Liberty Campus is a two-block district in Staunton Island, Liberty City, in Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto Advance and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. The district borders Rockford to the north, Belleville Park to the south, Fort Staunton to the east, Aspatria to the west and Newport to the southeast. The district is based on Washington Heights, due to the similarity of the buildings and especially the "St. Matthias University", which is a parody of Columbia College located in Morningside Heights.
Description[]
The main feature in the district is the Liberty City Community College (also known by in-game signage as "St. Matthias University"). The college was named the worst in the United States of America. As the location is primarily college grounds, college students, some in varsity jackets bearing the Liberty City Cocks based in the Liberty Memorial Coliseum in neighboring Aspatria, as a common sight in the area.
The campus itself encompasses two blocks, the southern block featuring a modern extension of the campus. According to the official GTA III website, an "LCC [(Liberty City College)] Meteorology" center is also situated within the southern half of the campus grounds.
The district also boasts a few businesses and residences, but are primarily concentrated towards the southern end of the district.
Places of Interest[]
Carson General Hospital in neighboring Rockford is located only opposite the campus grounds. In addition, Liberty Campus is a stop along the Liberty City Subway system, its station portal located on the northeastern corner of the district.
In GTA III, a payphone located on the western edge of the district is used by the player to receive missions from King Courtney.
Easter Egg[]
There is a student with long hair with a notepad. To find the Easter Egg, he must be killed. If the player zooms in on the notepad with a sniper rifle, they can see a drawing of a male's genitalia ejaculating or urinating.
Prominent Appearances in Missions[]
Grand Theft Auto III[]
Grand Theft Auto Advance[]
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories[]
Pickups[]
Grand Theft Auto III[]
- Molotov Cocktails – On the upper level on the north part of the Campus Courtyard, next to the east set of stairs. Ten molotovs are given.
- Body Armor – On the porch of the north building.
- Police Bribe – Under an archway in the south half of Liberty Campus.
- Adrenaline – On the upper level, above the Campus Shops.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- In GTA Advance, the school's artwork is totally different to the in-game school buildings.
- Rockstar Games has made a site for the college as promotional marketing for Grand Theft Auto III's release: (outdated link) (new link using wayback)