Indignant at being referred to as junior colleges, many community colleges are creating enterprises that strive to match those of four-year colleges. Several community colleges have added not only competitive sports but also an extensive range of student clubs and activities primarily designed for traditional-age students. Large, often elaborate student centers, equipped with video gaming and even bowling alleys, have become commonplace. The push for residence halls on community-college campuses moves beyond mere mission creep to a much more reckless mission leap. The primary purpose of a community college is to provide a wide range of instruction and training to community residents. Providing facilities to house students who come from faraway distances does not mesh with that primary mission. However, advocates of campus housing suggest that dorms are an effective means of replicating a full college experience at a lower price--even though community colleges can offer but a mere reflection of the college experience offered by their more senior brethren. Proponents argue, too, that residence halls offer students greater access to campus resources. But simply living in a dorm does not provide that access; being a student, even a commuting one, does. All of these pro-dorm arguments reflect a wrongheaded shift away from what should be their main priorities. Community colleges should focus on the transfer, technical education, and work-force needs of the community, not attempt to be knockoffs of more-prestigious four-year institutions. The author offers a few examples of his own experiences with dorms at a community college to illustrate that building dorms at community colleges bring nothing but trouble.