Housing

Dear Student,

I hope your experience at Northwest Mississippi Community College has been a positive one thus far. On behalf of Housing and Residence Life, we are excited that you are considering residence life. Living on campus provides the opportunity to live among students who have similar goals as you do. Through campus life, friendships are formed, and memories are made.

Our campus offers affordable traditional styled, suite styled, and apartment-styled residence halls. All have wireless internet and cable TV access. Washer and dryer usage is free, and for security purposes all halls have video surveillance. Our traditional and suite styled buildings require card access as an additional safety feature.

We feel certain that we can provide comfort and convenience for you as you pursue your education at Northwest. Should you have questions regarding Housing and Residence Life, feel free to contact us at housing@northwestms.edu.

Best regards,

Ed Carroll
Director of Housing and Residence Life

(from left to right)

• Kingdrick Pleasant, Residence Life Coordinator for Gainey Dorm
• Barbara Williams, Residence Life Director for Benton Hall
• D'Shaunta Sanford-Catchings, Residence Life Director for Marshall Hall
• Paula Lipford, Assistant Housing Operations Coordinator
• Jaszlyn Scurlock, Residence Life Coordinator for Calhoun Dorm
• W.T. Wilbourn, Residence Life Coordinator and Director of Quitman Hall
• Lurlene Hoskins, Residence Life Director of Tallahatchie Hall
• Letrecia Flowers, Residence Life Director of Bobo Hall
• Suzanne Geeslin, Housing Operations Coordinator 
• Isaac Lias, Jr., Director of Housing and Residence Life

Not Pictured:
Lisa Hardison, Residence Life Director of Panola Hall
Jasmine Watson, Residence Life Director of Taylor Hall

Phone: 662-562-3305

Email: housing@northwestms.edu

Location: 2^nd floor of Yalobusha Hall

When will I know my housing assignment and roommate?
For the Fall semester, room assignments are available the first week of July via the student’s myNWCC account.
For the Spring semester, room assignments are available mid-December via the student’s myNWCC account.
If a student is placed on a wait list, a letter will be mailed to the student’s home address.

 I was assigned to a residence hall that was not one of my top 3 choices – why?
Returning students (students who lived on-campus the previous semester) are given first priority to the residence hall of their choice. Many returning students choose to reside in the apartments for their second year therefore limiting the amount of apartment beds for freshmen students. All new students are assigned based on the date that their deposit was received. We do our best to assign students to one of their requested choices as long as space is still available.

Residents will always be considered for their top 3 choices. For different reasons, residents vacate their residence hall rooms throughout the year. As vacancies become available, students are contacted for upgrades based on their date of room reservation fee. This is often referred to as a waiting list for a specific building requested.

I was not assigned with my requested roommate – why?
Roommates are assigned together when there is a mutual request, hall preferences are the same with the appropriate deposit needed, and applications and deposits are received within 5 days of each other. If you were not assigned with your requested roommate one or more of the above requirements were not met.

How do the waiting lists work?
There are several different waiting lists but all of them function the same way. Any student who requests on their application to be assigned to Benton, Desoto, Marshall, or Tallahatchie Hall, submitted the required $100 room reservation fee, and were not assigned to one of these will automatically be placed on the apartment waiting list for their respective gender, in order of the date that their $100 room reservation fee was received.  When a vacancy becomes available in one of the apartments, the student with the earliest room reservation fee date is contacted and offered to move.

Any student who requests on their application to be assigned to Bobo or Panola and were not assigned to one of these will automatically be placed on the female suite waiting list, in order of the date that their deposit was received.

At times, a female and a male waiting list are compiled in the order in which the housing room reservation fee was received. This list is for any student who applied for housing once all of the rooms were assigned and is considered by the college a resident of the state of Mississippi. As students cancel their housing or do not claim their assigned room by the first day of classes, students on this waiting list are contacted and informed of a room becoming available.

Can freshmen live in the apartments?
Yes, freshmen may apply and request to live in the apartments. However, the opportunity may not present itself until the spring semester of a student’s freshmen year. All applicants must keep in mind that current residents receive first choice, then new students are assigned by the date of their room reservation fee.

