HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – It will be a challenging month for at least a hundred students at Northern Kentucky University. 

This week the college abruptly announced closing two residence halls at Woodcrest Apartments on campus. 

Officials with Northern Kentucky University said the buildings Oak and Sycamore have deteriorated and are beyond repair affecting 110 students, according to Anna Wright, director of public relations.

Wright said the findings are based on a recommendation released by an engineering firm the university hired in the fall. 

The university said this is a long term maintenance issue and the cost associated with it. It’s not a safety issue for closing Woodcrest Apartments. 

Junior student Ronalee Youngsam said she was initially in shock with the news being so sudden. But now is grateful to the school for providing an alternate residence for the semester. 

“Being that we’re going to start school and the next two weeks and we have to start packing up and moving it’s very quickly to be doing all this but they assured us that they’re going to assign us to new rooms around campus,” Youngsam said. “And then give us-- provide us with meal plans because when you live in Woodcrest you don’t need a meal plan cause you have a stove. I’m not worried abt that.”

Classes resume on January 13 but students will move out at the end of the month.

The university said they will hire movers to help relocate students. 

They also say the third residence hall, Willow, at Woodcrest Apartments will close this summer.