Number of transfer students down from 2011

Transfer student and interior design major Chelsea Keith studies information about the TCU Recreation Center at Transfer Connections last year. The university registered 120 January transfer students this month, down from the record 173 students the university enrolled in January 2011. Dean of Admission Ray Brown said part of the reason for the lower rate [...]

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Commons’ Freshman Pilot Program cancelled after first year

Main Street Commons will be home solely to upperclassmen starting next semester. Last fall, Bradley put together a pilot program offering apartment- style housing as an option for incoming freshmen. Alan Galsky, Vice President for Student Affairs, said the program’s goal was to mimic an on-campus residential experience. After a trial semester, the university decided [...]

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Stetson purchases DeLand apartment complex

Stetson University has purchased a local apartment complex, which it plans to renovate and open as student housing in August, the private college in Volusia County announced today. Stetson bought the Stetson Cove apartments, located at 315 W. Pennsylvania Ave. in DeLand, from BSST Investments for $1.25 million earlier this month. By June 1, officials will begin $1.1 million in [...]

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HFF Secures $56 Million Refinancing for Student Housing Community Near SDSU

SAN DIEGO, CA – HFF announced today that it has secured a $56 million refinancing for Sterling Collwood, a 260-unit, Class AA student housing community near San Diego State University (SDSU) in San Diego, California. Working exclusively on behalf of AIG Global Real Estate Investment Corp., HFF placed the seven- year, 4.57 percent fixed-rate loan [...]

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First glimpse at CCC student housing project

Students, faculty and staff have been saying it for a while now. The one thing missing from Corning Community College is student housing. “I know a number of the students that live in this catchment area are going to TC3, are going to Finger Lakes, are going to Jamestown because they have that student housing [...]

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Palomar Modular Buildings Enters Student Housing Market

Palomar announces marketing effort dedicated to student housing. New modular designs will support effort. System approach saves time and money. Palomar Modular Buildings, a Texas based manufacturer of commercial prefabricated and modular buildings has announced the formation of a student housing marketing group. This effort is designed to offer colleges and universities, along with student housing developers, a cost [...]

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Macon State College to build more dorms, increase student housing

The Macon-Bibb County Urban Development Authority agreed Tuesday to issue revenue bonds for up to $40 million for Macon State College. The school plans to use the money toward building and furnishing a 250-bed student housing facility and an 80,000-square-foot student wellness and recreation center. “This is a pivotal time in the evolution of Macon [...]

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Dorm renovations cause ‘Corps-wide shuffle’

Texas A&M is no stranger to construction projects, and one of the newest renovations on campus can be found on the Quadrangle, home to the Corps of Cadets. While the Department of Residence Life has not yet been announced who will live in the newly renovated dorms, the department has decided students living in old [...]

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New Indiana Tech dorm gets Commission’s OK

The Fort Wayne Plan Commission Monday agreed to rezone land at East Washington Boulevard and Schick Street for construction of Indiana Tech’s latest student dormitory, but made minor changes to the design to address some of the concerns of an adjacent property owner. Richard Kriz II, who has owned a lot next to the $4 [...]

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UD not adding student housing

Despite the many active construction sites on campus, the University of Delaware is not increasing the amount of on-campus housing in Newark, UD officials told Newark City Council on Monday. “We will not have any more beds than we have today,” said David Singleton, vice president of facilities and auxiliary services at UD, which houses [...]

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