Staffed by professional personnel, WCU's ten residence halls organize holiday parties, picnics, pep rallies, service projects, exercise classes, and study skills programs. Western Carolina requires freshmen to live in residence halls, and it guarantees housing for four years to all students. The Department of University Housing does allow students to pick roommates whenever possible. If space is available, single occupancy can be arranged at additional cost. Residence hall rooms have two single beds, desks, chairs, mirrors, dressers, and closets.
Floors are vinyl tile and have venetian blinds.
You can bring your own telephone to plug into the room's jack. Students with their own televisions can subscribe to cable television service. The halls also have lounges, study rooms, kitchenettes, vending machines, coin-operated washers and dryers, and a mailroom. If you live on campus, you'll be given a residence hall mailbox for receiving correspondence and packages. Students who live off campus can rent a mailbox at the Cullowhee branch of the U.S. Post Office.