SBVC students move onto CSUSB campus

San Bernardino Valley College and Cal State San Bernardino have started a joint student housing program.

The Den2Den Housing Pathway Program allows San Bernardino Valley College students to live on the Cal State San Bernardino campus while attending classes at the community college, according to a statement on the university’s website.

San Bernardino Valley College students are living in Arrowhead Village, a furnished residential community. As part of program, students enjoy the same services as CSUSB residential students, including the on-campus meal plan, a Coyote ID, and access to campus amenities such as the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, the John M. Pfau Library, and support services to assist in a student’s success in reaching their academic goals.

The requirements for SBVC students to participate in Den2Den include: being actively enrolled at SBVC; if accepted, enrolling in at least one zero-cost course at CSUSB each semester; and showing interest in transferring to CSUSB after completing their SBVC studies. All SBVC students will have their own bedroom.  The total cost per student at Arrowhead Village (including housing, meals and the student fee charge) is $13,797.39 for the upcoming academic year.

Cal State San Bernardino President Tomas D. Morales welcomed the community college students to campus.

“I want you to realize that this is your home,” Morales said in the statement. “Not that you’re visiting, not that you’re a guest, but that this is your home. The partnership between Cal State San Bernardino and Valley is heartfelt and very real and authentic.”

The Riverside Community College District and UC Riverside launched a similar program last month.