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Living-Learning Communities (LLCs) consist of groups of students residing in the same residential area, interacting academically and socially with each other and with faculty, and sharing the same passion, interest, or academic focus. U.S. News & World Report ranks Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s LLCs #1 in the nation. LLCs provide students the opportunity to interact with one another and with staff and faculty mentors while attending events, programs, service experiences, and talks from guest speakers on or off campus. The students work together and with the guidance of a faculty and/or staff advisor and peer mentor to shape their out-of-class learning experiences and take responsibility for their shared community.

The students who participate in Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s LLCs get to be involved in a wide variety of creative, innovative, academic, and community focused activities. Students describe their LLC experience as an integral part of their Â鶹ÊÓƵ experience. Students not only find a sense of community through their LLC, they find a true sense of home. Check out the video below to learn more about our Living-Learning Communities!

Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Living-Learning Communities

Colonnades Neighborhood – First Years and Upperclass Students

• Honors Floor*^ (not available in 2026-27)
•  (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)

EcoVillage LLC (located at Loy Farm) – Upperclass Students Only (Sophomores-Seniors)

• – Located at Loy Farm

East Neighborhood – First Years Only

• Leadership^ (new for 2027)

Global Neighborhood – First Years and Upperclass Students

• (Alcohol and Substance-free Housing for Â鶹ÊÓƵ Students)
• First Phoenix^
• Mi Casa^
• (World Languages – All languages are welcome!)

Historic Neighborhood – First Years Only

• Â鶹ÊÓƵ College Fellows*^
• Honors*^
• Sport Management and Media^

*Enrollment limited to students pre-selected for these programs.

^First-year students in the LLC take a linked course together in the fall semester. See the LLC’s webpage for specific information.

^^First-year students in the LLC take a linked course together in the fall and spring semester. See the LLC’s webpage for specific information.

+ Renaissance Scholars recipients are required to live in the Renaissance LLC for both first and second years. 

For Â鶹ÊÓƵ faculty and staff interested in advising an LLC or creating a new LLC, visit the Advising Living-Learning Communities (LLCs) page.