Residential Villages
CSULB’s University Housing has three residential villages: Beachside Village, Hillside Village and Parkside Village. Each college provides a safe and comfortable living environment in which students can socialize, study, and reach their potential as a 49er.
All residential villages provide a unique community atmosphere and are coeducational. Resident's room are double occupancy, with the exception of a limited number of singles rooms at Hillside Village and triple rooms in Beachside Village. Each college also offers the opportunity to be part of a living-learning community or live in theme housing.
Hillside is located at the southwestern part of the university and is the closest of the colleges to the central university. Hillside provides traditional or suite style living within nine buildings, each housing a range of 45 - 200 students. These halls offer residents single and double occupancy rooms.
Parkside is located at the northwestern part of the university campus and is adjacent to a municipal park. Parkside Village provides housing with nine suite style buildings, each housing an average of 115 students and our newest building (Parkside North) which houses 472 residents.
Beachside is located approximately one mile from Campus, this facility houses over 700 residents in the Atlantic and Pacific Buildings.
| Features and Amenities | Parkside | Hillside | Beachside |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings | 9 Halls - Suite Style + Parkside North | 7 Halls - Suite Style + 2 Traditional | 2 Halls Suite/Traditional Hybrid |
| Room Type | Single + Double + Suite Double Occupancy | Single + Double Occupancy | Double + Triple Occupancy |
| Class Level | First Year Student + All academic classes | All academic classes | all academic classes + transfers |
| Themed Housing | Yes | Yes | No |
| Dining Hall | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Shared Kitchens | Limited (Parkside North Only) |
Limited (Alamitos and Cerritos Only) |
No |
| Service Center | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Laundry | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Common Room | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Study Lounge | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Computer Lab | No | No | Yes |
| Swimming Pool | No | No | Yes |
| Cable TV | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Internet | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Air Conditioning | Limited (Parkside North only) |
Limited (Alamitos and Cerritos Only) |
Yes |
| Residential Curriculum | Yes | Yes | Yes |
