Everything is very worn out and old. The rooms are tiny, the bathrooms are minuscule. The UV needs renovation and upgrade urgently. read more

University Village - This is building 23 where I stayed. - University Housing Near Me - Chico, California

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Don't have a child stay here staff don't care about your child they lack in support for students my son and room mates been having problems with one roommate getting drunk and always high school staff will not address the problem always making excuses this room mates always very aggressive students at this dorm can not sleep but university will not do anything I will just watch me Chico state university you will remember me forever read more

University Village was my freshman year dorm while attending CSUC. It was a nice transition from my parents' home to independent living. Unlike most other incoming freshmen, I wanted more of an independent apartment-style living situation - and that's exactly what UV had offered. I was in a six-person "cluster" with my own bedroom and it was a decent setup with an updated, shared kitchen. My room was very spacious but was adjacent to a boiler that made a squeaking sound at all hours. There were a few instances where either my suite mates or the upstairs neighbors were noisy, but it really wasn't much different than a traditional dormitory. My building's RA was excellent and did a superb job at getting to know us all. She'd host monthly gatherings and there were a few instances where'd I'd be the only one to show up, partially out of pity but also to take advantage of the free food. When you're a freshman, free food is gold. I went to CSUC before there was WiFi, and my computer was connected to a wired DSL modem. It wasn't the best but it got the job done. There was an on-site computer lab which I took advantage of numerous times as it featured a printer and a more reliable internet connection. I never used the pool or the sports court. I remember that there were vacuums to rent from the community room as well. A decent experience overall. My suite mates quite literally all went their separate ways after the school year ended, but it was as good as it could've been. read more

I'm shocked that I'm the first to ever review this dump. Yes ... I said DUMP! We moved our daughter into UV at the beginning of her Junior year. This place looks great on-line and when we went to visit for "Choose Chico" weekend, the staff made sure to show us one of the few decently kept apartments. First of all it's WAY to expensive for what you end up with. We're talking more than it costs to have a "real" two bedroom apartment with a living room and no roommates. Yes the rooms are bigger than your average apartment but that's pretty much where it stops. Bathroom was disgusting. Black mold and chipped porcelain, rotten caulking and stained and pealing linoleum. Light took a good 60+ seconds to come on after flicking the switch. Sink area was just as bad. And the light over the sink never worked right. Kitchen hasn't been updated since the 70's. However it was large with plenty of cabinet space, counter space and storage. The bedrooms were very large but the furnishings were old and beaten up. The desk chair was broken, her roommates light was bent and didn't work, there were stains on the carpet and there was a weird "old" smell. The RA for my daughters area was horrible. They never engaged the students, my daughter was never encouraged to attend any of the events that were promoted on the website but that was probably because none of those "events" happened. Smoking is not allowed in the rooms or on the patio however it was a huge issue and no one really did anything about it. I flipped out when the door to the apartment directly downstairs from my daughters was open and I saw a plastic bag over the smoke detector and the student smoking inside. Needless to say this kid finally moved out and the original RA was removed halfway through the year. There was a pool right out front of the apartment but it was never open. Students were forced to use the main pool in another building. This too was not mentioned on the website. UV is a little ways away from campus but not too far. However it is right by the train tracks and the train is very noisy and makes sleeping almost impossible. My daughter was forced to sleep with her window closed (due to smoke as well) because the noise was just to much. On line it shows a thriving, happy, lively complex. In reality, this place is a ghost town. Every time we'd visit we wouldn't see anyone. Doors were all closed, no one was out engaging with each other nothing. For students coming here and not knowing anyone, living here makes it hard to meet new people. You'd think that a bunch of college kids living on their own would have music playing, doors open, laughing, and just enjoying having mom and dad away. But no, this place is silent. For me to ever recommend this UV to anyone, they will have to really step up their game. Especially at the price these folks are charging. Our daughter moved out today and will be moving into a 4 bedroom apartment that's 10x's better for less than 1/4th the cost. No brainer here. read more

Moving out and starting on your own is rough. It is even more rough when you are assigned random roommates, along with terrible housing, overpriced living, and below low quality rooms. Upon walking into UV you can already see the trash cluttered usually around the garbage cans but also all over the streets and lawns. A lot of the buildings look decent from the outside but are absolute rancid on the inside having, stained tiles (from past students or staff), moldy rooms, holes in the roofs, broken lights, broken chairs, just in general everything is barely holding together after being used for so many years. There is also no reason to be paying a 1000 dollars a month to be living in an apartment with 36 people total with 5 random roommate's. It forces you to make interdependent relationships and always have to deal with an extra curveball after a long day of classes. There are some nice things about UV like the pool (which is usually closed) or the hub that has pool and other games. However overall for my first year in college it has been an absolutely horrible living situation with drama always occurring and unnecessary fights breaking out. Overall UV is not worth your money and if you are looking into it I highly consider looking at normal apartments in the chico area or just renting with one or two other people as having five random people to live with is an absolute nightmare. read more

