Eligibility
You are only eligible for student housing if you have been fully accepted into a full-time, 12-weeks or more cohort-based BCIT program. On-campus accommodation is limited and not guaranteed.
Suite Designations
Long-stay suites are designated as either
- Women’s only
- Men’s only
- Mixed-gender, woman’s floor
- Mixed-gender, men’s floor
- All genders
All washrooms and showers are single-stall and gender neutral.
The BCIT Student Housing long-stay operation is geared primarily to students in programs that start in September and end in May, however vacancies may occur throughout the year for those students whose programs start at other points in the year.
Admissions and assignments
Long-stay is geared primarily to students in programs starting in September and ending in May. However, limited vacancies occur throughout the year for those students whose programs start at other points.
Rooms are assigned based on:
Priority considerations
Current residents
Applicants coming from the BC Lower Mainland (south of Whistler and west of Hope)
Applicants coming from the rest of British Columbia
Out-of-province applicants
International applicants
Our electronic lottery process will determine the room assignments within each group. Not all applicants will receive a Housing Offer because there are always more applications received than rooms available.
We make room assignments based on gender as self-identified on the housing application.
Contract lengths and terms
Student Housing contracts are available for three separate terms: Fall, Winter and Summer. Offer letters and contracts will specify the length of your stay. If you wish to return to Student Housing in an upcoming term or stay past the end of your agreement, you will need to re-apply. Student Housing is not guaranteed term to term.
Important application dates
Applications Prior to June 1
Prospective students who submit their application prior to June 1 will be considered in the first round of room assignments if their requested move-in date is August/September. Applicants with a program start date after September will be notified closer to their program start date if a room can be offered.
Applications After June 1
Prospective students applications received after June 1 will be considered if space allows. If you are a current resident wishing to reapply, please visit the Housing Portal for reapplication instructions and deadlines.
Application Status Update
By June 30 each year, we will update applicants via the online housing portal with one of two statuses:
- Offered: You will be emailed a Housing Offer. A deposit will be required to secure your spot.
- Waitlisted: You will be emailed a notification that you have been placed on our waitlist. This means that you could receive an offer to live on-campus at any time, even after September, if a space opens up. We are able to make offers to waitlisted students due to cancellations, co-op terms, or other unpredictable scenarios. At this time your waitlist number is assigned via the electronic lottery process, and is does not depend on the date you applied.