Welcoming and Comfortable

At Trent, you'll discover intellectual and social neighbourhoods within an ideal university setting.

A PART OF THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY
• Each college is complete with residence rooms, dining facilities, professors' offices, small lecture halls, and seminar rooms.
• Have coffee with your professor in the dining hall, relax with friends, or play frisbee in the courtyard.
• The colleges sponsor visits by scholars, writers and public figures, and organize lecture series, seminars, concerts, films, dinners, dances and more.

COLLEGES ON SYMONS CAMPUS
The following colleges are located on Trent's beautiful 1,450-acre campus straddling the Otonabee River.
• Champlain College - 210 single rooms
• Lady Eaton College - 214 single rooms
• Otonabee College - 193 single rooms, 12 double rooms
• Peter Gzowski College - 250 single rooms

CATHARINE PARR TRAILL COLLEGE
• Located in downtown Peterborough with regular bus service to Symons Campus.
• 143 single, 16 double and three triple rooms and self-contained apartments.

JULIAN BLACKBURN COLLEGE
• The University's community for students at Trent in Oshawa and for Trent’s part-time students. Trent is among a few select universities worldwide built on the college system of smaller units of living and learning.

As a student of Trent, you are automatically a member of one of Trent's six unique colleges. Whether or not you choose to live in residence, you will be amazed at the number of professors and students you can get to know. The colleges' dynamic architecture and social activities provide a focus for meeting friends.

CAMPUS SECURITY
• Peterborough is a small, friendly city.
• Trent University provides its students, faculty and staff with campus security, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
• For more information about security, please visit www.trentu.ca/security.

FLEXIBLE CAMPUS MEAL PLANS
• From a quick snack to a full-course meal, a meal plan is part of your residence package.
• Lady Eaton, Traill and Gzowski Colleges offer a traditional board/buffet meal plan with some flex dollars to give you a choice of dining options.
• Otonabee and Champlain Colleges offer a full retail marketplace with a variety of in-house choices and national brands.
• Alternative food from organic sources can be found at The Seasoned Spoon, a student-run eatery at Champlain College.

TRENT IN OSHAWA STUDENTS
• Julian Blackburn College provides a variety of activities, academic supports, and services. Oshawa students can visit www.trentu.ca/oshawa for more details.