Student Housing at Edmonds Community College
Homestay Family Program
Download a Family Homestay Application
Making Connections Throughout the World
Edmond CC's Homestay Program is always looking for qualified hosts who have a strong interest in hosting and interacting with international students. Our emphasis is on cultural exchange. We are extremely proud of the many, long lasting friendships that our hosts and visitors have formed over the years.
We select hosts who want to:
- Learn about other cultures
- Meet and interact with visitors from other nations
- Establish global friendships
- Help visitors practice their English
- Share their own culture and views
Families participating in the Homestay Family Program often create friendships that last a lifetime. By living with a family, students make new friends and improve their English skills as they experience family life in America. Ongoing support is provided by the Housing Services staff, which also trains and selects each family and places students by introducing them to prospective families.
Families may choose to provide:
- ROOM, FOOD, FAMILY LIFE: Include the student as a member of your family, ask him or her to participate in family activities and daily life. Students may be expected to be more independent in taking care of themselves than with their own family. Students are expected to clean their own room, do their laundry, and clean up after themselves in the kitchen and bathroom.
- ROOM ONLY (NO FOOD): Rent a student a furnished room in your home. Students will have access to cooking facilities and will have to clean up after themselves. Students may be invited to join in family activities, but are not always expected to participate.
Host Families Expectations:
- Provide a private room furnished with a bed, linen, chest of drawers, desk, chair, window and closet
- Live in a safe neighborhood within 45 minutes of the college (including walk to bus stop and transfers)
- Be a native English speaker (bi-lingual households are OK)
- Complete the Host Family Orientation (send an e-mail to sign up)
- Complete Edmonds CC Host Family File (receive forms at Orientation)
- Have your home visited by Housing Staff member (after Orientation)
Your first step is to send the Housing Office an e-mail with your name, address, phone number, and bus number (from your home to school).
