Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Housing is assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Typically, student housing is filled by the beginning of July. Once housing is full, students who wish to reside on campus are placed on a wait list. While wait listed students will be called if space becomes available, we recommend they begin a search for off-campus housing online at detroitmidtown.com. This resource provides housing listings for Detroit's surrounding areas.

Every effort possible is made to match residents who will be compatible with one another. Students are assigned to suites using several criteria including, but not limited to, gender, smoking preference, level of cleanliness, level of social activity, study habits, and sleeping habits.

Despite the efforts made to match compatible residents, it is impossible to judge how students will interact once they are living together. In the event of suitemate conflicts, the Student Life staff is trained to mediate conflicts. If the conflicts are too great to overcome, then residents may be moved at the Residence Life Coordinators discretion, providing there is an open space in student housing.

Student housing is equipped for cable television and Internet; however, CCS does not pay for cable service. Residents must contact the appropriate vendor to request service. CCS does provide Internet service free of charge to all residents in student housing. The Internet is run on a LAN (T1) line in the ACB. In order for a computer to be connected to the CCS server, the system must be equipped with an Ethernet card available at most computer stores. If there is more than one computer in a room the residents will need to provide a hub to split the Internet connection.

All CCS students are permitted to have a car on campus. Free parking is provided (with a permit) in the CCS parking structure. Students who live in student housing are permitted to park in the parking structure 24 hours a day. Students who do not live in student housing can also park in the structure free of charge but only during building hours. Non-resident students who park in the parking structure overnight will be ticketed.