FAIRFIELD — Kennebec Valley Community College has announced that for the first time in its 55-year history, lodging will be available for 50 first-time, full-time students beginning in fall 2025.
The student lodging will be located at the Best Western Plus Waterville Grand Hotel, a two-mile, five-minute drive from the main campus in Fairfield. In addition to lodging, a meal plan and shuttle bus service will be available to lodging students, and a resident director will be available, living alongside students.
Student rooms will have two queen-size beds, cable TV, mini-fridge, a microwave and a full bathroom. Lodging students will have access to the hotel’s indoor pool, fitness center and lounge areas.
With the community college’s announcement, all seven community colleges in Maine now offer on-campus residential housing or nearby lodging options. Systemwide, the colleges currently provide housing and lodging for more than 1,600 students, out of a total enrollment of 21,385 students, according to a news release from Noel K. Gallagher, director of communications and public affairs for the Maine Community College System.
For more information, visit kvcc.me.edu/life-at-kvcc/kvcc-lodging.
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