Student housing comes to Edison State College
For the first time in the Edison State College’s 48-year history, students will have the option to live on campus.
Recently, the Edison State College District Board of Trustees approved a resolution to authorize financing and construction of the student housing project by the Edison State College Financing Corporation, a direct support organization of the College.
The Edison State College Financing Corp. approved the College’s request to move forward with constructing the student housing facility on the Lee Campus. Plans include a 4- story, 405-bed residence hall.
A 2010 survey found that 96m percent of current single (unmarried) students would like to see on campus student housing.
“I would be able to live a more independent life but still be close to home and my family,” said ESC student Angie Bunting, 20, of Fort Myers Beach. “I love being on this beautiful campus, I would love to call it home.”
Construction will begin on the Lee Campus in the early spring of 2011. Plans include two- and four-bedroom suite-style units, common recreational areas and academic centers. It is slated to open for the Fall 2012 semester. Construction costs are estimated at $26.3 million.
Financing for the project was made possible through a partnership with the Lee County Industrial Authority and Edison State College Financing Corp. Today the Lee County Board of Commissioners approved the IDA’s recommendation to sell the bonds on behalf of the Financing Corp.
Rendering attached of conceptual layout of potential residence hall at Edison State College Lee Campus.
Celebrating nearly 50 years of excellence, Edison State College is Southwest Florida’s largest, most established, accessible and affordable institution of higher education. Proud to be tobacco-free, Edison State serves more than 20,000 students per year in five counties and through the Edison Online virtual campus. For more information please visit www.edison.edu.
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