on-campus?

At Piedmont College, it does not matter if you are 18, 21, or any other age, you may have to live on campus, and therefore under strict rule. Unfortunately, the only sure way to not have to live on campus is to not take any scholarships from the school. That's right, for most of the big dollar scholarships that are given out by the school and by alumni, one requirement is that the recipient must live on campus. This year, room and board is $2500 a semester. There is a sort of unwritten code between students, if your scholarship is not above room and board, you might as well live off campus.
In addition to requiring residence for scholarships, Piedmont requires it for all athletes. This way the school and the coaches can keep control of the athletes to see that they do not get into any trouble. Athletes are said to represent Piedmont on the fields, and therefore Piedmont does not want to look badly as a reflection of these players.
Compared to Atlanta area public schools, Piedmont is not too harsh. Some schools require students to live on campus just because they are freshmen. Compared to other private schools in the South East, Piedmont is a little strict. Many of the other private schools in the area do not require students to live on campus, even if they are receiving large amounts of scholarship.
Although this issue has been around for a while, it is only recently began to become an irritation to some students because of changes that are going into effect next semester. Starting next year, sophomores and some juniors will have roommates, where traditionally, this has never happened. The cost of room and board are expected to increase with the increase of tuition. Resident students cannot learn to live in the real world since they are required to abide by so many rules.