Bridgewater State University - Commuter Life

Commuter Life

The majority of students at Bridgewater State University are commuters. They make up 66 percent of the BSU population. Commuters pay an estimated total of $7,553 a year to attend Bridgewater. The cost of the parking decal for part-time students is $65 and full-time students is $160. A full-time student has 12 or more credits and a part-time student has 11 or less credits.

Students can choose from several lots to park in, depending on the time of day. Spring Street Lot is located off of Spring Street and can be accessed by taking Route 104 or Route 18. The lot is located right behind the railroad tracks, a short distance from campus. One is located near the bookstore and Crimson Hall Dormitories. West Campus lots are not available to commuters prior to 4pm. Hooper Street Lot is located near Burnell Hall and Hart Hall. Swenson Field Lot is located in front of the Bridgewater State football field. The newest addition to the parking lots is the parking garage that will be finished in January 2012. The garage will have 840 parking spaces. It will be for commuters and located near Crimson Hall, Shea Durgin and the BSU Police Station. All commuter lots close at 2AM daily.

The Railroad is another way commuters get to school. The train station is located at 85 Burrill Avenue; commuters cut through the MBTA parking lot from the train station for easy access to the campus. The railroad tracks cut the campus in half. The train to Bridgewater runs on the Old Colony Line from 5:21 AM to 9:25 PM on weekdays. The stops on the line go all the way from South Station to Lakeville.

Commuters go to numerous places during the day while waiting for their classes. The Maxwell Library has a Starbucks that accepts students' connect cards. The library opens as early as 7:45 AM weekday mornings and closes 11:45 PM Monday to Thursday and 5 PM on Fridays. The library is also open Sundays 12 PM to 11:45 PM and Saturdays 8:30 AM to 4 PM. The Commuter Lounge is another place commuters can go to make friends, get questions answered, do homework, read magazines find out information and attend events put on. The Commuter Lounge is located in room 005 Rondileau Campus Center and open weekdays from 8 AM to 6 PM. Some commuters who have friends that live on campus go to their apartments or dormitories in between classes during the day. Commuters can use their dining plan or flex dollars and go to the different cafeterias during breaks. There are plenty of other places in the town of Bridgewater for commuters to go as well.