Look at it this way

Piedmont College requires students to live in the dorms if they are less than 21 years old and do not live in Habersham or surrounding counties. Moreover, if you live on campus, you are required to pay for dining expenses. Many students complain about the lack of freedom regulated by Piedmont College. However, does the college have a right to some of the rules that they enforce?

I asked a high school senior what she expected general regulations would be at an ordinary 4-year college. She said that she would expect students to be able to live where it is most convenient and not be restricted to dorms on campus. “If a student lives less than 15 minutes from the college, they should be allowed to commute,” she said. However, she also would not be surprised if colleges required freshman students to live and eat on campus in order to become familiar with the campus, students, and college activities.

As a small private college, Piedmont needs to have a united student body in order to have a successfully functioning institution. Requiring students to live on campus is not asking too much. In fact they give leeway, stating in the handbook that students over 21 and who live in specific surrounding counties are not required to live on campus. Also, students attending the Athen’s campus do not have to live in the dorms. Piedmont College restrictions are not going to change anytime soon; students should learn to look on the bright side.