Moving totes for Daytona State students

Fall 2026 move-in is Friday, August 21, 2026. Every new resident must then attend orientation on Saturday, August 22. Classes start Monday, August 24.

Spring 2027 move-in and the mandatory orientation are both on Monday, January 18, 2027. Spring classes begin the next day.

You get a check-in date and time well before move-in day. At check-in, staff walk you through a room inspection, hand over keys and help you get settled.

Family members can help on designated move-in days. They must stay with you the whole time, and children under 18 need supervision.

• Pay Fall 2026 housing charges by July 14, 2026; Spring 2027 charges are due by November 17, 2026.
• Register your car with Campus Safety; permits come from the Q&A Center in the Wetherell Center, Building 100, Room 119.
• Parking near the hall is described as plentiful and free.
• Don't park on grass or sidewalks while unloading; vehicles there can be towed.

Sources: daytonastate.edu/housing-guide, daytonastate.edu/housing-rates-fees, daytonastate.edu/housing, daytonastate.smartcatalogiq.com/fall-2026

DSC has one residence hall, a four-story building in the middle of the Daytona Beach campus. It holds up to 252 students, so spots are scarce. When it opened in 2022, more than 800 students sat on the waiting list.

The building has an elevator, which makes hauling bins to the upper floors much easier. Access to the building, elevator, floor, suite and room is all secured.

Suites are single gender. Each floor has laundry, study rooms and vending, and a resident assistant lives on every floor.

You must be enrolled at DSC to apply. Fall and spring residents need at least 12 credit hours, including 9 face-to-face, hybrid or hyflex hours. Residents also buy a meal plan.

• Double suite (four students, shared bath): $6,560 for 2026–27.
• Single semi-private suite (two students, shared bath): $7,625 for 2026–27.
• Single private suite (one student, private bath): $8,095 for 2026–27.
• Utilities and Wi-Fi are included; the $25 application fee and $250 deposit are non-refundable.

Sources: daytonastate.edu/housing, daytonastate.edu/housing-rates-fees, daytonastate.edu/housing-guide, yahoo.com/daytona-state-college-opens-

Your room already has an XL twin bed, dresser, desk and chair. Each suite also has a small microwave and a 3.2 cu. ft. mini fridge with no freezer.

You can add one more small fridge per room, up to 3.2 cu. ft. Extra furniture is fine if it fits safely, but personal beds are not allowed. College furniture must stay in the room.

Pack XL twin sheets to fit the bed. Renter's insurance is strongly recommended, because the college does not insure your belongings.

• Banned: hot plates, toaster ovens, air fryers, Instant Pots, rice cookers and crock pots.
• Banned: candles, incense and anything with an open flame.
• Banned: e-scooters, e-bikes, hoverboards, and scooters or skateboards inside the building.
• Banned: pets, waterbeds, ceiling fans, hanging flags, paint and wall coverings.
• Banned: weapons, replicas, fireworks, alcohol, tobacco, vapes and drones.

Sources: daytonastate.edu/housing-guide, daytonastate.edu/faqs-and-documents, daytonastate.edu/housing

Fall 2026 move-out is Thursday, December 17, 2026 by 5 p.m. Spring 2027 move-out is Saturday, May 8, 2027 by 5 p.m.

To check out, remove everything you own and return the room to its check-in condition. Staff inspect it against your Room Condition Inventory form.

The hall closes for Thanksgiving, winter, spring and summer breaks. If you hold a full fall-and-spring contract, you can leave belongings during the first three breaks.

Summer is different, so plan to take everything home in May. Any furniture you brought must go at the end of each academic year.

• Ask to stay over a break at least six weeks before the semester ends; approval is not guaranteed.
• Leftover trash costs $25 per bag, and moving furniture back costs $50.
• Sticker removal is $50, and patching wall holes is $100 per wall.
• If you withdraw, you must check out within 24 hours.

