DON'T get laundry service. It's a scam.
It's definitely in your interest that he learn it now, or poor you will be folding his dirty college sheets.
He needs four things: Coins, detergent, dryer sheets, and the ability to read instructions on a coin op machine. I think he'll be fine
Edit:
I'm sure there is a dry cleaning service that many students at the school use. Ask about them so he can send off special items.