By: Kristen Quon Photo Credit: Milligan College
Milligan College is busy completing its $12.5 million first phase of the new student housing villas that are scheduled for completion in fall of 2013.
Since 2002, enrollment at Milligan has grown from 843 to 1,208 in 2012. As a result, Milligan has reached maximum capacity in its residence halls.
The five new villas, which began construction in late August, will house 90 upperclassmen and residents will be chosen based on hours completed.
Upperclassmen chosen to live in the villas are required to have lived on Milligan’s campus for at least a year, and have no suspensions within the last year.
Kate Anderson, director of residence life and housing, explained that upperclassmen will receive priority for the new dorms placement.
“You apply as a suite, and then there will be tiers in the lottery,” said Anderson, referring to Milligan’s housing lottery that takes place at the end of each year. “So if you are a suite of all seniors, then you’re in the first round, juniors will go next, etc.”
The new complex will be different from traditional housing on campus, in that they are more like apartments than traditional dormitory rooms.
According to Anderson, the villas will have five individual bedrooms, and three bathrooms. Two of the bathrooms will have two sinks, and the third bathroom will have a single sink.
Kitchen areas will have countertop space and a kitchen sink; however there is still discussion as to whether or not the apartments will have stoves.
Upstairs, residents can expect to find a study room in each building along with an outdoor second floor balcony. There will be a community room in one of the buildings, and laundry facilities in another.
Anderson predicts the new villas will be the most expensive housing on campus.
“There will be an increase in cost, however we are not sure the exact numbers yet,” said Anderson.
With MSA being the most expensive housing on campus, students can expect to pay more than $1,725 a semester to live in the new villas.
Emily Pierce, a junior nursing major, is excited about the possibility of living in the new villas next year.
“It’s definitely something our college needs,” said Pierce. “I am looking forward to the change because I think it will provide more space, but still maintain the close-knit community.”
The married student apartment buildings located next to the new villas will be used as rental apartments for married students and graduate students, and if needed, will be used for overflow as it has in the past.
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