The goal of this document is to dispel the commonly held belief that community colleges do not provide on-campus housing and to provide more in-depth information about the types of community colleges that provide on-campus housing campus housing, the typical student who resides in on-campus housing, a guide to the various California community colleges that provide on-campus housing and the impact that on-campus housing has on student learning outcomes, financial gains for community colleges communities that provide on-campus housing campus housing and an overview of the lack of data in the area of ​​not only community college campus housing, but community colleges in general. According to Cohen and Brawer (2008) access to student housing is one of the key differences between public community colleges and four-year institutions of higher education (p. 220). Cohen and Brawer (2008) argue that community colleges do not have the all-encompassing capacity to value community connectedness in the same way as four-year colleges or universities. The broader analysis of current housing data on rural community college campuses is threefold. First, it highlights the lack of concrete observations or empirical data on the issues surrounding community colleges versus campus housing. A large amount of data supports the learning outcomes, financial impact, advantages and disadvantages of on-campus housing, but from the advantageous perspective of on-campus housing at the four-year college or university level. The data shared comes from several sources, one dating back to 1998 and the other two from 2005 and 2006. With little expected research from community college faculty and administrators, community college as a whole suffers from a lack of empirical studies with... ... halfway through ......, research and richly deserved rewards for the vast number of students who pursue education at four-year colleges and universities, but, more importantly, for those who they gain gainful employment and provide a substantial return on investments made by community colleges. Moeck et al (2008) state that “campus housing plays an important role in the 553 community college districts serving rural areas” (p. 247). Of the approximately 553 community colleges operating in rural areas, 11 are located in the state of California, which has 110 community colleges. According to the California Community College Listing Dormitories (www.cccco.edu) the community colleges that provide on-campus housing are: 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.