Housing Options at Oakes College
Residence Halls | Apartments
Each residential building at Oakes College is named after a person who made significant, positive social changes overcoming great sacrifices. Students are housed according to their individual preferences. Oakes Housing consists of four apartments buildings as well as four residential halls. Apartments have single and double bedrooms with two bathrooms, a kitchen, living/dining room and outside patio area. The residential halls have single, double, triple and quad bedrooms with lounges and restrooms on each floor. The number of continuing students who choose to remain at Oakes College is high compared to other colleges on campus.
Living in the Residence Halls
The four three-story Oakes residence halls each house an average of 60 (mostly first-year) students in a variety of single, double, triple and quad rooms.
Each room is furnished with:
• Extra long twin bed
• Three drawer desk and chair
• Three drawer dresser
• Three wall mounted book shelves
• One closet or wardrobe per student
• Trash can
• Window drapes
• Full carpeting
• Two overhead lights
• Vacuums provided
Each residence hall has one laundry room and two lounges. Kitchen facilities are not available in the residence halls.
Single: Private rooms available only to upperclassmen
Double: Shared room with one other person
Triple: Shared room with three people, lofted beds, reserved for first-year students
Quad Lounge: A converted residence hall lounge on the top floor of the building, shared with four first-year students. Large, private deck with a magnificent view of Monterey Bay, lofted beds, limited number available.
The Oakes Residence Halls exterior doors are controlled by a card access system. Your ID card serves as your residence hall key into the buildings, and only Oakes residence hall members have access to the exterior doors. Door are locked 24-hours a day seven days a week. To gain access to the building in the evenings, a guest must call you from an exterior campus phone to arrange admittance.
Sample Residence Hall Floor Plan
(Not to Scale)
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Apartment Living
Oakes College has four apartment complexes, housing a total of 330 students. This year, a number of first-year students will live in designated wings of the Kahlo and Shabazz apartment blocks. These six-person first-year students only apartments consist of small doubles. If you live in this area, your housemates and neighbors will be first-year students. Continuing and transfer student apartments house a maximum of five. Each apartment has one kitchen and two full bathrooms. Every two apartment blocks share a lounge and laundry facility. First-year student apartment bedrooms are furnished with a bunked extra long twin-size bed, night stand, bookshelves, and a shared closet. First-year student apartments also include a study room in which each resident has a desk and a chair. The rooms and hallways are carpeted and the windows have drapes. Two overhead lights are in each double room and we recommend that you bring a study lamp for your desk.
The apartment kitchens are equipped with a fourburner stove, oven, refrigerator, sink, cabinets and a small trash can. There are no microwaves or dishwashers. You will need to bring pots, pans, dishes, flatware, cups, cutting board, dish cloths and other kitchen and dining accessories. Most people like to coordinate these items with their apartmentmates to determine who will be bringing what. All apartments are supplied with a minimum amount of cleaning supplies at the beginning of the year. Maintenance will restock these supplies upon request. Each apartment is also supplied with a vacuum, broom, mop and bucket that are the property of Oakes College.
If you are interested in living in a designated first-year student wing of an apartment building, please make sure to indicate this on your online Lifestyle Questionnaire.
Furniture:
• Mirror located on backsides of room doors
• Beds include mattresses and mattress covers
• Closet spaces includes a shelf and clothes rack
• Dressers have three drawers; nightstands have one drawer
Please do not bring additional furniture, at least until you see the size of the room and it furnishings and have discussed it with your roommate(s). We cannot remove and store college furniture, nor can we store your furniture if it does not fit in the room.
Small Double
You share a smaller but certainly adequate room with another incoming first-year student. Rooms have a bunked bed unit. A separate study room is complete with a desk and Internet connections for all apartmentmates.
Quiet Floor
If you like to live in an atmosphere where noise and loud music is more carefully monitored, consider choosing to live on a designated quiet floor.
Sample Apartment Floor Plan
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