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. Built in 1970 Nisbet and Brazell share a common entrance and are two of the four units of the South Residence Complex. Nisbet Hall is named in honor of Stephen S. Nisbet, an Alma alumnus who served on the College's Board of Trustees from 1944 until his death in 1986. He was chairman of the Board from 1949-63 and also was acting president of Alma for a brief period in 1950.