Yellowstone Baptist College

Yellowstone Baptist College provides separate residence halls for single male and female students. YBC encourages single students to live on campus during their years of attendance. Living on the YBC campus, while financially beneficial to the student, also provides unique opportunities not available in other residence communities.

RESIDENT HALL REGULATIONS

Room assignments for men and women are made by the Vice President for Student Affairs or the Resident Assistants upon the student’s arrival. Students who are not enrolled for at least 12 semester hours will be eligible for campus housing only on a space available basis. Full-time students will receive priority.
A non-refundable fee of $50.00 is required to reserve a room. This fee helps YBC with general upkeep and maintenance of the residence halls. Any damage (not including normal wear and tear) to campus property will be the responsibility of the student.
No heating appliances, hot plates, coffee makers, or outside antenna wires are allowed in the rooms.
No cooking is allowed in rooms, and microwave cooking should be confined to the lounge areas.
Trash containers are provided for each room. No food trash is to be placed in these containers. Such containers should be regularly emptied in the outside dumpster.
Common area containers are for trash collected as students study, watch television, or socialize in the fellowship room and are not for disposal of room trash.
Residents are responsible for keeping (day by day as a way of life) their own rooms neat (habitually orderly in appearance) and clean (free from dirt, unsoiled, and unstained). Inspection dates and times will be posted at the beginning of each month. Inspections will be done as frequently as necessary to maintain the residence hall buildings. Failure to pass inspection results in disciplinary action. Residents whose rooms are consistently slovenly and dirty between inspections are also subject to disciplinary action, including revocation of the privilege of living on campus.

Fine Schedule

Individuals:

First violation = Warning

Second violation = $25.00 fine

Three fines in a semester = Disciplinary Probation

Dorm Teams: Working together to clean common areas

First violation = Warning

Second violation = $25.00 each person on team

Discipleship means discipline and a resident’s determination to become a disciplined person begins with the simple things: hanging up clothes, making a bed, and putting shoes in their place. These “trifles” are the very essence of a disciplined character and a disciplined character produces a disciplined mind and body.

The common areas of the residence halls are the joint responsibility of all the residents.
The residence halls are not only places of living but also studying. Sound levels from music, movies, discussions, games, etc. must be confined to your own room so as not to disturb other residents. Quiet hours are from 10:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. every night except for Friday and Saturday when quiet hours begin at 11:30 p.m. At that time, all lounge and room noises cease (i.e. radio, television, computer, movies, music devices, loud conversations, etc.) along with any activity that may disturb others.
Heating (in the men’s residence hall) should not be adjusted by anyone except the Resident Assistant. Heating (in the women’s residence hall) can be adjusted in each individual room; however, special attention needs to be given to turning heaters down when not in the room.
Occupants will furnish all personal supplies such as towels, washcloths, linens, bath soap, toilet paper, facial tissue, etc. Bathroom cleaning supplies will be furnished for the dorms.
Residents of the residence halls are not permitted to alter the physical structure or paint of the rooms in any way. College owned furnishings will not be moved into or out of a room without permission from the Vice President of Student Affairs. Beds must be used as designed. Small items of sports equipment may be kept in a room but not bicycles or similar large items. Bicycles may be kept in the storage shed. The walls and doors will not be defaced in any way.
No posters or pictures may be hung in the common rooms, hallways, or outside residence hall doors. Only a nameplate holder and a small message board may be affixed to the outside of the residence hall room door.
Common areas in the residence halls are for the benefit of all the residence hall residents. The furnishings may not be moved about the room nor the décor of the room altered without permission from the Vice President of Student Affairs. Changes in room décor or furnishings will be authorized by the College administration.
Television is provided in each resident hall, located in the lounge. Installation of room telephones must have written approval from the Business Office. The student is responsible for room installation fees and associated monthly billings.
Relatives and friends of students are always welcome to make visits to the campus and be a part of college life for a brief period. A student may have guests overnight in the residence hall. The first two nights per semester are free and subsequent nights will be charged at $12 per night. Guests must always be registered with the Resident Assistant and the Administration Office. Students who abuse the overnight guest policy may loose the privilege. Fees must be paid at the Business Office. All guests are expected to abide by all college rules while on campus. Those hosting guest should assume responsibility for sharing these expectations with their guests. Yellowstone Baptist College desires to make visits of all guests pleasant and the entire staff desires to assist in every way possible. Empty rooms and apartments on campus may be reserved for a small fee on a space available basis with the Administrative Assistant.
Unassigned residence hall rooms are off limits.
For security reasons, the women’s and the men’s residence halls are equipped with code locked doors. These entrance doors are to remain closed and locked at all times. It is important to make sure that the doors close behind you. The entry codes are not to be shared with anyone.
All residents are encouraged to lock their rooms when leaving even for a short time. The College does not assume responsibility for money, valuables, or other personal property left in apartments, rooms, or elsewhere on campus.
The College retains the right to enter and inspect rooms at any time, with reasonable cause, for purposes related to maintenance, security, and the upholding of College regulations.
A student who falls behind for two months in his/her financial obligations for room and board fees will be required to move out of the residence hall.
If a current residence hall student chooses not to enroll for classes the upcoming semester, that student may remain in the residence hall for one additional month, if his/her bill is paid and up-to-date, and if space is available. The student must pay in full for the additional month, and must pay no later than the 5th day of the month of the additional month requested.
Residence halls will close each semester on the first Monday following final exams. The last night of lodging will be Sunday with check out required on this first Monday. Final room inspections at check out must be completed by the Resident Assistant or the Vice President of Student Affairs.
A current student may reside in the residence halls over Christmas break, January Term or summer break whether or not they are enrolled in classes for these times. However, their bill must be paid and up-to-date, and space must be available. If the student is not enrolled in classes at these times, the fee for each month’s room rent must be paid in full, and in advance on or before the 5th day of the month.
Any student, who chooses not to rent a room over Christmas break, must check out by the residence hall closing date for that semester. Personal items may remain in the room if the student has registered for Spring classes. However, check out must be completed with the Resident Assistant or the Vice President of Student Affairs and room keys must be returned. A student may rent the room for the complete break only.
By the Spring Semester closing date/checkout, all items must be removed from your room. Limited storage space is available for a fee to those students whose home residence is outside the state of Montana. See the Business Office for details on storage.
Students exhibiting inappropriate behavior in the residence halls or on the campus in general, will be addressed according to the disciplinary procedures in the student handbook.