Student Housing Forum Summary Report
On October 28, 2023, LACCD hosted a Student Housing Forum to provide an opportunity for community and key stakeholder input, solicit information to guide district policy and share information on LACCD’s assessment of the housing delivery methods.
Key takeaways to guide LACCD as it develops the Programming and Project Design Criteria (PPC) and its operations policy.
Student Participation:
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Including learning or internship opportunities
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Address needs immediately/ access to existing housing
Addressing Homelessness:
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Consideration of non-traditional housing, like pod-sharing, short-term, modular, interim, tiny homes
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Consideration for transitional housing once a student graduates from LACCD
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Affordable and in close proximity to Colleges
- Services to support mental health/ assistance to overcome abuse
Eligibility:
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Accessible to all students, including students with families, documentation status, pets
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Provide financial tools for off-site housing, such as vouchers
Housing Development:
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Quality development with proper oversight
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Design include security features
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Buildings should include dedicated study areas, gathering spaces, kitchen and laundry areas, security, and Wi-Fi
183 Total unique registrations:
189 RSVPs through online RSVP form
6 Duplicates
124 Total captured at registration table:
42 RSVPs checked-in at registration
10 RSVPs did not check-in at registration but attended
72 Walk-ins
162 Attendees participated in the Slido polls:
38 Difference between total captured at registration table and Slido participation
Engaged participants
113 out of 162 Slido participants engaged with polls or Q&A.
Participants asking in Q&A - 22
Participants up or down voting in Q&A - 37
Participants voting in polls - 106
Engaged participants score - 70%
Q&A engagement
41 out of 162 participants asked a question or voted in Q&A.
Anonymous / all questions - 29 / 38
Answered / unanswered questions - 1 / 37
Upvotes / downvotes - 122 / 0
Q&A engagement score - 25%
Poll engagement
106 out of 162 Slido participants voted in a poll.
Total poll votes - 133
Polls with responses - 3
Average votes per poll - 44
Poll engagement score - 65%
Slido Polls: Number 1
Please indicate your role today
Multiple Choice Poll
98 votes 98 participants
Current LACC student - 12 votes - 12%
LACCD College student not enrolled at LACC - 12 votes - 12%
Resident within 5 miles of LACC - 15 votes - 15%
Community housing advocate - 19 votes - 19%
Potential project bidder - 32 votes - 33%
LACCD Faculty member - 7 votes - 7%
LACCD Staff member - 19 votes - 19 %
Other - 21 votes - 21%
Slido Polls: Number 2
In trying to keep housing costs low, many units may have 2 beds per bedroom. Would you be willing to pay a premium of $200 per month to have your own room?
Multiple Choice Poll
34 votes 34 participants
Not at all, I am on a tight budget - 5 votes - 15%
Somewhat unlikely - 7 votes - 21%
Likely - 6 votes - 18%
Very likely - 1 vote - 3%
Yes, I would pay a premium to have my own room - 15 votes - 44%
Slido Polls: Number 3
In one word, what student housing feature enables "student success"?
Multiple Choice Poll
1 response 1 participant
Urgency
Q & A Insights
Total Questions 38
Anonymous rate 76%
Named authors 4
Question sentiment
Positive - 1 question
Neutral - 33 questions
Negative - 4 questions
Q&A themes
The most common topics your participants asked about.
Student - 22
Student housing - 8
Housing - 8
Need - 4
Today - 3
Slido Q&A Word Cloud
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