School hasn't even started yet and I'm already infuriated with them and also Chico housing. My sisters move in date was on a Thursday before school started that upcoming Monday. Me and my other sister spent ALL DAY moving her and helping her unpack and making her room look nice. The next day they tell my sister SHE has to MOVE ROOMS because there are 2 transfer students who will be sharing a room and since her roommate dropped out they want to use her room for the new students... UM WHAT. No apologies or help moving her things either. Instead she was told "it's already final" So my sister has to move all her things because you guys allowed these 2 last minute additions to the housing unit and they have to be together??? 3 DAYS before class starts this decision is made? Are you kidding me? I can't believe how unprofessional and disorganized this college is. You guys are lucky I'm 3 hours away because she would NOT be moving for your convenience. read more

University Village is actually a great place. The RA's are great, the people I live with are great, and so is the community around me. If you're anything like me you probably came to this page as soon as you found out you were living here, and were worried for months after reading all of these reviews. It turns out that UV is actually not half bad. There are a few things that could be changed, however. The carpets look like they have never been cleaned, so my mom and I took the time out of our days to clean the one in my room with a carpet cleaner. Altogether it took about two hours and was completely worth it because you can actually walk without getting your feet dirty. The bathrooms get mold easily, but a simple mold remover and sponge simply fixed that right up. Anything that breaks get fixed about 24 hours after calling maintenance which is better than never, but if your light goes out then you're stuck in the dark for quite a while. Other than that, University Village is a great place to live and I do not regret living here in the slightest. read more

After living in this "dorm" for two semesters, I am excited to finally leave. I was stuck with five random roommates. Your roommate situation partially decides what type of year you'll have. My year was a roller coaster due to some of my roommates breaking into my room, stealing from me, and maintaining a hostile environment. This isn't a substitute for dorm living because most people keep to themselves. The kitchen cabinets, furniture, and locks on the doors are easily breakable. No dish washer. No garbage disposal. You're expected to file a work order form to fix anything that breaks or you will be fined when you move out. If you don't clean up your messy kitchens before leaving for break, you will be fined. I found myself filing work order forms every other month because everything in the rooms breaks so easily from normal wear and tear. The bathrooms are poorly ventilated and are tend to grow mold easy. The old carpet in the rooms is cheap and stained. The lighting in the rooms is very dim, I had to go and buy an extra lamp or go to the library on campus to study. Nord Ave is a very busy, dangerous street. There are no cross walks in front of UV, when there should be due to the constant traffic. The sound of police sirens woke me up at least once or twice a week. There is a loud train that comes through chico about every other hour or so, which can be felt and heard at UV. The worst part of UV are the RA's. They condescendingly talk down to freshman while they're on their patrols. They woke me up at 2am, on a school night, to tell me that my paper Halloween skeleton decoration on my sliding glass door was a fire hazard. From what I've experienced, RA's are only there for the free rent and to babysit/report drunk students. I pay $1100/month now. My rent next year will be about 1/3 the cost with less rules, more space, a safer location and a lot closer to campus. read more

This place is terrible, I feel so disconnected from the community. I was scared when I first learned I would be living here and those fears were true. Don't get me wrong it's not run down or disgusting at all. If you get introverted and quiet room mates goodluck, you will have a hard time meeting other people outside your suite read more

One of the worst places to live in as a transfer student. The rent is ridiculously high for no return. The RAs are terrible and are only there for the free rent and dont ever interact with the students except for when you're in trouble. Also as a 21 yr old it is very inconvenient because there is no alcohol allowed. The location is terrible as well. It is surrounded by low-income houses and crackheads/drug addicts are constantly present...even at night, when walking back from the bars. It is a really negative place to live and kind of dangerous. I didn't know that I was signing up to live next to actual crackhouses where police raid houses and arrests are a normal occurrence. The only positive thing I can say is that I got stuck with cool people who live around me, but if you get stuck with bad roommates/neighbors there is really no appeal for UV. The rooms aren't that bad, pretty spacious but they are really old and there is black mold at times and uncomfortably small beds. Don't even get me started on the heater/AC. Wouldn't recommend it at all. I'd rather craigslist a place to live to be honest read more

DO NOT LIVE IN UNIVERSITY VILLAGE! This place is a dump and NOT worth what you pay for AT ALLLLLL. So many rules and restrictions and bad management. The RAs are not helpful. The contract you're locked into is impossible to get out of. Live off campus honestly you will not even meet any people if you choose to live here. Take it from me, a freshman that's leaving, that this place truly sucks. You get no living room and live so far from campus. You pay $900 a month and $1000 the first month of every semester. Save your money, go on craigslist and find roommates, but whatever you do, steer clear of the dorms. They charge you for every little thing when you move out. They are SO GREEDY. You can't even tell what they spend the money they steal from you on. This place is so out dated and everything sucks and breaks. read more

It doesn't matter if your 21 or over living at UV or trying to, they do not allow alcohol on the premises whatsoever. The place is in the poor location and very expensive, you'll be better off finding a house or apartment half the price for what UV charges per month. Most of the RAs are pretty smug and are looking for ways to catch you doing something wrong. Rules are pretty ridiculous, no personal refrigerators, microwaves, heaters. At the end of year, they tell to pick and clean everything the way it was supposed to be before, and fine you for even the littlest of things. Only decent thing about it is room size, and most of the time meeting new people (hopefully good). I would definitely not recommend living here. read more