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Student Housing Approval
Received Board of Trustee approval to construct the
first Student Housing in the college’s history on the
Melbourne Campus. (Student Enrollment, Diversity
Initiatives, Financial Management, Trustee Relations,
Community Awareness)
Student Housing Highlights:
• Student surveys showed strong support to
live on campus and the housing will provide
that opportunity, enriching the full collegiate
experience.
• The p roject consists of 96 beds divided into four-
bedroom apartments that would also have two
bathrooms and a kitchen and living area.
• A smaller adjacent facility would include a laundry,
study area and multi-purpose room. Parking and
security will also be provided.
• The project will cost about $5.2 million, paid for
through the college’s auxiliary fund. No money
from student tuition will be used for the project.
• Rent prices will be determined after the final
design is finished in 2018.
• The housing will be available to all full-time
students with residency rules governed by the
college’s Student Code of Conduct.
• The project will rise on 10-acres of college-owned
land that was the former site of Brevard County’s
Wickham Park Pavilion.
• The housing is a perfect fit for the Melbourne
campus because students can participate in
a wide range of student activities, clubs and
sporting events.
• Housing will also be a short walk from a new
Student Union now under construction that will
be a centerpiece for student life and will include
food services that housing residents can use.
• The Student Union is set to open in fall 2018. It
follows a new Public Safety Institute and new
Health Sciences Institute along with plans for a
new Center for Innovative Technology Education.
• All the work has been accomplished since 2014 to
support 40 new academic programs, including 17
highly popular Bachelor’s Degrees.
• The housing ties together everything the college
is doing and further cements its commitment to
giving students a first-class education.
• The housing site has plenty of room for expansion,
with the possibility of more buildings added in
stages in the future.
• Eastern Florida joins seven other members of the
Florida College System that have student housing
as more students seek on-campus residency.
• As required by state law, a Direct Support
Organization was also created to own and operate
the residence hall.