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Originally Posted by aopirose
Are you including commuter colleges in the mix?
I don't think that a school or university should be discounted because they lack dorms. Kennesaw State just recently built dorms but their student groups had been doing fine without them. However, the addition of the dorms will likely attract more students seeking a residential campus experience and raise the total student population.
Community colleges, on the other hand, is another issue. Some of these programs are only 2-years max. I would think that turnover in the chapter would be high. To help in overcoming that, the chapter would have to greatly rely on advisors for continuity.
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As best as I can tell, Kennesaw State University had a fair population of pseudo-residential students long before the current time as it actively helped students find housing. Four year schools involved in massive transition from largely commuter toward an at least partially residential mixes are probably good targets. If there are enough 17-25 year old students looking to spend a good chunk of the 8-5 time period in classes that they want to live very close to campus (without necessarily worrying about a full-time job), then the school is moving toward a residential component...
The schools that are more typical of those without dorms are the Community College and the ones aimed at full time professionals like Strayer and University of Phoenix.
Randy
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