- FAMU secured a $97.5 million federal loan to build a 700-bed residence hall by fall 2025.
- In the meantime, it will prioritize an estimated incoming freshman class of 1,500 to 1,600 for its limited on-campus housing (2,600 beds).
- Watch now to hear from one student who was affected by the student housing shortage and how the university plans to prevent it from happening again.
BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:
Brand-new student housing is on the way, but what about the immediate future?
I’m Alberto Camargo in the College Town neighborhood.
Florida A&M University locked down funding to build its latest new residence hall on this lot behind me.
But it won’t be ready until 2025.
I’m digging into how the university plans to tackle student housing in the meantime.
FAMU’s on-campus housing shortage boiled over in 2022, when hundreds of students were left looking for off-campus housing on short notice.
One of those students was Ivan Starks.
“I had to go home. I had to figure out the process of going into online school.”