Will I have to take my belongings home at the end of each semester?
Students may leave their personal belongings in their assigned rooms during the break between fall and spring semesters as long as the student is returning to school and to that room for the spring semester. Students are provided with a checklist as to how to leave their room prior to their departure (take out their trash; make sure they have not left their valuables, etc). All students must completely vacate and remove all of their personal belongings from their assigned room at the end of the spring semester, even if the student has applied for summer school housing.

Is there a curfew?
The curfew policy is:
1. All visitors (non-students) and commuters must leave campus by 10 p.m. unless they are attending a campus event which is open to the public, such as an athletic event, dance, etc.
2. Unauthorized persons present after 10 p.m. are subject to disciplinary action or arrest.
3. Resident students are not permitted to visit other residence halls between the hours of 10 p.m. and 10 a.m.

What type of security is offered?
All residence halls have live in supervisors and video monitoring systems. All suite style and traditional style residence halls have ID card access. In addition, students are encouraged to keep their residence hall apartment or room doors locked at all times. All residence halls are routinely patrolled by NWCC police.

How will I know if my housing application and room reservation fee were received?
Upon receipt of a student’s housing application and room reservation fee, the housing office sends a postcard to the student acknowledging receipt of the application and room reservation fee. This process may take up to 2 weeks depending on the student’s admission status.

What if I change my mind as to my roommate or residence hall choice?
The housing office understands that different things will occur that will affect a student to change their mind as to their residence hall preferences or requested roommate. The housing office will do their best to honor requests made prior to June 1st. Any requests made after June 1st, will be honored when possible. The most effective way to communicate these changes is via email to housing@northwestms.edu. The student should state their name, the change that they are requesting, and a contact phone number (should the office have any questions).

What do I do if I want a new roommate?
The first priority of the Housing Office is to make sure that all beds on-campus have been assigned. This is confirmed during the first 2 weeks of classes during the fall and spring semesters. During the third week of classes, any student who is requesting to move within their assigned residence hall would see their residence hall supervisor to assist them in coordinating the change. Any changes from one residence hall to another are coordinated through The Housing Office and based on the student’s status on the waiting lists.

How do I cancel my housing application?
If you do not plan to live in the residence halls, please cancel your housing application no later than 4:30 p.m. on the first day of pre-registration completion for the semester in which you applied . (It is greatly appreciated if you cancel sooner, so that a student who is on the waiting list may be contacted.) A request for cancellation may be emailed to: housing@northwestms.edu.

How do I receive mail and packages?
The only way to receive mail and packages is to obtain a post office box. Post Office boxes may be rented through the campus Post Office located in the McClendon Student Center for $3.00 per semester.

Academic Standing 
Residence halls are available only to students who take a full academic, career, or technical course load (excluding virtual classes) and attend class regularly. Class attendance will be monitored by the Housing Office. Students will be notified when they fall below full-time status and will be asked to vacate the residence hall. Exceptions to this policy are made by the Director of Housing and Residence Life under the most unusual of circumstances. Returning residents must also meet the required GPA to remain a residence hall student. Please see the Northwest Bulletin for these specifics.

In-state residency 
The mission of Northwest Mississippi Community College is to first serve the residents of our eleven-county district and then other residents of the state of Mississippi. In recent years, Northwest has experienced a high demand for our residence halls and has not been able to house out-of-state students. Northwest does not offer campus housing to out-of-state students (exceptions are made for scholarship athletes and special programs).

In-District
 The mission of Northwest Mississippi Community College is to first serve the residents of our eleven-county district. Out-of-district students should apply for housing prior to May 31 for the fall semester. Out-of-district students applying after May 31 will be assigned a residence hall room only after all in-district students have been assigned.

Housing Application process for New Students

Apply for admission to Northwest.
Apply for housing by submitting a completed housing application and a $85 non-refundable room reservation fee to the Housing Office for review and approval. The Director of Housing and Residence Life has the right to reject any applications for housing. Applications submitted without room reservation fees are automatically returned. Students preferring apartment living should submit a $85 room reservation fee and students preferring suite or traditional residence hall living should submit a $85 room reservation fee.

Students will receive a communication from the Housing Office that your application and room reservation fee was received. (This may take up to 30 days pending status of admissions application and the time of year that student applied).
Receive Housing Assignment Letter or waiting list letter in mid-July prior to fall semester or late-December prior to spring semester.

