Edna Manley College Visual and Performing Arts
Student Housing
Helpful Information
Hall of Residence - Scarlett Hall
Housing is situated on campus and offers self-catering accommodation to students. Nestled in the heart of the Kingston metropolitan area, it is in close proximity to major shopping areas, such as New Kingston, Half-Way-Tree, Cross Roads, and Downtown. Its location allows residents to have easy access to supermarkets, restaurants, stores, banks, galleries, theatres, and hospitals.
The Hall of Residence comprises three blocks; there are five (5) households on each block, with six (6) rooms in each household. It accommodates approximately ninety (90) residents, as each block houses thirty (30) rooms.
Accommodation on campus is usually single occupancy, designed with the concept of six residents forming a household, each having an individual bedroom while sharing the bathroom and kitchen facilities.
Bedrooms are furnished with a bed with drawers, a desk, chairs, a closet, and a nightstand.
Housing fees are paid annually, or per semester, and there is also a security deposit, or caution fee, which is held against damage to the facilities.
Eligibility for Housing
Accommodation on the Hall of Residence is limited. Therefore, housing is only available to full-time students (those who have registered for twelve (12) or more credit hours per semester).
Each year, students are required to reapply for housing (by the stipulated deadline date) and should know that housing for the next academic year is not guaranteed. Student housing closes at the end of the second semester (which generally falls on the weekend after the last final exam), at which time residents are expected to vacate housing.
Please note, housing is not guaranteed for either new or returning students.
Summer Housing
There is limited summer housing available, and, as such, summer housing is not guaranteed. Students are required to apply for summer housing by the stipulated deadline date.
Returning students who have an outstanding balance on their housing fees are ineligible for housing the next academic year.
Conditions of Acceptance
Upon acceptance, prospective residents are required to sign a contractual agreement for the FULL College academic year.
Under the College’s Regulation, acceptance of a housing placement is for the FULL academic year. NO refund will be paid in the event of early departure.
Residents are required and expected to abide by all the rules governing student housing.
For further information on housing, call 876-619-3362 (edna), ext. 2203. Email: Meleisia Marshall – meleisia.marshall@emc.edu.jm, or Kimberly Roach – kimberly.roach@emc.edu.jm.
Hall Life
The Residence Life staff also includes Resident Coordinators who oversee student welfare. These Coordinators assist with programming for residents, ensuring that the hall functions smoothly and housing regulations are upheld.