Why live on campus?
Convenience, Comfort & Community
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Living on campus gives you more than a place to stay - it is your home away from home. You can take your first step to independence with the comfort and security living on campus provides.
- Quiet places to work and study
- Friends and peers next door
- Convenient location - walk to class
- Resident events and specialized programming
- An environment that supports student success
- Fun, vibrant living spaces
A Better College Experience
National trends* show that students who choose to live on campus have:
- Enhanced effort and involvement in academic, social, and extracurricular activities
- Greater personal growth and development
- Increased openness to diversity
- More involvement with other students, faculty, and the institution as a whole
- Increased satisfaction with the college experience
- Increased likelihood to persist in college and graduate
*While Terra State does not have data specific to our college yet, it will be cited once collected.