Matthew Said:

Where do Santa Monica College students find housing?

We Answered:

Since Santa Monica is a Community College, most students are with their parents. SaMo is designed to serve the needs of the local community, not everybody who watches "The Hills" and wants to come live here.

Contact Santa Monica College directly and ask for their housing office.

Aaron Said:

How would a city go about requiring a college to supply on-campus housing?

We Answered:

I think it depends on the political will of your local government to pursue this issue. Maybe this concern was not part of their primary agenda. You can check it on their flatform of governance or ask them.

Wesley Said:

A website that lists families that are willing to house college students?

We Answered:

Contact Housing at your school. They may have the information./

Shawn Said:

Is there any type of student housing or dorm housing for community college students to use in south california

We Answered:

CSUs such as CSU LA, SDSU, CSU Long Beach do offer student housing, such as dorms, apartments, also if you join a fraternity, etc. CSUs are not community colleges, they're state universities.

However, I'm not sure if community colleges offer that type of housing, mainly because of budget restriction, etc. I live in San Diego and attended two community colleges and they don't offer student housing.

Mario Said:

Financial aid or grants to help house college students?

We Answered:

Just about any type of Federal financial aid and most private aid can be used to pay for housing (including off-campus). Most organizations (whether they give scholarships or loans) simply wish for their funds to be used towards "educational costs." For example, at nearly all accredited, "Title IV eligible" schools (i.e. schools eligible to administer Aid like Pell and Stafford, etc.), you will be allowed to obtain financial aid up to your "Cost of Attendance" (COA). Your COA is a specific number determined by the Financial Aid Office that roughly corresponds to your actual educational costs. It may (and often does) include the following items*:

-- tuition & fees
-- room & board (whether it be on- or off-campus)
-- a "reasonable amount" for books, supplies (in some cases, a computer), transportation, miscellaneous expenses
-- dependent care
-- study abroad expenses
-- loan fees
-- employment expenses for co-op study

As you can see, tuition is only one part of your COA, so you can keep applying for financial aid even once your tuition is covered. For example, say your total COA is $20,000 and your tuition is $10,000. Even if you had received Federal Student Aid in the amount of $10,000, you could still obtain another $10,000 in other types of funding. Try the following scholarship sites:

* http://www.fastweb.com/
* http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss…
* http://www.scholarships101.com/
* http://www.srnexpress.com/
* http://www.scholarships.com/
* http://services.princetonreview.com/defa…
* http://www.finaid.org/scholarships
* http://www.collegeanswer.com/paying/cont…

Or, if you must borrow, try any of the loans on this page:

http://www.finaid.org/loans/privatestude…

*There are some things that can't be included in a COA, of course, like deposits and late fees; by the same token, there are things in your COA that aren't usually on your bil, so the two usually balance out nicely.