Housing & Residence Life: Middle Georgia State University

Housing & Residence Life

Come live and learn at MGA!

Experience the full package of college life! Make friends who value higher learning and surround yourself in a positive environment of diverse, goal-oriented companions. Our Cochran, Eastman and Macon campuses offer on-campus housing with a variety of rooms and amenities. The perks are endless!

Join Duke, our Knights mascot, for a " day in the life " as he visits our three residential campuses.

Live out-of-state? If you live in one of Georgia's bordering states ( Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina or Tennessee) you may be eligible for our Out-of-State Tuition Waiver, if you:

(1) are pursuing an undergraduate degree through the School of Aviation ,

(2) live in a Cochran Campus residence hall , and/or are taking the majority of your courses on the Cochran Campus.

Please visit MGA: Out-of-State Tuition Waivers for more information and to find out if you are eligible.

What are the benefits of living on one of MGA's residential campuses?

Compared to students who live at home with parents or who commute from other locations, residential students demonstrate:

A higher level of interaction with their faculty members (Kuh, Gonyea, and Palmer 2001)w
A higher level of involvement in co-curricular activities including clubs, service projects, internships, and study abroad (Kuh, Gonyea, and Palmer 2001).
An increased sense of belonging and affiliation with the University (O’Toole, Peterson and Wetzel, 1999 ; Newbold et al., 2011)
Greater access to counselors, advisers, peers, and other resources designed to support student’s academic success (Newbold, Mehta, Forbus, P. (2011)
More social connections, (Kuh, Gonyea, and Palmer 2001)
Increases in personal development (Kuh, Gonyea, and Palmer 2001)
More academic commitment and focus (Nonis, Philhours, and Hudson, 2006)
Greater academic success, i.e. higher GPAs (Nonis, Philhours, and Hudson, 2006)