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Off-Campus Housing Near ECU
$450/unit
Fees may applyPirates Cove Student Living
$420+/unit
Fees may applyThe Bower Student Living
$485/unit
Fees may applyCarolina Creek
About Off-Campus Housing Near East Carolina University
East Carolina University fills Greenville with about 29,000 Pirates, and the school sets the rhythm of this eastern North Carolina town. Campus splits into an academic Main and a Health Sciences side, with underclassmen clustered in the College Hill, West End, and Central neighborhoods within a walk of class. Fall means purple and gold at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, where the pirate theme runs deep and game days take over the city. Downtown's Uptown District sits a short walk away with galleries and a steady event calendar, while the Tar River anchors the outdoors: the Town Common throws festivals on the water, and the South Tar River Greenway runs miles of riverfront trail. It's a walkable, school-first town where Pirate Nation is the main event.
East Carolina University Housing Requirements
Freshman Live-On Requirement
East Carolina University requires freshmen and first-year students to live on campus for at least two semesters. ECU counts you as a freshman if you have finished fewer than 24 credit hours, not counting AP, dual-enrollment, or early-college credit.
Off-Campus Eligibility
The exemptions are specific: you are released if you turn 21 before the first day of classes, you are a U.S. military veteran, you are married, you have dependent children living with you, or you commute daily from your parents' permanent home within 35 miles of campus. You file an exemption application with Housing before lining up anything off campus.
Lease Timing
Student-focused buildings often use by-the-bed leases with one person per room, while older houses near campus run whole-unit 12-month leases. Confirm what utilities you owe and whether summer is included, since many student leases stretch the full year. Tour before you sign, since the closest-to-campus houses vary a lot in condition.