Every residence hall is staffed by student resident assistants and a postgraduate hall director.
Each residence hall has a lobby, study lounge, computer lab, recreation area, and laundry facilities for residents to use. Mitchell Hall, constructed in 1959-60, was named in honor of James E. Mitchell, a member of Alma's third graduating class in 1893 who returned to the campus four years later as a professor. He was a faculty member for 44 years.