining table and chairs
  • All major appliances including a dishwasher
  • Living room couch and chairs
  • Coffee and end tables
  • Wall mounted TV

Individual student bedrooms include

  • A twin XL bed
  • Dresser
  • Closet
  • Desk and a desk chair
  • All non-college owned furniture is prohibited.
  • Residents of the Opera House are not allowed to hang anything from the walls or furniture in their apartment or common spaces.

Fraternity, Sorority and Theme Housing

Building Information
Alma College has five sorority houses, five fraternity houses and six additional houses for select student groups. These groups were chosen for their mission, values and contributions to the campus community. More information about fraternities and sororities can be found on the Fraternity/Sorority Life.
In addition to our fraternity and sorority houses, our current theme houses are:

  • The Model United Nations House
  • The Interfaith Chapel House
  • The Multicultural House
  • The MacCurdy House (sponsored by the Women’s Issues Advisory Board)
  • The Environmental House
  • Pride House

Each of these houses has an opportunity to renew each year, and if renewed the sponsoring group will select their house residents. If a house becomes available for another student group, the residence life office will open an application process to fill the house and notify the student body of this process.

Eligibility

  • Small houses are open to group members who are sophomores, juniors, or seniors.
  • All residents must have a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA and no significant judicial record. Examples of significant judicial records include but are not limited to two or more violations of college policy within the past year, violations of the college’s Civil Rights or Sexual Misconduct policies, or findings that resulted in disciplinary probation or suspension.

Small Housing at Alma College/>

Environmental Studies House

 

Tau Kappa Epsilon House

Tau Kappa Epsilon House

Contact Us

Residence Life

residencelife@alma.edu
(989) 463-7247
Center for Student Opportunity

Tyler-Van Dusen Campus Center