Housing and Residence Life

Why live on campus @ UTC?

College is an experience; you cannot read it or hear about it, you have to LIVE IT! It is the beautiful years of your life that is spent in growing to love life and maturing in your understanding of the world around you. At UTC, the campus life provides you with opportunities that would never come around otherwise. Here are some of the few reasons why you need to live on campus @ UTC.

Understand and celebrate diversity

 

We are all unique. Being different is what makes us special. Living on campus opens up a great opportunity for you to interact and mingle with students similar and different from you. Everyone brings in their unique perspective to enrich the whole community. You learn about other cultures and grow to respect them. It broadens your horizon.

 

Learn with your peers

 

We are all social beings. Two or more can always do better than one. On-campus residents have a higher advantage of forming strong ties for both academic as well as extra-curricular activities. Whether you are struggling through a class or want to enrich your social network, living on campus takes you many steps ahead of others. You also have the luxury of getting acquainted with many international students from different countries around the world who primarily choose campus housing for their college years.

 

Security

 

We all deserve a secure environment to grow.  At UTC we have a police department with dedicated police and security for housing who are here to protect the university interests. In addition a full staff of Resident Assistants, Resident Directors and other senior Residence Life Staff are always on the alert for your security.

 

Every destination is only a walk away

 

On-campus students are liberated from the hassles of finding parking spots before class. The central location of the housing complexes allows every resident to walk anywhere on campus and get to the destination in minutes.

 

Hungry? Eat at the University Food joints

 

Whether you prefer sandwiches, burgers, or southern cooking, UTC's Dining Services has something for everyone.  If that is not enough, you can always cook exactly what you want in your own kitchen.

 

Extra-curricular activities

 

Intramural sports, music clubs, club sports, Greek organizations or particiapting in the Student Government, on-campus living makes it so much easier to be involved and acquire a great balance of academics and personality growth.