Housing & Residential Life

The Housing & Residential Life Office is responsible for maintaining student residences that support the educational mission statement of New College of Florida. We aim to strengthen the learning experience for all students by providing living and learning opportunities for intellectual and personal development that complement those within the classroom setting. Members of our staff strive to foster personal responsibilities, civic engagement, and leadership through programs and activities consistent with the values of the College’s mission. Finally, this office strives to develop students who are: citizens, responsible and involved members of the community, individuals of compassion and integrity, and lifelong learners.

Living on campus at New College allows students to engage fully in residential student life. New College students enjoy strong camaraderie and community unique to our campus. Our campus community is important to our student success. New College is intentionally designated as a residential college; as such, we require all first and second year students to live in the residence halls unless they have been granted an exemption or waiver.

Residential Halls

New College of Florida offers a variety of residential facilities for our students. Our apartment-style facilities include the Letter Residence Halls: V, W, X, and Y. Each apartment offers a common space, full bathroom, small kitchenette, and three to four single bedrooms. These halls feature beautiful architecture, including high timbered roofs with arched windows and an abundance of natural light. Residents share balconies, lounges, full kitchens, and laundry facilities.

Z Hall, also known as the Rhoda Pritzker Residence Hall, offers apartment-style suites, full bathrooms, small kitchenettes, and four single bedrooms. Residents share balconies, lounges, full kitchens, and laundry facilities. The hall also features a third story, an open-air lounge, and a central courtyard.

Dort Hall and Goldstein Hall (commonly referred to as Dort & Gold), provide apartment-style accommodations. Each apartment has four single bedrooms and two bathrooms opening to a shared living area and a partial kitchen. In addition, both halls have laundry facilities and lounges for student use.

Close to the academic side of campus is B-Dorm, which houses students in a traditional-style residence hall. Here, a more communal residential life develops around shared facilities.

Dining Services

Aramark Dining Services is our food service provider at NCF. Aramark combines the convenience and collegiality of the traditional college dining hall with an opportunity for self-catering that allows students to pursue their own styles of cooking and dining. In Hamilton Center, a full-service cafeteria provides breakfast, lunch, and dinner Monday–Friday and Brunch and Dinner on Saturdays and Sundays. Dining selections include many options from the salad bar, a vegetarian and vegan entrée at every station, and multiple food stations that rotate weekly. A U-Cook Center is provided for students to prepare their own meals as they like. The Social Roast is also located in HAM with Starbucks coffee and teas. The Barn by the Bay Cafe is located on the West side of campus and you may go to the website for menu and operational hours.

Mail Service

The student mail service provides a mailbox in Hamilton Center for each New College student. Arrangements for package pick-up are available. Packages less than one pound can be mailed at the campus mailroom. Heavier packages can be mailed from the Tallevast Post Office, a few miles north and east of the airport.

Bookstore

The Campus Bookshop, operated by Follett, carries textbooks and related educational materials as well as general supplies, stationery, casual clothing, and sundry items.