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Please familiarize yourself with the number of housing resources Student Life provides in Prescott. The majority of resources listed below are housing options located within 2 miles of Prescott College. If you have any questions about the housing in Prescott, please contact the Office of Student Life at: sservices@prescott.edu.
The Student Life Office maintains
updated online listings of general housing options. You can find this by clicking on the link above. There are also many other options for prospective tenants looking for specific needs. These options are listed below.
On Campus Housing
Prescott College now offers on campus living. These are single or double occupancy rooms with shared kitchen and living spaces.
Off Campus Housing
Shared living options for students who are still interested in a more dormitory style living.
Local Classifieds
You can also check out
The Daily Courier, Prescott’s local newspaper, it has listings
of houses and apartments for rent. The Courier is available in the
Prescott College Library and may be accessed online.
Scroll down to the “Classifieds” section and choose
“Rentals.”
Prescott Craigslist
Prescott now has its own local craigslist where community members can access resources for housing, employment, activities and a number of other tools. Please click on the link above and then select apt/housing.
Rental Agencies
Listed below are rental agencies that have served our students for years and may help you find affordable housing in the area.
This is strictly up to you! For peace of mind and security, we recommend
renting before you leave for Wilderness Orientation. A disadvantage
might be that you may not know your roommate until you arrive. The
only thing you will know is that it will be a new Prescott College
student like yourself. This is typical for most colleges. You may
pay an extra month’s rent, but you will have a place to return
to after Wilderness Orientation. This may make things simpler for
you as a student.
Your next option is to
look for housing during Student Directed Days, which occurs the
week before classes begin. The advantage to this option besides
saving money is that you can look for housing with the friends you
made on Wilderness Orientation. The disadvantage is you may have
to live out of a motel room for a week or more until you find housing
and you will be focusing on the housing search and not preparing
for your academic studies. You will have to do the footwork by calling
each utility company and paying for hook-ups, as well as possibly
being in a rental without utilities until they can be switched on
for you.
Prescott College offers a Guarantor's Agreement, assuring that the
College stands behind the student and that the student's obligations
to the landlord will be met. Students are responsible for reimbursing
any costs the College pays on their behalf, and for paying a processing
fee, before they can continue at Prescott College or have official
transcripts prepared.
The Housing Coordinator is available to mediate with students and landlords, or
students and roommates, to help find satisfactory solutions concerning
rental and living arrangements. The Coordinator also makes the decision
on whether the student has or has not fulfilled their obligations.
The Coordinator has full authority to assess unmet financial obligation
by the student.
Arizona Residential Landlord & Tenant Act (updated with laws effective August 25, 2004).
This is an excellent tool for all tenants and landlords in Arizona. Student Life recommends that you know your rights as a new member of this community. This booklet is published by Jan Brewer, Arizona Secretary of State.
Living in Prescott
Grocery stores, natural foods stores, bookstores, cafes, coffee
shops, and laundromats are all a quick walk from the College. It
is possible to live in Prescott without an automobile and many students
rely solely on bicycles for transportation.
For more information about
specific services available, contact the Housing Coordinator
directly at 350-1005 or the Office of Student Life at 350-1014.
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