COGS housing (Annapolis Valley Campus)
Campus Housing at the Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS) combines the convenience of being connected to all campus amenities with suite-style housing, making it the ideal home for both first-year students and those studying in graduate certificate programs.
We are not currently accepting applications for students starting September 2025. Applications will open in March 2025; details will be updated in February.
Apply for housing at Centre of Geographic Sciences (September 2024 - April 2025)
Note: Priority will be given to confirmed applicants and current students studying at COGS. We also accept campus housing applications from students at the Annapolis Valley Campus location in Middleton, who may receive a room offer if space is available.
Capacity and room types
Capacity: 35 student rooms
Room types: 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom and 4-bedroom suites.
Typical 4-bedroom suite (PDF 45KB) layout.
- Double-size bed (extra long)
- Bedside table
- Dresser and wardrobe
- Desk with desk chair
- Lounge chair
- Flat-screen TV
- Small culinary space (compact under-counter refrigerator/freezer, countertop microwave)
- Private bedrooms
- Double-sized beds (extra long)
- Bedside tables
- Dressers and wardrobes
- Desks with desk chairs
- Lounge chairs
- Shared common space with flat-screen TV
- Shared culinary area (bottom freezer refrigerator, induction stovetop, pots/pans, countertop microwave)
- Private bedrooms
- Double-sized beds (extra long)
- Bedside tables
- Dressers and wardrobes
- Desks with desk chairs
- Lounge chairs
- Shared common space with flat-screen TV
- Shared culinary space (top freezer refrigerator, induction stovetop, pots/pans, over-range microwave)
View our COGS housing photo gallery
Take a photo tour of our housing suites to see what it's like to live on campus.
What’s included (amenities):
Living on campus offers the ease of an all-inclusive living environment from September to April which includes:
- Furniture
- Heat, power and water
- High-speed internet
- In-house laundry facilities
- Shared common spaces for socializing and studying
- Regular cleaning of public areas
- Accessible washrooms
- Parking
- 24-hour on-call security
- Events, community, and more
Dining
Students living at COGS are automatically enrolled in a $750/term dining dollars program, offered through the full-service cafeteria. Additional options are offered for students wishing to participate at a greater level.
Costs and payment dates
All rates and fees are payable through your campus Business Office (902-825-3491) and are determined based on fair market averages, as well as individual campus offerings and services. The non-refundable/non-transferrable campus housing deposit of $500 will be attributed to your fall term payment.
The fees listed below are per student.
Fall 2024 and Winter 2025
| Room type | Fall term fees (due August 2, 2024) |
Winter term fees (due January 3, 2025 |
2024/2025 total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-bedroom suite | $4,680 | $4,680 | $9,360 |
| 2-bedroom suite | $4,455 | $4,455 | $8,910 |
| 4-bedroom suite | $4,051 | $4,051 | $8,102 |
*Campus housing fees listed above for COGS include $750/term dining dollars, all utilities, high speed internet (Wi-Fi) and parking. Students have the opportunity to choose additional dining dollar options.
Spring 2024
| Room type | Spring term fees (5 weeks) |
|---|---|
| 1-bedroom suite | $875.50 |
| 2-bedroom suite | N/A |
| 4-bedroom suite | $772.50 |
*Campus housing fees listed above for COGS for the Spring 2024 term include utilities, high speed internet (Wi-Fi) and parking only.