Student Housing

Customer Service Standards

Our Mandate

The Housing Department will assist BCIT students to attain success by providing an outstanding academically oriented, financially self sustaining, on-campus residential community, and comprehensive listing services of off-campus accommodation.

Quality Service Standards

To provide a high quality, clean, safe residence environment that promotes academic success.

  We will:
Excellence Provide exemplary service to all our customers.

Strive to attain a 90% or greater satisfaction rate annually in the Parent and Resident Customer Surveys.

Timelines Provide efficient service in a timeline that meets or exceeds your individual needs.

Address facilities maintenance needs within 24 hours for serious issues, and within three business days for other items.

Communications  Advise you of issues or problems that will affect your living environment or well-being within one business day of the problem being identified.

Communicate clearly and confirm that you understand the information provided.

Responsiveness Respond to emergency situations immediately.

Respond to enquiries by fax, e-mail, telephone or in person within one business day.

Acknowledge your application and inform you within seven business days of receipt of your application when you will know of a room assignment.

Treat all customer requests and concerns seriously; acknowledge within one business day, and resolve, where possible, within one week.

Accessibility Provide Housing Office coverage:
September - May Monday to Thursday 08:30 to 21:30 and Friday 08:30 to 18:00.
June - August Monday to Friday 08:30 to 16:30.

Provide emergency and community-based response at all other times through live-in Residence Advisors.

Commitment Act in a courteous, respectful, responsible and professional manner at all times.

Provide a clean, safe and well maintained residence that meets or exceeds the expectations of 90% of our customers.

Keep rent competitive with local housing markets.

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