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A view of the side of Hilllcrest Hall, with its brick facade poking through the trees.

Hillcrest Hall

A traditional, coed residence hall for honors students.

  • Air Conditioning: No
  • Room Style: Suites, Few Private Bath
  • Living-Learning Program: Hillcrest Honors
  • Number of Residents: 101

Hillcrest Hall:

Amenities:
Common areas
Community kitchen
Heating
Laundry
Study lounges
Wireless internet

Living-Learning Program:
Hillcrest Honors

Location:
Southwest residential side of campus

Student Population:
All-gender and multi-generational honors students

Mailing Address:
[Student Name]
385 West Campus Dr., RM XXXX
Blacksburg, VA 24061

Photos:

Please note that specific room sizes vary due to building layouts and other constraints. These pictures show a typical room in Hillcrest Hall.

The inside of a suite-style room in Harper Hall, with two lofted beds, desks, and chairs.
A typical room in Hillcrest Hall is suite-style. In a suite-style room, typically two or three two-person rooms are connected by a bathroom and, in some cases, a common living space. Most suites in Harper have two two-person rooms (four students total) with a shared bathroom but no common living space. Harper also has a small number of private bath-style rooms.
A view of a community kitchen in Hillcrest that includes a fridge, microwave, sink, cabinets, and a small table..
A community kitchen located in Hillcrest, open for all residents in the building to use.
The large common area on the first floor of Hillcrest, which has tables, chairs, a piano, and plenty of space for students to study or socialize.
The large common area on the first floor of Hillcrest Hall, with plenty of space for students to study and socialize.

More Information:

Hillcrest Hall has the following amenities:

First-year students:
All incoming first-year students are required to live in on-campus housing for their first year; however, students are not guaranteed their choice of housing, and must complete their housing/dining contract to be assigned a space. Assignments for incoming first-year students and transfers are made in contract receipt order, so the earlier your contract arrives, the earlier you are assigned in the process.

The only students that are guaranteed housing in Hillcrest are those who have applied and been accepted to the Hillcrest Honors Living-Learning Community. To complete your Housing/Dining Contract and apply to Living-Learning Programs (such as Hillcrest), log into the StarRez Portal.

For more detailed information about first-year housing, please visit this page.

For more detailed information about first-year housing, please visit this page.

Returning students:
Unlike incoming freshmen, on-campus housing is not guaranteed to returning or transfer students. Returning undergraduate students must request housing for the next academic year using the housing application process (HAP), more commonly known as the "housing lottery."

The only students that are guaranteed housing in Hillcrest are those who have applied and been accepted to the Hillcrest Honors Living-Learning Community. To complete the HAP and apply to Living-Learning Programs (such as Hillcrest), log into the StarRez Portal.

For more detailed information about returning undergraduate housing, please visit this page.

Visit this page and use the navigation bar at the top to explore all of our on-campus housing information.

Hillcrest Hall is closest to West End and Dietrick Hall.

Learn more about Virginia Tech's award-winning dining here.

There are several fitness options available for students in Hillcrest:

  • VT Rec Sports offers a variety of fitness opportunities, including two gyms, group exercise classes, personal training, small group training, intramural sports, and more.
  • Hillcrest is very close to McComas Hall.

Explore the VT Rec Sports website for more information on student fitness and well-being.

Hillcrest Hall has laundry machines located in the basement.

Use Laundry Web to reserve a washer or dryer, tell you how many machines are in use, or even send you a text when your laundry is done! All machines accept coins or Hokie Passport debit.

Hillcrest Hall is located on the far western edge of the residential side of campus, with close proximity to the Duck Pond, the Life Sciences division, and the Dietrick dining hall.

Visit the full Virginia Tech campus map to locate Hillcrest Hall within the larger campus. Hillcrest is building #54 in quadrant G-6.

Mailing Address:
[Student Name]
Hillcrest Hall, Room XXXX
385 West Campus Dr.
Blacksburg, VA 24061-9505

Visit Residential Mail Services for more information on mail distribution, address format, package pick-up, and updating your address.

Students can submit work orders through our work order system.

Visit this page to learn more about our maintenance and housekeeping procedures.

A typical room in Hillcrest is 12' x 15' and includes the following furniture:

  • twin beds
  • twin XL mattresses
  • desks
  • chairs
  • dressers
  • clothing storage
  • a sink
  • a mirror

To get a closer look inside some of our different room styles, check out our 360º room photos.

Hillcrest Hall is home to 101 honors students from a variety of academic majors and graduating classes.

Hillcrest is open for visitation 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.

Residential spaces are protected by card-swipe access 24/7.

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