Welcome to Samuel Merritt University!
May your time here be an enjoyable, challenging, and life enriching experience that compliments your education in the health care field. We hope you enjoy your time with us and living in the Bay Area.
This packet will help you find suitable housing arrangements in a neighborhood that fits your taste. Deciding on a place to live can be difficult; apartmentratings.com and realestate.yahoo.com each provide tenant reviews for apartment buildings. Additional search tools, including a roommate finder are found at the Samuel Merritt University off campus housing site, smu.och101.com.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Office of Student Services at 510.869.6511 x4664.
SMU Housing Information Handbook
Using OCH101, housing seekers can review a variety of types of property, post a personal profile, and search for potential roommates. Information is reviewed and posted daily, so you know your housing information is always up-to-date. SMU students should go to our SMU Roommate Finder which is absolutely FREE for students to post their profiles to help you find your ideal roommate.
Managers & Landlords
Property managers and landlords will find that OCH101 is a fast and easy way to promote listings with unlimited text, pictures, directions, and additional features. OCH101 provides the maximum amount of information while minimizing the time required by housing seekers, property managers and landlords.
Other Services
In addition to OCH101, Off-Campus Housing Services provides information about subjects such as transportation, landlord-tenant relations, area resources, commuter student involvement, and safety and security. Off-Campus Housing Services is the place for all this and much more.