Sources: daytonastate.edu/housing-guide, daytonastate.edu/housing-rates-fees, daytonastate.edu/faqs-and-documents

With about 18,600 students and only 252 beds, most DSC students live off campus. A Daytona Times report called DSC largely a commuter school.

Purpose-built student complexes rent by the bedroom. Bellamy Daytona, at 601 Bellamy Ct., has 376 beds and markets to DSC, Embry-Riddle, Bethune-Cookman and UCF students.

OnShore Daytona, on Halifax Medical Center Drive, is about 1.2 miles from DSC. Eagles Landing on Clyde Morris Boulevard is popular with Embry-Riddle students but open to others.

Expect landlord screening. Bellamy typically asks for a 650 credit score and income of three times rent, and older complexes may want a parent co-signer.

• Bellamy Daytona: furnished 3- to 5-bedroom units, individual leases, in-unit laundry.
• OnShore Daytona: 2x2, 3x3, 4x4 and 4x4.5 townhome plans.
• Rents reported by the Daytona Times: Bellamy from about $965–$1,050 a bedroom; OnShore two-bedrooms from $1,215.
• The same report put the average Daytona Beach apartment at $1,497 a month.

Sources: daytonatimes.com/article_1a0ed730-351d-11ef-b, multihousingnews.com/new-student-housing-communit, bellamydaytona.prospectportal.com, offcampushousingdb.erau.edu/onshore-daytona-59573

DSC runs several campuses, and none of the others has a residence hall. If your classes are mostly at a regional campus, look for housing near that campus instead.

The Flagler/Palm Coast campus is one of the fastest-growing regional sites and offers the full two-year nursing program. The Advanced Technology College is five miles from the main campus.

• Daytona Beach Campus: 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach.
• Advanced Technology College: 1770 Technology Blvd., Daytona Beach (engineering, automotive, HVAC, EMS, criminal justice).
• News-Journal Center: 221 N. Beach St., Daytona Beach (performing arts, music production).
• Flagler/Palm Coast Campus: 3000 Palm Coast Pkwy. SE, Palm Coast.
• New Smyrna Beach/Edgewater Campus: 940 Tenth St., New Smyrna Beach.
• DeLand Campus: 1155 County Road 4139, DeLand.
• Deltona Campus: 2351 Providence Blvd., Deltona.

Sources: daytonastate.smartcatalogiq.com/campus-locations

Votran Routes 10, 18 and 60 stop at the Daytona Beach campus. Route 18 also serves Daytona Beach International Airport, which helps on arrival day.

For supplies, the Granada Walmart is on Routes 6, 18 and 19, and Volusia Mall is on Routes 9, 10, 11, 18 and 60. The Advanced Technology College is served by Route 19.

A single adult fare is $2, and a 31-day pass is $50. Since June 28, 2026, new Route 9 has taken over some International Speedway service from Route 11.

Sources: votran.org/east-side-popular-destinatio, votran.org/bus-fares-passes.stml, mynews13.com/votran-route-changes-taking-

Residents can ship boxes ahead. Use your official first and last name, exactly as in FalconMail, with no nicknames.

Pick up items at Central Receiving in the Business Services Building with a photo ID. FalconMail emails you when something arrives.

International students must meet the international student advisor on arrival to register in SEVIS. You'll meet again each semester.

• Address: Your Official Name, Daytona State College, 1100 Willis Avenue, Daytona Beach, FL 32114.
• Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; summer Fridays close at 11:30 a.m.
• Central Receiving is closed weekends and holidays, so don't time a Saturday arrival around a package.

Sources: daytonastate.edu/faqs-and-documents, daytonastate.smartcatalogiq.com/international-student-assist

A residence hall room usually fits in about 20 totes. A one- or two-bedroom apartment takes around 40, and a three-bedroom closer to 60.

Sturdy lidded totes stack well in the hall's elevator and survive Florida rain better than cardboard. Pack heavy items like books in several bins rather than one.