Housing AssistanceCollege of San Mateo does not offer on-campus housing in the form of dormitories or apartments. However, the Center for Student Life & Leadership Development does maintain an up-to-date list of off-campus community housing. This housing is usually in the form of rooms in private homes, but shared houses and/or apartments are sometimes available.
Housing Posting
If you have housing available, please submit your housing listing using our Online Housing Posting Form.Ads are posted online, and remain posted for at least a month.
When your housing is rented, please contact us by phone (650-574-6141) or at csmstudentlife@smccd.edu so that we may remove it.
Available Housing
The Center for Student Life maintains an online list of available housing. Listings are removed after one month.Housing Resources
Besides the housing listings maintained by the CSM Center for Student Life, there are many resources that can assist in finding housing in the San Francisco Bay Area. Below are several web sites, newspapers, and other resources that provide housing ads and listings.- Craigslist
The equivalent of an online flea market, Craigslist has a wide variety of housing available in and around the Peninsula. - San Francisco Chronicle / SFGate.com
The San Francisco Chronicle and its online site, SFGate.com, provide the most comprehensive listing of newspaper classified ads in the Bay Area. - San Mateo Daily Journal
The San Mateo Daily Journal is a daily paper that primarily serves the City of San Mateo and the surrounding cities. - MercuryNews.com
The Mercury News website for primarily serves Santa Clara County and the South Bay, but information about rentals on the Peninsula is also available.
