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College Houses is a non-profit student housing cooperative owned and managed by its students residents.

Unlike dorms or apartments owned by the university or a landlord, the students control how co-ops operate. As such, cooperatives provide a style of living that easily facilitates the needs of our members: residential, academic and recreational.

The students who live at College Houses reside in one of six houses within comfortable walking distance to the University of Texas campus as well as Austin Community College (ACC). The houses are managed and operated through the efforts of student members and each house reflects the values and lifestyle choices of its residents. The students who live in College Houses also enjoy the community, affordability, and convenience not found in apartments or dorms.

What is a Cooperative?

A cooperative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned an democratically controlled enterprise.

A cooperative is a business controlled by the people who use it. It is a democratic organization... More »

The History of College Houses

The original College House was formed in 1964 as a student government project with help from a sustaining grant by the Hogg Foundation. The purpose was to create a housing facility for University students with many of the features of a residential college. College Houses was to have the convenience of a dormitory with a rich program of intellectual activities... More »

Apply for Housing with us!
College Houses is currently accepting applications for:
Summer 2008, Fall 2008 & Spring 2009

I think that living in a co-op provides many advantages that an apartment would not. Being a member of Halstead would give me the opportunity to meet many other college women, have a say in how the house is run, and be part of a community.

- Jessica M

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