The purpose of this article is to dispel the commonly held belief that community colleges do not provide on-campus housing and to provide a better understanding of the types of community colleges that offer on-campus housing. housing, the typical student who resides in on-campus housing, a guide to the various community colleges in California that provide on-campus housing, and the impact of on-campus housing on student learning outcomes, Financial gains for community colleges that offer on-campus housing. on-campus housing, and an overview of the lack of data in the area of ​​not only on-campus housing at community colleges, but also at community colleges in general. According to Cohen and Brawer (2008), access to student housing is one of the fundamental differences between public community colleges and four-year institutions of higher education (p. 220). Cohen and Brawer (2008) believe that community colleges do not have the overall capacity to appreciate community connections in the same way that four-year colleges or universities do. A broader analysis of current housing data on rural community college campuses has three components. First, it reveals the lack of concrete observations or empirical data on the issues surrounding community colleges as they relate to on-campus housing. A wealth of data supports the learning outcomes, financial impact, gains, and harms of on-campus housing, but from the perspective of on-campus housing at the four-year college or university level. The data shared came from several sources, one dating back to 1998 and the other two to 2005 and 2006. With little research expected from community college faculty and administrators, the community college as a whole is suffering from a lack of 'empirical studies with... ... middle of paper ......, research and awards so richly deserved for the large number of students who continue their studies at four-year colleges and universities, but, more importantly, for those who obtain gainful employment and provide a substantial return on the investments made by community colleges. Moeck et al (2008) state that “on-campus housing plays an important role in the 553 community college districts serving rural areas of the United States” (p. 247). Of the approximately 553 rural community colleges, 11 of them are in the state of California, which has 110 community colleges. According to the California Community College Listings Dormitories (www.cccco.edu), community colleges that offer on-campus housing include: Columbia College, Cerro Coso Community College – Mammoth Campus, College of the Siskiyous, Lassen College, Reedley College, Shasta College. , Taft College and West Hills College Coalinga.