The reality that your son or daughter, who has just left home for college, now has to find an internship and temporary housing may sound daunting—but students rise to the challenge every year, and the skills they’ve learned serve them well after graduation. Students have been securing their own housing for Field Work Term since the program’s inception more than 70 years ago.

Annually, about half of first-year students secure positions in their hometowns and live at home for their first FWT. Others secure low-cost FWT housing through personal contacts or sublet/rent as a group. Some employers offer housing in exchange for a job, or can offer suggestions about inexpensive housing options in the area. Additionally, the Field Work Term and Career Development Office has compiled lists of short-term housing resources in major U.S. cities, including New York, Washington, DC, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Seattle, and several others.

The Field Work Term and Career Development Office also provides listings of housing offers from alumni and other Bennington parents. Because Bennington undergraduates must complete Field Work Term for every year they attend the College, opening your home to another Bennington student for seven weeks is a great gift—one the student (and his/her own parents) will surely appreciate. Click here if you’d like to post an FWT housing offer.