Housing Assignment Priority
Returning residents who participate in Room Reclaim are given first priority.
New residents are assigned to residence hall preferences based on participation in college athletic teams/organizations, in-district residency, special needs, room reservation fee amount, and date of room reservation fee.
Please see the HOUSING FAQ link for more information.

In the event you are reported and confirmed as a missing person, the Missing Persons Policy will go into effect on your behalf. You may identify individuals whom you wish to be notified by completing the form here. If the desired individual(s) have already been given as an Emergency Contact on your residence hall Data Card form, or any other NWCC official form, you do not need to complete this form. See NWCC Bulletin for full details of this policy.

Things to bring when moving into your assigned residence hall room:

Prior to moving in to your residence hall, we would like to remind you that Northwest does not assume any legal obligation to pay for loss or damage to a student’s personal property if it occurs in its buildings or on its grounds, prior to, during, or subsequent to the period of the student’s residence on-campus.  It is encouraged that the student or the student’s parents carry appropriate insurance to cover such losses. 

Apartments: (Benton, Desoto, Marshall, Tallahatchie)

Kitchen Items:

• Cleaning supplies for the kitchen, (dish washing liquid, dish towels, sponges or rags) broom, dust pan, mop, mop bucket, all purpose cleaner and/or other cleaning supplies
• Trash can, trash bags
• Glasses, cups, microwave safe plates, containers, dish rack or towels for drying dishes
• Approved appliances such as: Crock pots, coffee makers, small grilling machines (George Foreman).

Bathroom Items:

• Toilet paper
• Shower curtains, shower mat
• Cleaning supplies (toilet brush, cleanser, etc)
• Personal Toiletries (soap, shampoo, deodorant, etc)

Other items:

• Bed linens (twin extra long), pillow, blankets, comforter
• Towels, wash cloths
• Alarm clock,  TV (coaxial cable), radio, lamp, computer (Ethernet cord)
• Trash can, trash bags, area rug, vacuum, flash light.

Suites (Bobo, CALHOUN, Gainey, Panola) 

Bathroom Items:

• Toilet paper
• Shower curtains (Bobo only), shower mat
• Cleaning supplies (toilet brush, cleanser, etc)
• Personal Toiletries (soap, shampoo, deodorant, etc)

Other items:

• Bed linens (twin/extra long), pillow, blankets, comforter
• Towels, wash cloths
• Alarm clock,  TV (coaxial cable), radio, lamp, computer (Ethernet cord)
• Trash can, trash bags, area rug, flash light.
• Spring rods for curtains (36” x 80”), personal items such as pictures and posters.  (nails, tacks, screws, etc. are not permitted; please use an adhesive that will not pull paint of the wall) Cleaning supplies: such as broom, dustpan, mop, vacuum, rags, and multipurpose cleaning product.
• Approved appliances such as: Crock pots, coffee makers, small grilling machines (George Foreman’s), small refrigerator (no bigger than 4.5 cubic feet).

Traditional Style Residence Halls (Quitman & Taylor)

• Bed linens (twin/extra long), pillow, blankets, comforter
• Towels, wash cloths
• Alarm clock, TV (coaxial cable), radio, lamp, computer (Ethernet cord)
• Trash can, trash bags, area rug, and flashlight
• Spring rods for curtains (36” x 80”), personal items such as pictures and posters.  (nails, tacks, screws, etc. are not permitted; please use an adhesive that will not pull paint of the wall)
• Cleaning supplies: such as broom, dustpan, mop, vacuum, rags, and multipurpose cleaning product.
• Approved appliances such as: Crock pots, coffee makers, small grilling machines (George Foreman’s), small refrigerator (no bigger than 4.5 cubic feet).
• House coat, robe, or other cover-up and slippers, house shoes, or flip flops to be worn to and from the bathroom.
• Shower caddy or bucket to carry all toiletries to and from the bathroom.

APPLICATION AND FEES
Please make sure you have completed your application for admission to the college before submitting your application form for housing.  Delays in the admission process will cause your housing room reservation fee date to be delayed as well.

Please remember that a room reservation fee check must be submitted with your housing application form.

MEALS   
A mandatory meal plan is required for all residence hall students. The minimum mandatory meal plan is 15 meals per week at the rate of $975 (per semester) for the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 semesters. Summer session rates for 2022 average $345 per session (monthly).