Your Welch Journey Continues!

Please consult the Opening Days Schedule (if available) linked at the top of this page. 

Follow the Welch signs to the Student Activities Center. You will check in with Enrollment Services; Welch students and the Enrollment staff will greet you and direct you to your dorm room.

• 2 students are in each room; 4 students in each suite
• 2 rooms (4 students) share one toilet and stand-up shower
• Each room (2 students) has its own sink
• Each room is set up with 2 beds, 2 chairs, 2 desks, 2 closets and 1 chest of drawers (Upper classmen get the upper drawers.)
• The carpeted area of the room is 11 ft. (the window wall) x 12 ft.
• Each closet is 3.5 ft. wide; each desk is 2.5 ft. x 3.5 ft.

PRO TIP: Gallatin/Hendersonville has a variety of discount and name-brand stores close to Welch College. It is best not to overbuy before coming. If you are not sure about some items, we suggest waiting until you are settled to finish buying necessities here in Gallatin.

Room Basics

• Bed linens – XL twin, blanket, and pillow
• Towels and washcloths
• Clothing and Toiletries (Bring clothes seasonally as closet space is limited (approximately 35” wide)
• Hand sanitizer, masks, Lysol spray/alcohol wipes
• Basic room supplies: desk lamps, alarm clock, hangers, wastebaskets, and liners
• Laundry items: laundry bag, laundry basket, detergent, coins for washers and driers
• Basic study supplies (pens, paper, notebooks, etc.)
• Lawn Chair (for chapel on The Quad)

Optional Suggestions

• Floor lamp
• Mattress pad
• Throw rug
• Power strip
• Desk chair (basic chair is provided)
• Small bookshelf
• Computer (All dorm rooms, student center, library, and other select locations are equipped with WiFi.)
• Coffee pot, toaster (not toaster over)
• Iron (optional: Ironing Board)
• Cleaning supplies (broom/dustpan, mop, Windex, tub cleaner, etc.)
• Closet curtain (A shower curtain works since there is no door on the closets) (NOTE: You may wish to wait until you arrive on campus to coordinate some of these purchases with your roommate.

Consult the Resident Director for instructions concerning hanging things on walls. Nothing is to be hung on the doors.

(Not an exhaustive list. If in doubt, please call ahead.)

• • Pets (except fish: 10-gallon tank limit)
  • Wall tacks, nails, screws, or tape on walls (except Command TM Brand wall mounting strips).
  • Microwaves, skillets, sandwich-makers, grills, hot plates, toaster ovens, heat lamps, halogen lamps, heaters
  • Barbells
  • Flammable items such as candles and incense. 
  • Televisions, DVD players, or electronic media for similar purposes.
  • Fireworks
  • Drum sets 

NOTE: Firearms, ammunition, or other lethal devices, pellet guns, air-soft guns, paintball guns, slingshots, water balloons, bows & arrows, machetes, swords, knives with blades more than four inches, or any other similar items are not permitted.

With prior approval from the Vice President for Student Services these items may be brought and stored out of the rooms according to the VP’s instructions.

No. 

For Post Office Mail, UPS, or FedEx

Welch College
Attn: Student Name
1045 Bison Trail
Gallatin, TN 37066

Yes.

At registration, Student Services will need to have all of your vehicle information (year, make, model, color, and license plate number) to register your car. You will be assigned a parking zone and given a parking sticker to display on your back windshield. Liability insurance is required for all vehicles.

Only one vehicle per student is allowed. Do not bring any other items that require storage on Welch College grounds (i.e. boats, trailers, etc.)