Website: uca.edu/llc
Contact: Patrica Smith (llc@uca.edu)
All freshmen at UCA are a part of one of our ten vibrant Living Learning Communities immersing them in high-impact practices from their first day on campus. These communities are designed to provide every student with an opportunity to connect with one another and their faculty both in and out of the classroom in a learning environment that truly becomes like a family away from home. With a classroom in each hall, students have the opportunity to take classes that are centered around their interests with their neighbors from right down the hall! Students develop skills and connections that support their academic achievement, a better understanding of themselves and others, and a greater ability to balance their academic and social life.
By living in one of our academically-themed residential communities, students will have access to a curriculum and co-curriculum that are designed to support their needs. Likewise, honors students, student-athletes, and commuters are all members of learning communities dedicated to their success.
Living Learning Communities at UCA offer a range of programs that can fit any academic interest. All of our Living Learning Communities are partnered with an academic college that sponsors an Academic Coordinator whose role is to coordinate wide-scale faculty and student support. This support network eases the transition to college life and provides each and every UCA student with a group of peers with whom they’ll navigate their college pathway. As a part of a learning community, students engage in other high-impact practices like collaborative assignments and projects, common intellectual experiences, and first-year seminars.