About First-Year Living Learning Communities
Learning Communities are...
Learning Communities are structured learning experiences in which the same group of students share common classes and activities related to a common academic or personal interest. Classes included in LLC's fulfill requirements for University Studies (the undergraduate core curriculum required for all UNCW students)
- Students take 2-3 classes with the same group of 20-25 first-semester students
- Students in the LLC will live in the same Residence Hall
- Each LLC has an assigned upperclassman peer mentor
Choose a Living Learning Community because...
Research has shown students who participate in a LLC:
- Create their own supportive peer networks that extend beyond the classroom
- Students become more involved in both in-class and out-of-class activities
- Students spend more time and effort on academic and other educationally-related activities
- Students tend to earn higher grades
- Students report feeling more connected to their community professors, staff, mentors and the UNCW campus
- Students report an increased overall satisfaction with their college experience
