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Seems like the off campus student housing market would be saturated at this point in the Clemson area. Feels like it has quadrupled in 20 years.
This statement took me by surprise:
Clemson Area Transit, a zero-fare bus line known locally as CAT and the most frequently used transit system in South Carolina, already provides bus service to and from the campus with stops every 30 minutes and eventually every 15 minutes.
Sounds a world away from Johnstone back in 1979, and I’m not at all sure it’s in a good way. Luxury private student housing rubs my working class upbringing the wrong way.
I doubt there will be a downtown / village. Maybe a couple of restaurants.
The location of this development is well off the main roads in Clemson.
The new student housing development Dockside on 123 in Clemson only has a second location of Your Pie pizza, a brewery, and a coffee shop. Dockside got a lot of hype.
Sounds a world away from Johnstone back in 1979, and I’m not at all sure it’s in a good way. Luxury private student housing rubs my working class upbringing the wrong way.
Living on campus is the better option as a student in my view.
Living on campus is the better option as a student in my view.
The campuses cannot compete with the lifestyle some of these kids have had or what some of the parents expect. Even middle class parents now expect dorms/campuses to have all the amenities of their homes/neighborhoods. The state schools will not get that level of amenity approved by the various committees in Columbia. So the private student housing folks swoop in with full/queen bed single rooms, solo or two person bathrooms, parking, pools, community rooms, spin or yoga rooms, in complex gyms, pools, rooftop decks and commuter shuttles.
Some of these folks have $ to burn and others opt for the priciest options while complaining about college costs.
The one thing that will curtail tis is when they saturate the market.
Sounds a world away from Johnstone back in 1979, and I’m not at all sure it’s in a good way. Luxury private student housing rubs my working class upbringing the wrong way.
One of my high school friends who did not even leave our hometown for college, was literally beside herself because her son was assigned to one of the high rises a freshman. I guess he (or she) listed all the dorms that fill with upper classman as their only preferences. But I was kind and pointed out he is an 18 year old boy- his only care will be making new friends and hopefully staying on top of classes.
I work on another campus in state and our two dorms (new name: residence halls) with the highest satisfaction are dumps. But they typically house 18-20 year males who love them for having exterior corridors, large lounges, and lower student to restroom counts. Every year multiple mothers are trying to get the kids moved on move-in day...
The campuses cannot compete with the lifestyle some of these kids have had or what some of the parents expect. Even middle class parents now expect dorms/campuses to have all the amenities of their homes/neighborhoods. The state schools will not get that level of amenity approved by the various committees in Columbia. So the private student housing folks swoop in with full/queen bed single rooms, solo or two person bathrooms, parking, pools, community rooms, spin or yoga rooms, in complex gyms, pools, rooftop decks and commuter shuttles.
Some of these folks have $ to burn and others opt for the priciest options while complaining about college costs.
The one thing that will curtail tis is when they saturate the market.
Clemson most likely has more students living on campus now then they did in the past. I'd be surprised if they had any vacancies in the older dorms. Many parents are not going to pay more for their kid to live off campus.
The benefit of living on campus is you can easily walk to your classes, dining halls, gym, downtown, football stadium, library, etc and not worry about parking. There is already a village atmosphere available if you live on campus.
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