Take one look inside, and you can see why Florida Polytechnic University students love living on campus.
"It's absolutely fantastic," said Jacob Livingston, a student.
Austin Alvis, another student, said he loves living on campus, adding: "It's like I would do it again. I would do it again, and I would recommend it to anybody."
Students weren't too happy when Dr. Randy Avent, president of Florida Polytechnic University, recently announced that students will have to move out next school year.
"There's a certain amount of telephone that gets plated," said Calvin Ingram, a student. "So, you hear you're not allowed to stay here anymore. And then if you don't come to Dr. Warner's meetings and if you don't read the emails, it's really easy to come away with the idea of, 'What, these terrible people. How could they?' But, that's not at all what it is."
Avent said it's a matter of logistics: "The process we use for building dorms is a public-private partnership, and the approvals for that and the process has yet been put in place."
The school won't be able to build new dorms until 2016. For now, incoming freshmen will move in, and sophomores will move out.
The second-year students won't be left in the cold, though.
Avent said there are two options currently on table, but no decision has been made.
"One of them is an apartment complex, and we'll rent the complex and put the kids in it," Avent said. "The hotel — the same thing. We take over the hotel, we go in (and) redo it and put all the kids there."
School officials are set to make a final decision in the coming months.
Avent said whatever location officials choose will off the same services and security that's currently offered on campus. Transportation will also be provided.
Both potential living options are in Lakeland.