Poettcker Hall
Poettcker Hall is at the heart of the CMU Residence program with the Dining Hall attached and a centrally located lounge on each floor. This means your classes are just minutes away from where you live, work, and play. Poettcker Hall has a mix of dorm rooms and apartments. The dorms are typically occupied by first and second year students while the apartments are reserved for upper year students.
Dorms
The first and second floors of Poettcker Hall are entirely dormitory style rooms and are divided into gendered floors. Students can request either single or double occupancy rooms.
What's included
Your Room:
- Single: Twin size bed with mattress
- Double: Twin size bunk beds with mattresses
- Drawers and shelves
- Double Desk and 2 chairs
- Double Closet
- Mirror
- Towel rack
- Garbage can
Bathroom (shared bathroom per floor):
- 3 showers
- 2-3 toilets
- 3 sinks
- Bathtub or urinal
- Toiletry shelving and hooks
Utilities:
- Electricity
- Heat
- Water/Wastewater
- Hi-Speed wi-fi
Cost
Housing fees are paid at the beginning of each semester along with Tuition and other Fees. Housing fees cover all utility costs—heat, water, electricity, and wi-fi—in one convenient payment. For more information on the specific costs of living in Poettcker Hall dorms, click the link below.
Meal Plan
All students living in dorms are required to be on the Full Meal Plan. For more information about the Full Meal Plan and CMU Food Services, click the link below.
For details about pricing, click the link below. All Meal Plan Fees are due at the beginning of the relevant semester along with Housing and Tuition.
Floor Plans
To get a sense of the layout of Poettcker Hall dorms, check out the link below.
Apartments
Poettcker Hall has 15 apartment units, ranging from studio to two-bedroom suites. Apartments are generally reserved for upper-year students. Mature undergraduate students, graduate students, and first-year students with significant dietary needs may qualify for apartments in their first year of studies.
What's included
- Bedroom/Bedroom area
- Twin size bed and mattress
- Desk and chair
- Dresser
- Mirror and towel rack
- Closet
- Living Area
- Table and chairs
- Bookshelves
- Couch
- Kitchen
- Open concept Kitchen with stove/oven, fridge with freezer, lots of counter and cupboard space and a stainless steel sink
- Cutting board and ice cube tray
- Garbage can, recycling bin, compost pail
- Bathrooms
- Studios: shared dorm-style bathroom
- 1 bedroom: Private 2-piece bathroom or shared dorm-style bathroom
- 2 bedroom: Private 3 or 4-piece bathroom (toilet, sink, bathtub and shower)
- Utilities:
- Electricity
- Heat
- Water/Wastewater
- Hi-Speed wi-fi
Cost
Housing fees are paid at the beginning of each semester along with Tuition and other Fees. Housing fees cover all utility costs—heat, water, electricity, and wi-fi—in one convenient payment. For more information on the specific costs of living in Poettcker Hall apartments, click the link below.
Meal Plan
All students living in apartments are required to be on the Apartment Meal Plan. For more information about the Apartment Meal Plan and CMU Food Services, click the link below.
All Meal Plan Fees are due at the beginning of the relevant semester along with Housing and Tuition. For details about pricing, click the link below.
Building Amenities
In Poettcker Hall, the following amenities are available for all dorm and apartment students to use.
- Coin operated laundry facilities
- Three shared lounges
- Foosball table, ping pong table, pool table
- TV with streaming services
- Microwave in each lounge
- Print station
- Vending machines
- Elevator
- Storage rooms
- Direct access to the Dining Hall
- Parking available for a fee
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