Details About Housing
The Residential Life office is excited to welcome you to campus! We want your to make your room your home away from home! We have provided some important information below as you prepare to move to campus. Please contact us at Housing@smcvt.edu if you have any questions!
One important note as you get ready, think green! The environment is important to St. Mike’s so do your best to bring reusable items and talk to your roommate ahead of time so you don’t have more than one fridge, microwave or TV in your room. You can’t paint the walls or make permanent changes to your room but otherwise, your creativity is the limit to how you personalize your space.
Check out the SMC Campus Store website to reserve a gently-used dorm fridge and/or microwave at a major discount. Visit the Institute for the Environment’s Instagram page for more move-in tips!
2024-2025 Housing Quick Reference Guide
Access to Residence Halls
Halls are locked 24 hours a day/seven days a week. Please remember to keep your keys with you at all times. All residence halls on campus can be accessed with your Knight Card. *New Students for Fall Semester: Please upload your passport style photo for your Knight Card by June 13. (Please see Next Steps and Key Dates for Fall Semester Enrollment)*
Additionally, students living in Aubin and Cronogue Halls can access their suites and apartments with their Knight Card and will receive a key to your bedroom. In all other residential areas, you will be issued a key for your townhouse or suite along with your individual room.
New Student Roommate Requests for Fall Semester
DOUBLE ROOM ROOMMATE REQUEST: We will do our best to accommodate mutual roommate requests. New students requesting to room together must each complete the housing application and request each other via Residence by June 13. Residence opens via the Next Steps and Key Dates for Fall Semester Enrollment webpage in mid-May. Instructions for completing the housing application and requesting roommates is provided on the Next Steps and Key Dates for Fall Semester Enrollment webpage in mid-May. We are unable to guarantee requests submitted after this date, nor can we take requests through other methods such as but not limited to phone calls, emails, social media, notification to coaches, parents, etc.
SUITE ROOMMATE REQUEST: In the case of multiple new students (up to 8) wishing to live together, please email housing@smcvt.edu cc-ing all members wishing to live together and list all names within the body of the email by June 13.
Room Size
Approximate standard double room sizes are as follows:
Alumni Hall = 198 square feet
Window Size
Sizes vary by floor, room and building. We suggest waiting until you arrive before buying curtains. Blinds are provided for bedroom windows. If living in a suite, apartment, or townhouse, you may wish to purchase curtains or blinds for common areas. Blinds are not provided in common areas.
Elevators
Elevators are located only in Canterbury Hall, Cashman Hall, Pontigny Hall, and Aubin Hall. Dion Family Student Center and Aubin Hall elevators also allow access to Alumni Hall. During Move-In, student orientation leaders assist families/students in moving belongings into their rooms.
Twin Bed Size
Generally, extra long twin-size beds (36 x 80) are available. There are a small number of standard twin-size (36 x 76) in campus housing. We recommend XL bedding as many students also wish to place mattress toppers on their beds, and XL bedding fits better. All requests must be made to the Student Life Office (Housing@smcvt.edu) in writing no later than June 13 to guarantee an extra long bed. If you are over 6feet tall and wish to inquire about a bed modification, please email housing@smcvt.edu by June 13.
Refrigerators
Small refrigerators (approximately four-five cubic feet) are allowed in residence hall rooms. Students must provide their own refrigerators.
Cooking
Low-voltage microwaves (700 watts or less) are allowed in residential rooms. Glass bottles are prohibited in residence halls and living areas.
Laundry
Washing machines and dryers are located in the basements of all first-year areas and are operated by the student’s Knight Card. There is a laundry service available through the Campus Store. For information, visit www.thecampuslaundry.com.
What if I have a special housing request?
Returning students must complete the Individual Accommodation form located on Residence prior to Room Selection for the following year. If you are an incoming student to the fall semester and have any special and/or medical needs or requests that would impact your housing placement or would need some accommodations, please be sure to indicate that on your Biographical Form that you complete prior to your housing application. Once indicated on the Biographical Form, the Accommodation Form will be released to you through Residence and should be completed and submitted as soon as possible.
All requests will require supporting documentation and all accommodation requests should be submitted by June 13, 2025. Please note that this section refers to necessary accommodations that require supporting documentation. Housing preferences should be noted on your housing application.
