Home Stay
Staying with a family can be very beneficial. Our goal is to connect and to place our students with American families from Santa Barbara. Students will benefit from the host family's knowledge of the U.S. and Santa Barbara to be better able to navigate the city of Santa Barbara or its surroundings.
For more Information, please contact:
Rosy Vidal-Ayres
Email: rvidalayres@sbcc.edu
Phone: 805.965.0581, ext. 4750
Fax: 1.805.965.0781
We provide you with two Home-Stay options:
First option: Home-stay with meals included:
$795 per month for a single room (two meals a day / breakfast and dinner included)
$595 per person per month to share a room (two meals a day / breakfast and dinner included)
Second option: without meals:
$695 per month for a single room (NO meals included)
$495 per person per month to share a room (NO meals included)
Rosy Vidal Ayres » Updated Student Homestay Application.pdf
Student Residence
Living in a student residence can be a great experience and allow you to meet other students going to Santa Barbara City College. There are several student residence buildings in close proximity to the school, although other housing options may require you to take the local bus. All SBCC students are provided with a bus pass, which allows them to use the public bus system free of charge for the duration of the semester.
For information on student residences contact:
San Pascual Residence: Fully furnished apartments, DSL, full kitchen, living room. Quiet, safe, and respectful. Approximately 10 minutes from downtown and school. No Food.
Contact: Charlotte at charlotte@studentresidenceservice.com 805-455-0630
Villa Ortega Residence: Furnished. three-bedroom apartments. Pool. $695-$795, and $995 per student to share: 1, 2, 3, persons per room. No Food.
Contact: Kevin or Charlotte Hansen at charlotte@studentresidenceservice.com Tel: 805-455-0630
Affordable Student Residence: 11 Rooms: Triple, Double, and Single from $445-$620 per month. Walk to SBCC, downtown and the beach. No food. DSL, full kitchen.
Contact Carl Hightower at hitower@west.net Tel: 1-805-965-5687
Santa Barbara Student Housing, (various locations) Contact: http://moodyestate0.tripod.com/ single family homes, operated as small shared-room dorms within walking distance of SBCC. The homes are separated for males or females.
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Renting an Apartment or House
Living independently can be a great way to explore a city, on your own terms. Here we offer some basic links to find apartment or housing listings within the area. It is your own responsibility to make sure you get a place to live, SBCC can't be responsible for independent rentals. For more information, check these local listings:
Public Apartments:
La Brezza Apartments: Furnished/unfurnished, bright, outdoor pool! Close to SBCC.
Rent: $2,150+ for two bedrooms. Can share with three people.
Contact: Kevin Hansen
Email: kevin.hansen@rcmi.com
Tel: 805-277-9680
Hope Gardens/Monterrey Pines: Unfurnished, bright, outdoor pool! Close to La Cumbre Plaza - 1bdroom (Share two people) $1450- $1495. 2 Bd/2bath, (Share three/four people) $1795.00- $1900.
Contact: Jim Malsbury Tel: 805-687-4711 at kandy@luriadev.com
Meridian group: Contact: www.meridiangrouprem.com Tel: (805) 692-2500 Fax (805) 692-5020,
5290 Overpass Road, Building C, Santa Barbara, California 93111. Online listings.
Other Sources for Rooms, Apartments, and Houses
SBCC Housing List: On the general SBCC website, you can find listings for rooms that are available for rent. This website also has many helpful tips about how to find an apartment as well as contact information for every rental company in Santa Barbara. www.sbcc.edu/housinglist
Rooms, Apartments, Houses:
Newspress Classifieds, and Rentals: http://www.newspress.com
Spaider: http://www.sublet.com/spider/leinvright.asp to research and compare prices
Craigslist: http://santabarbara.craigslist.org/
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