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This university and college dormitories category includes residential colleges, program houses, and traditional dormitories. The term "dormitory" is widely used at universities and colleges in the United States. In the United Kingdom it is only used at boarding schools, and the equivalent term for institutions of higher education is hall of ...
This is a list of residential colleges at various college campuses. It gives the name of the university and country in which each college is located. It is sorted by country (and sometimes by regional subdivision), and in alphabetical order by university name and then college name within each country.
A residential college is a division of a university that places academic activity in a community setting of students and faculty, usually at a residence and with shared meals, the college having a degree of autonomy and a federated relationship with the overall university.
Van Meter is the largest dorm in the residential area in terms of residents, while Butterfield is the smallest and has a rich community history. Both Van Meter and Butterfield are freshmen-only housing. University Health Services is located next to Brett and Brooks halls, on Infirmary Way.
Risley Residential College seen from its courtyard. As a dormitory, Risley offers a unique living experience. The Tudor Gothic building itself is shaped like a large red castle, modeled directly on Hampton Court Palace in England. The architect, William H. Miller, was requested to design the floor plan such that no two rooms would be identical ...
Brooks College had two campuses owned by Career Education Corporation: [1] in Long Beach, California, and in Sunnyvale, California. [2] Brooks College was founded in 1964 as Collegiate Inn to provide student housing to California State University, Long Beach. It reorganized as Brooks College for Women in 1971. In 1974, the name changed to ...
Yale University has a system of fourteen residential colleges with which all Yale undergraduate students and many faculty are affiliated. Inaugurated in 1933, the college system is considered the defining feature of undergraduate life at Yale College, and the residential colleges serve as the residence halls and social hubs for most undergraduates.
A residential curriculum is a framework used by colleges and universities to create learning opportunities and programs for students outside the classroom and the college residences. [1] [2] It provides opportunity for students to learn valuable skills for their personal and professional lives.