Living with a Learning Community

Where are Learning Communities Housed?

Learning Communities are housed in residence halls on both City and East Campus, allowing students to interact with their community and ensuring a built-in support system right where they live. In most cases, Learning Communities are housed together on the same floor of their residence hall.

Abel Hall

Massengale Residential Center

Eastside Suites

Learning Communities

Abel Hall

  • Beyond the Practice Room: Developing Music Professionals
  • Biological Sciences: Research on the Cutting Edge
  • Branch Out: Joint ROTC
  • Business Leaders
  • Chemistry: In Out Element
  • Computing Your Future
  • Discover the Classroom: A Passion for Teaching
  • Discover the Healthy Human: Nutrition and Health Sciences
  • Engineering to Change the World
  • Engineering Robotics
  • Experience the Lab: Forensic Science, Microbiology, & Biochemistry
  • Exploring Health and Medicine
  • First-Gen Learning Community
  • The Good Life: Nature Explorers
  • Media Smarts: Broadcasting, Journalism, Advertising, & PR
  • Melvin W. Jones Scholars: Community Service, Leadership, & Multicultural Perspectives
  • Pre-Law Opportunities: Preparing for Your J.D. and Beyond
  • Pressbox: Sports Media and Communication
  • Responsible Design: Architecture, Interior Design, & Landscape Architecture
  • University Exploration

Massengale Residential Center

  • Ag. Futures: Entrepreneurship, Leadership, & Service
  • Discover Companion Animal and Equine Careers
  • Pre-Vet: The Path to Veterinary Success

Eastside Suites

  • Prism: LGBTQA+ and Allied Students

Learn more about each community's profile.

What are Learning Community "Clusters"?

In an effort to provide Learning Community students ample opportunity to meet new people, find a compatible roommate, and have a well-rounded on-campus experience, many Learning Communities are grouped into "clusters" based on community similarities. Students are able to live with peers who are in their cluster, even if they are not in their immediate Learning Community. These clusters will be shown throughout the Housing Application and Roommate Finder (see below).

2024-2025 LC clusters:

  • Cluster 1
    • Discover the Healthy Human: Nutrition and Health Sciences
    • Exploring Health and Medicine
  • Cluster 2
    • Biological Sciences: Research on the Cutting Edge
    • Chemistry: In Our Element
    • Experience the Lab: Forensic Science, Microbiology, & Biochemistry
  • Cluster 3
    • Branch Out: Joint ROTC
  • Cluster 4
    • Computing Your Future: Computer Science and Engineering
    • Engineering to Change the World
    • Engineering Robotics
  • Cluster 5
    • Media Smarts: Broadcasting, Journalism, Advertising, & PR
    • Pressbox: Sports Media and Communication
  • Cluster 6
    • First-Gen Learning Community
    • The Good Life: Nature Explorers
    • Melvin W. Jones Scholars: Community Service, Leadership, & Multicultural Perspectives
    • University Exploration
  • Cluster 7
    • Beyond the Practice Room: Developing Music Professionals
    • Discover the Classroom: A Passion for Teaching
    • Responsible Design: Architecture, Interior Design, & Landscape Architecture
  • Cluster 8
    • Business Leaders
    • Pre-Law Opportunities: Preparing for Your J.D. and Beyond
  • Cluster 9
    • Discover Companion Animal and Equine Careers
    • Pre-Vet: The Path to Veterinary Success
  • Cluster 10
    • Ag. Futures: Entrepreneurship, Leadership, & Service
  • Cluster 11
    • Prism: LGBTQA+ and Allied Students

Roommate Finder

Roommate Finder is an online platform where future residents can browse potential roommate options and message with individuals who may appear to be a good match. This allows students to communicate prior to committing to a roommate pair. Also, students are able to search for specific individuals who they may know already to create a verified roommate pair.

Once a student completes their Housing Application, they will immediately gain access to the Roommate Finder and begin looking for a potential roommate. By joining a Learning Community, students will be automatically pre-sorted to only see other students who are in their Learning Community or LC cluster.

Roommate Finder is open from the time the Housing Application is completed until May 1 allowing ample time to find a roommate pair. If a student goes into Roommate Finder very early in the process, they may not see many options for a Learning Community roommate. Students should check back occasionally throughout the process to see new options as not everyone will complete the Housing Application early.