Incoming first-year student move-in will occur on Thursday, August 28, 2025. Students will be provided a time block to move in based on the residential hall they reside in.

Please refer to the Colby College Student Packing Guide for suggestions of what to bring to campus. 

Rooms can be accessed with a key or in the case of Jacqueline Nunez House and Paula Crane Lunder House with your student I.D. Students will receive their key and/or student I.D. during check-in on their move-in date.

Unfortunately, due to the processes required to prepare the College for break closings and openings, the College does not accept requests and late departures/early arrivals are not permitted. Students, families, and support persons must determine what options and alternatives might exist outside of arriving early on campus. This includes altering travel arrangements, seeking hotel accommodations/AirBnB, etc.

Students will be notified of their housing assignment and provided their roommate(s) information at the end of July. 

The size and type of furniture vary by residence hall and room. However, each room provides a bedframe, mattress, set of dresser drawers, closet space, desk space, and desk chair.

Beds: Except for the Alfond Main St. Commons, mattresses located in all other residence halls are twin-XL (approximately 38” x 80”). Depending on the room and the residents’ choice, beds may be bunked or unbunked. The majority of beds may be raised and lowered within their adjoining bed ends, offering some under-bed storage opportunities. Students assigned to unbunked beds may purchase bed risers from local retailers to provide additional height for underbed storage. As each room varies in dimensions, type, and occupancy, some beds may need to remain bunked to accommodate the students and furniture in the room.

Furniture Additions and Removals: Students may not move common room furniture into personal rooms. All college-issued furniture must remain in the room in which it was assigned and cannot be removed or reallocated to other student rooms or spaces in the residence halls.

Unused Furniture: If a room is not filled to capacity, students must keep the unoccupied space available to receive a roommate at any time (“roommate ready”) and may not disassemble furniture or occupy more than one set.

Windows: All student windows are outfitted with screens and blinds/curtains. Students may not remove the screens, blinds, or curtains from the windows.

Please visit the Mail Services Webpage for more information about sending mail/packages to Colby. 

Parking space is limited on campus.  To better help manage parking space available, students will be assigned a specific parking lot to park based on the residence hall they live in.  

Colby College Security administers parking on campus and more information about parking regulations and parking permits can be found here.

Students may store bicycles, at their own risk, at approved outdoor bike racks or residence hall bike rooms located in select campus residence halls. Residents are responsible for providing their own bike locks.

Indoor bicycle storage is not available in every residence hall and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Only person-powered bicycles may be stored in the residence halls. 

Bicycles may not be stored, chained or otherwise, to doors or in entrances, exits, corridors, and stairwells. Bicycles stored improperly will be removed daily and chains, cables, or locks on those bikes may be cut if necessary at the owner’s expense. Removed bikes will be donated or discarded, if unclaimed, on a weekly basis.

Please contact the Office of Residential Experience regarding storage options for skis. 

Trunk rooms are storage rooms located within residential spaces that are available for current students’ convenience. Use is on a first-come, first-served basis during select periods of the academic year.

Storing of items in a trunk room is only permitted after a student has applied and been approved by the Office of Residential Experience. Items must be stored in pre-approved containers such as boxes, plastic totes, luggage, or storage tote bags. Only properly boxed and approved items may be stored. No furniture (sofas, chairs, futons, mattresses, etc.) carpets, or appliances (refrigerators, vacuums, etc.) are permitted in these locations. Any unapproved items, or improperly stored items are subject to be removal and disposal without warning or notification.

Students must use the specific labels provided by the Office of Residential Experience on their property with their name, class year, and date stored. Items that are not properly labeled may be periodically discarded. Items left behind by a student at the end of the year will be discarded unless a student has received prior permission to store items over the summer months.

The College does not assume responsibility for loss, theft or damage to students’ personal property kept in storage rooms and will not reimburse students for items.

Trunk room access will be limited to the residence halls’ opening and closing periods. During the Fall Opening, residents may only remove items. During the Spring Closing, residents may only put items in trunk rooms. All items must be removed by the second Thursday of the Fall Semester (unless approved as fall semester study abroad).