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Akerley Campus housing

Rendering of the student housing building at Akerley Campus.

Akerley Campus student housing is a new building that opened in the fall of 2024. It’s just steps from the campus building where classrooms, labs, the gym and library are located.

Apply for Akerley Campus housing

Note: Priority will be given to confirmed applicants and current students studying at Akerley Campus. We will also accept campus housing applications from students studying at other metro campuses; however, these students will only receive a room offer if space is available.

Capacity and room types

Capacity: 98 student rooms
Room types: 1-bedroom and 4-bedroom suites. There is also one 3-bedroom barrier-free suite.

Room Type Details
1-bedroom suite with full washroom
  • Twin-size bed (extra-long)
  • Bedside table
  • Dresser and wardrobe
  • Desk with desk chair
  • Lounge chair
  • Culinary space including refrigerator, microwave (convection oven) and cooktop
Barrier-free, 1-bedroom suite with full washroom

Built to Rick Hansen Foundation Accessible Certification gold standard, these accessible suites have:

  • A twin-size bed (extra-long)
  • Bedside table
  • Dresser and wardrobe
  • Desk with desk chair
  • Lounge chair
  • Culinary space including refrigerator, microwave (convection oven) and cooktop
3 bedroom suite with two full washrooms (one barrier free)
  • Private bedrooms, one barrier free Built to Rick Hansen Foundation Accessible Certification gold standard
  • Twin-size beds (extra-long)
  • Bedside tables
  • Dressers and wardrobes
  • Desks with desk chairs
  • Lounge chairs
  • Shared common space with flat-screen TV
  • Shared culinary space including refrigerator, microwave (convection oven) and cooktop
4 bedroom suite with two washrooms (one with shower, one with shower/tub)

Private bedrooms

  • Twin-size beds (extra-long)
  • Bedside tables
  • Dressers and wardrobes
  • Desks with desk chairs
  • Lounge chairs
  • Shared common space with flat-screen TV
  • Shared culinary space including refrigerator, microwave (convection oven) and cooktop

What’s included (amenities):

Living on campus offers the ease of an all-inclusive living environment from September to April which includes:

  • Furniture
  • Heat, power and water
  • High-speed internet
  • In-house laundry facilities
  • Shared common spaces for socializing and studying
  • Regular cleaning of public areas
  • Accessible washrooms
  • Parking
  • Access to Halifax Transit
  • 24-hour on-call security
  • Events, community, and more

Dining

Akerley Campus has a full-service cafeteria and fine-dining restaurant (Fresh Twenty One) as well as a café and bakery. There are no dining facilities (i.e., a cafeteria) located in the student housing building.

Students living at Akerley Campus are automatically enrolled in a $500/term dining dollars program, offered through the full-service cafeteria. Additional options are offered for students wishing to participate at a greater level.

Costs and payment dates

All rates and fees are payable through your campus Business Office and are determined based on fair market averages, as well as individual campus offerings and services. The fees listed below are for 1-bed space. The non-refundable/non-transferrable campus housing deposit of $500 will be attributed to your fall term payment.

Fall 2024 and Winter 2025

Room type Fall term fees
(due August 2, 2024)
Winter term fees
(due January 3, 2025)
2024/2025 total
1-bedroom suite $4,430 $4,430 $8,860
3-bedroom suite $4,101 $4,101 $8,202
4-bedroom suite $3,801 $3,801 $7,602

*Campus housing fees listed above for Akerley Campus include all utilities, high speed internet (Wi-Fi), $500/term dining dollars and parking.

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