The Center is a totally self-contained unit, comprised of administrative offices, a dormitory wing, classroom wing, computer lab, faculty offices, a library, cafeteria lounge, and auditorium. For reasons of security and Chinese custom, the Center is surrounded by a wall. Unlike most buildings in Nanjing, the entire Center is heated in winter and air-conditioned in summer. Its laundry room is equipped with American washers and dryers. Each international student is paired with a Chinese student in the Center's dormitory wing.
Hot water is available in student rooms throughout the day.
Rooms are assigned so as to obtain as many Chinese- international pairings as possible, but uneven numbers of international and Chinese students mean that not all roommate pairs will be of mixed nationalities. As long as there are roommate combinations available, no single rooms will be given to students. Library The newly-expanded library has open stacks containing 50,000 English and Chinese volumes relating to the Center's curriculum and 400 periodical subscriptions including the International Herald Tribune, the Asian Wall Street Journal, and the South China Morning Post, along with a range of western magazines ranging from The Economist and The Far Eastern Economic Review to the New Yorker. During the academic year, the library is open until midnight from Sunday to Thursday and until 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday. There are ten computers and five printers available for student use 24 hours a day during most of the school year.