Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Please go to www.collegeforcreativestudies.edu/housing to begin the online application.
Please make your first housing payment and housing deposit. If you are paying after July 1st, we recommend that you pay by credit card over the phone to expatiate the housing process. After that is done you should receive confirmation within a week. If you do not, please contact the Housing office.
Housing is assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Once housing is full, students who wish to reside on campus are placed on a wait list. Students on the wait list who are from out-of-state and first year students will be given priority. It is important to complete the housing application process before it fills up.
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.
Suite and suite mate assignments are made without regard to race, creed, color, affectual/sexual orientation, religion or national origins.
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.
Fall Semester: September 30th
Winter Semester: Janaury 31th
Payment plans can also be set up through TMS. For enrollment or additional information please call 1-800-343-0911 or visit www.afford.com/collegeforcreativestudies.
Fall Semester 2012
New Students: Sunday, August 26th from 9-4
Returning Students: Friday, August 31st from 9-4
Winter Semester 2013
New Students* Wednesday, January 9th from 9-4
Returning Students** January 13th starting at 9
*first coming to CCS Winter 12
** includes freshman that entered CCS in the fall
Yes, you need to leave during winter break. All students need to be out of housing by Saturday, December 15th at 5pm. Students may return to housing on Sunday, January 13th at 9am. You may keep your belongings in your room over break. You will not have access to them though. Students who have special circumstances and need to stay in student housing should contact the Housing Office prior to vacation. There is a daily charge for housing over winter break. That charge is doubled if students are not approved ahead of time.
Your lease is from beginning of classes in September until move-out in May. If for some reason you need to break your lease, you should contact Student Life immediately to learn of any possible financial losses before making a decision in regards to your housing situation.
The building remains open during these times and students are not required to leave.
You need to leave 24 hours after you last commitment to CCS. For most students this is your portfolio review or graduation.
Housing packets will be sent out in mid-August or mid-December by email. At that time, you will receive your suitemates’ names, addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers.
Yes, we have limited summer storage. Applications come out for summer storage after spring break. Cost for storage is $100. $50 will be refunded if the storage area is cleared out by September 15th.
A meal plan is required for students living in the Taubman Center. There is no requirement for the ACB, but students may sign up for a meal plan.
You can change your meal plan up until September 12th during the fall semester and January 23rd during the winter semester. You are locked into having a meal plan after your move-in day.
You can go to www.ccsdiningservices.com for more information about the dining services at CCS.
No, you must reapply every year for housing.
Yes, call Business Services at 313.664.7435.
Our fax number is 313.664.7686.
Feel free to call Housing at 313.664.7678 or email your questions to housing@collegeforcreativestudies.edu.
