Guest / Visitation (Day & Evening)

A resident’s right to privacy and comfort takes precedence over the community member’s privilege to have guests. It is important for suitemates to discuss visitation and to arrive at an agreement acceptable to all roommates in the suite.

A non-resident is defined as any person who is not a designated resident of that suite. Non-residents are prohibited from visiting / residing in the residence halls for more than three days within a two-week period.

Non-residents must possess a valid photo ID (driver’s license, work/college ID) and be signed in at the front desk between the hours of 6:00pm and 6:00am.

• If a non-resident is in a residence hall prior to sign-in hours and stays after sign-in hours begin, the guest and host are expected to return to the sign in desk and sign in.
• Non-residents must be in the presence of the host resident at all times.
• Non-residents may not use a resident’s keys or swipe card.
• The storage of guest/visitor property within the suite is prohibited.

Residents/Hosts will be subject to student conduct sanctions and/or a fine, if the guest visitation period is exceeded.

The visitation policy will be strictly enforced.

Non-residents must comply with all college policies and residence hall rules/regulations. Residents that host non-residents are responsible for the non-residents’ behavior. Non-resident, MCC students can be held accountable for their actions through the MCC Code of Conduct. If a non-resident creates a disruption and affects a roommate, suitemate(s), other residents, or the community, they may be asked to leave the halls and the resident may be held accountable for their actions. In cases where a non-resident damages property or violates hall/college policy, the resident host may be subject to student conduct sanctions and/or restitution. This includes items found during searches.

• All non-residents must wait for their host to be signed in. Guests must be escorted at all times and are expected to wait in the front desk area until their host is present.
• Residents will be limited to signing in two (2) non-residents or guests from another building.
• There is a 12-person occupancy limit on 4-person suites.
• There is a 15-person occupancy limit on 5-person suites.
• All non-residents, including parents and family members, will be required to sign in at the front desk. Any exceptions will be made by the Resident Director on duty.
• Hosts will be required to bring their MCC IDs to the front desk when signing in non-residents.
• All non-residents will be required to present a valid photo ID at the front desk. The ID must be a college ID, driver’s license or other appropriate form of identification.
• All non-residents must be registered at the front desk during desk hours.
• Residents signing in a non-resident as an overnight guest must do so at the time of registration at the front desk.
• Overnight non-residents are permitted, but may not reside in any suite for more than three days in any given two-week period.
• Guests who fail to sign out of the residence halls at the sign-in desk prior to the end of desk operations will be considered an overnight non-resident.
• Guests who stay past 1:00 a.m. will be considered as an overnight guest.
• Any guest or resident entering the residence hall(s) is subject to search by authorized personnel.
• Children under the age of 16 visiting the halls must be accompanied by a parent or guardian and may only visit between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Any child may be asked to leave the halls at the discretion of a Resident Director, the Director of Housing and Residence Life or Public Safety at any time. Any exception to this policy may be made by one of the aforementioned parties.

The sign in desks are staffed daily from 8:00pm to 1:00am. Times are subject to change based on staff coverage, however, all guests are still expected to be signed in and sign out.