Northern Arizona University

What is an LC?

Why should I live in a Learning Community?

Will I be isolated in a Learning Community?

Can I live with a friend even if they don’t have the same major as the Learning Community or any interest in the Learning Community?

If I have already applied for on-campus housing and been assigned to another hall. Can I still request to live in a Learning Community?

Will there be a lot of activities in the Learning Community dominating all of my time?

What is an LC?

A Learning Community (LC) connects students who share a major or recreational interest. Each LC provides unique benefits to its residents, such as:

• common courses - reserved space in high-demand, major-based classes;
• connections with faculty - a chance to interact with professors outside the classroom;
• events and activities - programs designed around your interests;
• and many others!

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Why should I live in a Learning Community?

By living in an LC, you will have a greater opportunity to form connections with students, faculty and staff who share your interests, as well as and with the campus community as a whole.  Our students say they value their experience because they:

• make friends quickly;
• have study partners right across the hall;
• connect with faculty and staff on a more personal level;
• and feel that the LC helps them succeed academically and socially.

Studies have found that LC residents also have higher retention rates and are more likely to persist toward graduation.

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Will I be isolated in a Learning Community?

Not at all!  Although LC residents are typically assigned to live near one another, there are only about 20-30 LC members on a floor with 50-80 residents. Choosing an LC gives you the best of both worlds: the opportunity to live near students in your interest area and the chance to interact with a diverse group of students in your hall.

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Can I live with a friend even if they don’t have the same major as the Learning Community or any interest in the LC?

Yes you can! We will allow you to bring a roommate with you, even if that person isn’t in the major or interested in the LC. Your roommate is more than welcome to join his/her floormates in the activities planned for the LC members.

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If I have already applied for on-campus housing and been assigned to another hall. Can I still request to live in a Learning Community?

Of course – providing there is still space available in the LC.  If you wish to join an LC but have already submitted your housing contract, you may fill out your request here. If space is still available and your housing contract is in order, you will automatically be reassigned to a space within your requested LC.

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