The Carlton Arms

One housing choice for American Language Program students is in a Columbia University suite- style dormitory called the Carlton Arms, located about 7 blocks away from the American Language Program office. You can live in the Carlton Arms all year as long as you continue to be enrolled for full-time classes at the American Language Program.

There are 6 to 12 students living in each suite. You will share a bedroom with one other person (called a double) and share bathroom and kitchen facilities with others in your suite. All suites are co-ed. All double rooms are single sex. Each suite has two bathrooms: one for males, one for females.

You will be provided with a single bed, dresser, wardrobe, chair, desk, and desk lamp. You are responsible for providing your own linen, towels, and pillows. Rooms are equipped with telephones and Internet access through Ethernet jacks. There are laundry facilities in the basement. The building is not air-conditioned. Smoking is not allowed in the dormitory.

You must be enrolled in full-time American Language Program classes during every session for which you apply.

While students who stay in the Carlton Arms for successive semesters have the option to remain in the dormitory between semesters, they are not guaranteed the right to keep the same room for their entire stay.

All residents in University accommodations are subject to the rules and regulations of University housing. Students who disobey these rules and regulations will have their housing contracts cancelled and will have to leave the dormitory. It is expected that each resident be clean, quiet, and considerate of other students.

Housing Application

Space is limited. Please apply at least two months in advance. Rooms are assigned on a first-come first-served basis. Confirmations will be sent when an application is processed. Exact room assignments will be available at check-in.

To apply, submit the following to the address provided below:

  1. Completed housing application:
  2. 2 passport-sized photos.
  3. Nonrefundable damage/cancellation deposit of U.S. $150 (U.S. money order made payable to Columbia University).

Summer 2010 deadlines: April 15, 2010

Session

Housing Dates

Check-in Day

Check-out Day

Rate

(double room)

Summer A

May 23 – Jun 19

May 23, 9AM-3PM

Jun 19, 9AM-3PM

$960

Summer B

Jun 20 – Jul 10

Jun 20, 9AM-3PM

Jul 10, 9AM-3PM

$740

Summer C

Jul 11 – Aug 7

Jul 11, 9AM-3PM

Aug 7, 9AM-3PM

$960

Summer BC

Jun 20 – Aug 7

Jun 20, 9AM-3PM

Aug 7, 9AM-3PM

$1,735

Fall 2010 deadline: July 1, 2010

Spring 2011 deadline: Nov 1, 2010

Housing fees must be paid in full at check-in time. Only traveler's checks, official bank checks, or U.S. money orders are acceptable. Cash, personal checks, international money orders, credit cards or bank transfers are not acceptable.

American Language Program
Columbia University
504 Lewisohn Hall
2970 Broadway, Mail Code 4113
New York, NY 10027
U.S.A.

212-854-3584
Fax: 212-854-9988