Homestay Students

• Stay in the Homestay Program for at least one quarter.
• Upon submitting your Housing Application, new students are required to pay both the Housing Application Fee and the homestay fee for the first 30 nights.
• Pay Edmonds College for each quarter of your homestay by the specified due dates
• If conflict with the host family comes up, first, try to resolve any problems with your family (then, if necessary, we will match you with a new family).
• Respect and follow the guidelines of the host family in the U.S.
• Do not participate in any illegal activities or drug use during your stay with the host family.
• Notify the family and the Housing Office 30 days before moving out.
• Read our Homestay Student Handbook for more information on our expectations for homestay students.
• Check your Email regularly. All official communication will be sent to this email, so you may miss critical information about deadlines, payments, and fun events if you do not check it.

We believe in the idea of “responsible freedom.” This means Housing students have the freedom to make individual choices and decisions, but must also respect their host families and other students in the home. You are responsible for the decisions you make. You have rights, but with these rights come certain responsibilities, especially for those living as guests in someone’s home. Violating housing policies could lead to the removal of you from the Homestay Program and other consequenses with Edmonds College.

For more details, please refer to the Homestay Student Handbook.

• Students must stay in the Homestay Program for the full quarter.
• No refunds for moving out before the end of the quarter.
• The application fee is due when the application is submitted. All students make payments quarterly. If you are a new students, payment is due within the first week after arrival. If you are a continuing students, payment is due during the previous quarter. See the Important Dates and Housing Calendar for specific due dates.

If students want to move out or change families

• If you are a new student, you must be in the program for one entire quarter, as noted on your application. You must talk to the Housing Office if you plan to move out. You may have to continue paying Homestay, even if you have signed an apartment lease.
• No refunds are available to you if you choose to move out before the end of the quarter.
• If you move out at the end of the quarter, or change host families, you are encouraged to give your host families and office 20 days' notice when it is urgent or an emergency.
• If a family has already received a stipend for the full month, the Housing Office will send a letter asking the family to return the stipend for the time the student is not in the home.
• There is a three-day grace period.

• A student who goes on vacation for ten or more consecutive days during a homestay will be reimbursed 50% of a night by the family (for meals and utilities). This does not include staying in the area with friends - only if they travel out of the area.
• If families go on vacation, we hope the student can go with the host family.
  If the student can not go with the host family, here are some alternatives:
  The host family has a family member or friend that can stay in the house and watch over students and feed them. The student stays with another family. They then need to reimburse the other family the nightly rate, and the student does not receive anything.
  Once a plan is decided, host family will send an email to the Housing Office with the plans with the name of the person looking over the student and emergency phone numbers.

Vacation Refund Form

Homestay students must be aware of and adhere to the policies listed in our Handbook.

Please review the handbook carefully. If you have any questions, you can contact Housing at housing@edmonds.edu.

Homestay is available for you if you prefer to live in a home environment with a local family. Our homestay families have their homes inspected, and they complete our Host Family Orientation before we place a student in their home. The Housing Staff keeps in regular contact with the homestay families.

If you participate in Homestay, you will have your own bedroom and be treated as a family member. All homestay families are aware of safety concerns for students under 18. You are required to submit a Medical Consent Form to the Housing Office. The medical consent form should be completed by the student's parents or legal guardian(s).

The Homestay family is not the student's legal guardian; therefore, they are not responsible for a student's emergencies/extreme behaviors (drug use, theft, etc.). The college and the law will be involved with the student regarding serious behavior matters