Theme Halls
Porter College offers a variety of themed halls for its new students. While we also offer un-themed coed halls, our residents often find that they enjoy living with students with similar interests. Space is limited in our more popular halls, but we will try to honor each student's request. We recommend that if you strongly desire a particular theme hall then please state reasons for your preference on your housing application.
Theme Halls
Arts Hall
Coed Hall
Film & Digital Media Hall
GLBT and Allies Hall
Math, Science and Engineering Hall
Quiet Hall
Single Sex Hall
Substance-Free Hall
Arts Hall
The Arts Hall is for those students seeking to expand their knowledge and experience in the visual, performing and literary arts. Hall programming will be based upon developing one's creativity and in participating in various campus arts-based events. Residents do not need to be arts majors to live on this hall. While each room is single gender, the bathrooms are coed. If interested in this hall, please mark this preference on your housing application and list your experiences in the arts in your housing application self-description.
Coed Hall
The Coed Halls are the most common halls in Porter College and are for those students who don't closely identify with our Theme Hall options. Programming on these halls will be determined by the year's make up of new students. While each room is single gender, the bathrooms are coed. If interested in this hall, please mark this preference on your housing application and in your housing application self-description.
Film and Digital Media Hall
The Film and Digital Media Hall is for those students seeking to expand their knowledge and experience in video, film and digital media arts. Residents do not need to be film or digital arts majors to live on this hall. While each room is single gender, the bathrooms are coed. If interested in this hall, please mark this preference on your housing application and list your experiences in film and digital media in your housing application self-description.
GLBT and Allies Hall
The Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/
Math, Science and Engineering Hall
The Math, Science and Engineering Hall reflects the growing interest in the sciences and math at Porter College. Residents do not need to be math, science or engineering majors to live on this hall. While each room is single gender, the bathrooms are coed. If interested in this hall, please mark this preference on your housing application and in your housing application self-description.
Quiet Hall
The Quiet Hall is for those students who prefer to live and study in a more quiet environment. Conversation and music are generally not heard outside of the rooms in this hall. While each room is single gender, the bathrooms are coed. If interested in the Quiet Hall, please mark this preference on your housing application and in your housing application self-description.
Single Gender Hall
The Single Gender Halls are for those students who wish to live in an all-male or all-female hall. These halls are the only ones with single-gender bathrooms. Residents are allowed to have guests of a different gender. Due to generally low demand, please note that we do not always offer an all-male hall. If interested in this hall, please mark this preference on your housing application and in your housing application self-description.
Substance Free Hall
The Substance Free Hall is for those students who agree to not bring alcohol or any other drug into the hall and to not enter the hall while "under the influence". Residents of the Substance Free Hall are committed to a sober life. While each room is single gender, the bathrooms are coed. If interested in this hall, please mark this preference on your housing application and in your housing application self-description.
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