Long Beach State officials announced in the Summer of 2007 that a new dormitory would be purchased off-campus to help provide housing for an already overcrowded university. The new dormitory is different from the other on-campus dorms however, this dorm will be filled with students and faculty. According to the LBpost, many Long Beach State faculty do not even refer to the Residential Learning College(RLC) as a dormitory, but rather a learning community.
Students will be living and learning alongside faculty in the RLC and studies have shown that innovations like this help to raise GPA's and graduation rates on college campuses. "Increasing student living and learning opportunities is an important priority for our campus," said CSULB President F. King Alexander.
The RLC is located one mile away from campus where Brooks College used to hold classes. This new living arrangement is meant to accommodate 134 Long Beach State students and includes a dining area, study rooms and a pool. The purchase of this property cost $11.1 million with another $15 million in renovations expected.
Other ideas are in the works about opening up more off-campus housing as well, according to CSULB Vice President for Administration and Finance Mary Stephens. "Discussions are ongoing but no such project has been identified,” said Stephens.
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