As a part of the Christ-centered community experience, first- and second-year students must live in one of the traditional residence halls.  Third- and fourth-year students may apply for on-campus townhouse or apartment living, or for a Community Living Option (CLO). All students who do not have a CLO must live in college-owned housing, with the following exceptions:

• Students commuting from a family member’s home. For Houghton College housing purposes, family is defined as parents, grandparents, aunts/uncles and non-student siblings.
• Married students
• Students with children
• Students over the age of 24 as of September 1st of the given academic year.
• Students beyond their eighth semester of college life
• Student teachers during their one semester of student teaching

All expectations of the Community Covenant apply to all Houghton students, regardless of housing status.