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Campus Crest Free Housing

Through the generosity of Ted Rollins, Mike Hartnett and Carl H. Ricker, Jr. Campus Crest is offering free housing to any Horatio Alger Scholarship Recipient who attends one of the universities listed below.

Campus Crest Communities, headquartered in Charlotte, NC, is a national developer of student housing. Campus Crest specializes in building first-class student houses at mid-sized colleges and universities across the nation. Their model includes fully-furnished units that are close to each campus and are fully stocked with all amenities and security features that both students and parents desire. These properties are many steps above traditional “bare necessities” student apartments. They are currently in the following states with projects in development for California, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Nevada, Rhode Island and Virginia in the coming year:

2008 Campus Crest Schools

Abilene Christian University (Abilene, TX)
Arkansas State University (Jonesboro, AR)
Baylor University (Waco, TX)
Central Washington University (Ellensburg, WA)
Eastern Washington University (Cheney, WA)
Georgia College and State University (Milledgeville, GA)
Jacksonville State University (Jacksonville, AL)
Midwestern State University (Wichita Falls, TX)
New Mexico State University (Las Cruces, NM)
Stephen F. Austin State University (Nacogdoches, TX)
Tarleton State University (Stephenville, TX)
Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX)
Troy University (Troy, AL)
University of North Carolina at Asheville (Asheville, NC)
University of Northern Colorado (Greeley, CO)
University of South Alabama (Mobile, AL)
University of West Georgia (Carrollton, GA)
Wichita State University (Wichita, KS)

Campus Crest is the parent company of its branded apartments named "The Grove." The company's ultimate mission is to provide students with a supportive and convenient place to live, study and enjoy their college years. Campus Crest plans to be the largest provider of room scholarships for Horatio Alger scholars in the next five to ten years.