UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington D.C., 20549

                                    Form 8-K

                                 Current Report
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date Of Report (Date Of Earliest Event Reported): August 17, 2006

                        American Campus Communities, Inc.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                        Commission File Number: 001-32265

              MD                                                 760753089
(State or Other Jurisdiction Of                               (I.R.S. Employer
 Incorporation or Organization)                              Identification No.)

                         805 Las Cimas Parkway Suite 400
                                Austin, TX 78746
          (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

                                  512-732-1000
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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                       Items to be Included in this Report

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement


     On August 17, 2006, American Campus Communities, Inc., as Parent Guarantor,
entered into a First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among American Campus
Communities  Operating  Partnership LP, the Subsidiary  Guarantors listed on the
signature pages thereto, KeyBank National Association,  as Administrative Agent,
and the other lenders that are  signatories  thereto,  pursuant to which,  among
other items,  the size of its $100 million  unsecured  revolving credit facility
was increased to $115 million,  and may be expanded by up to an additional  $110
million upon the satisfaction of certain conditions.  In addition,  the maturity
date of the amended and  restated  facility was extended two years to August 17,
2009,  and contains more favorable  financial  covenants and lower interest rate
spreads  than those  contained in the prior  facility.  The amended and restated
facility is available to, among other things, fund future property  development,
acquisitions,  and other working capital needs.  The  description  herein of the
amended  facility  is  qualified  in its  entirety,  and the terms  therein  are
incorporated herein, by reference to the amended filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of Registrant

     The information set forth in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)  Exhibits

Exhibit
Number         Title
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99.1           First Amended and Restated Credit  Agreement,  dated as of August
               17, 2006, among American Campus Communities Operating Partnership
               LP, American Campus Communities,  Inc., as Parent Guarantor,  the
               Subsidiary  Guarantors  listed on the  signature  pages  thereto,
               KeyBank National  Association,  as Administrative  Agent, and the
               other lenders that are signatories thereto.

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                                  Signature(s)

     Pursuant to the  Requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  Report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
Undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                            American Campus Communities, Inc.


                                            By: /s/ Jonathan Graf
Date: August 22, 2006.                          --------------------------------
                                                Senior Vice President, Chief
                                                Accounting Officer and Treasurer
                                                (Principal Accounting Officer)


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