Residence Halls

Residential life is a vital part of the educational mission of Guilford College. Residential life provides many points of interaction with others for friendship, for the formulation of values, and for exercising communal and personal responsibility.

Because Guilford College is a residential campus that values the community of students in a residential setting, traditional students under the age of 23 are required to live on campus and eat in the dining hall.

Any traditional student (including local students) desiring to live off campus must complete an off campus application and approval is not guaranteed. There are no opportunities for married students or CCE students to live on campus. During fall and spring breaks, Thanksgiving, and winter break, the residence halls and dining services are officially closed. Students may apply to remain in the residence hall during the breaks with the exception of winter break when all students must vacate the halls.

All residence halls are smoke-free environments. There are only a few designated areas outside where smoking is permitted.

 

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View a printable version of our Residence Hall brochure, with photos of the residence halls, student appartments and special housing.

binford

  • Binford Hall, (average room size:  17ft.4in. x 11ft. 9in.), a coed residence hall completed in 1962, contains rooms for approximately 155 students, with lounges on each floor. Binford houses only first year students. The hall has air-conditioning, carpeted rooms, and central laundry facilities. The building is designed in a T-shape and has bathroom facilities, lounges and kitchens in the center of each floor and the room furnishings in are all built-in. Floor Plan

 

 

  • Bryan Hall, (average room size:  13ft.7in. x 11ft. 1in.) a coed residence hall completed in 1968, is designed to house approximately 215 bryanstudents in suites of eight. Athough the hall is coed, each suite is designated as all female or all male. The hall is air-conditioned and is designed for eight students per suite (4 bedrooms) who share a bath and a common area (common area is unfurnished). There is also a central laundry room and a lounge with a small kitchenette on the second floor. The central courtyard houses many social activities throughout the year, including quad dances. Bryan Hall is an upper class hall. Floor Plan

english

  • English Hall (average room size: 16 ft. 4 in. x 11 ft. 8 in.), built in 1957, is an all-male designated hall with approximately 50 students. The hall is air-conditioned with carpeted floors and has rooms on either side of a corridor with central bathroom facilities. Each room has a sink and there are kitchen, lounge and laundry facilities.  The first floor will house first-year students and the second floor will house upper class students. Floor Plan

 

 

  • Mary Hobbs Hall, (average room size: 13 ft. 6 in. x 12 ft.), built in 1907 and with more recent renovations in 1977, 2004 and 2005, houses approximately 54 female upper class residents. This unique building is not only the oldest residential facility on campus, but home to a coffee cooperative. The hall is air-conditioned with rooms on either side of long and short corridors with central bathroom facilities, a kitchen and laundry room in the basement and three lounges. The lounges are carpeted and the halls and rooms have hardwood floors. The Greenleaf Coffee Cooperative is located in the basement of Mary Hobbs. Floor Plan

  • Milner Hall, (average room size: 11 ft. 1 in. x 18 ft. 5 in.), completed in 1962, is the largest coed residence hall with approximately 250 First Year students. The rooms are air-conditioned and carpeted. Most bedrooms have a lofted bed set up, but can be unlofted. There are rooms on either milnerside of a corridor with central bathroom, kitchen, lounge and laundry facilities.  Floor Plan

     

    The first floor of Milner is completely substance-free and students that desire a substance-free environment are required to sign the "Substance Free Living Agreement".  Milner Hall is the largest of the residence halls and houses first year students.

shore

  • Shore Hall, (average room size: 13 ft. 7 in. x 11 ft. 9 in.) built in 1954 and recently renovated in 2003, is an all-female residence hall housing approximately 60 students. Shore is air-conditioned and has tiled floors on either side of a corridor with central bathrooms, kitchen, laundry facilities and a spacious lounge. Shore is available to first year female students and upper class female students. Floor Plan

 

 

Theme Houses

Guilford College offers the opportunity for groups of students to live together in special interest housing or theme houses. There are four houses that accommodate six to 11 students and are organized around common social or academic interests, such as substance-free/healthy living, the study of languages, the environment, or multi-cultural themes. Students may apply each spring for special interest housing for the following academic year. The houses are not available for first-year students or new transfers. Students living in the theme houses are not required to participate in the college meal plan, but may elect any of the meal plan options. Floor Plans

The Pope House is the designated substance-free alternative for upper class students. Students may sign-up for the Pope House as individuals during the Spring Housing process. Space is limited.

Student Apartments

Students desiring apartment living have the option of two apartment complexes right on campus. The newer Student Apartments South, which opened in Fall 2005, house up to 134 upper-class students in 34 apartments. There are also the Student Apartments North, completed in 1991, with 24 apartments housing up to 96 upper-class students. These apartments, shared by four students, are carpeted with furnished bedrooms, fully equipped kitchen, and furnished dining room and living room (with some differences in amenities). All apartments are strictly non-smoking. Students living in the apartments are exempted from the college meal plan, but may elect to choose any of the meal plan options. The new community center is nestled between the North and South apartments so apartment residents may enjoy the informal student lounge or other campus events hosted in the community center. Floor Plans (North) Floor Plans (South)