Apply to Live in a Living-Learning Community

Living-Learning Communities (LLCs) consist of groups of students residing on the same hall (or building, in some cases) with other students who share the same passion, interest, or academic focus. These communities attend events, programs, service experiences, meals, and even classes together, while receiving mentorship from faculty/staff advisors who also share the same passion, interest, or academic focus.

Yes and yes. The LLCs in the first-year neighborhoods (East and Historic) are reserved for first-year students only. The LLCs in Colonnades and Global are open to first-year through fourth-year students. Currently, the Eco Village LLC at Loy Farm is the only LLC limited to upper-class students (sophomores through seniors).

Students apply to an LLC each year as part of their housing application. Many students love their LLC experience as a first-year student and decide to apply for the same or a different LLC their second/third/fourth year on campus.

New incoming students can re-visit/update their housing application until the priority deadline in early May. Current students are not able to re-visit their housing application; however, you can email residencelife@elon.edu to request we clear your application to allow you to make updates to your LLC preference before the priority deadline in early February.

You rank your top 3 choices of LLC on your housing application.

While selection to an LLC is not guaranteed, most students get into one of their top 3 choices. Students who do not get into their top choices are often offered an opportunity to join an LLC with space remaining following the selection process.

Students are chosen and placed by the LLC Advisors. Decisions are based on the applications and answers to the written questions in the application. We try to place first-years with first-years and upper-class students with upper-class students.

Admitted Early Decision students are given priority in the review of LLC applications. This is not a guarantee of selection.

Many (but not all) of the LLCs have “linked courses” for first-year students residing in the LLC. These are either Core Curriculum courses (like COR 1100, ENG 1100, or STS 1100), Elective courses, or related Minor courses that are either restricted to members of the LLC or primarily filled with members of the LLC. Most (not all) LLCs take their linked course together in the fall semester. First-year students in a fall linked course will be automatically enrolled in the linked course, though certain limitations apply (like being a Fellow/Scholar may mean being in a course linked to that program versus one linked to your LLC).

Linked courses are course offerings at Elon that are cohorted by LLC or neighborhood. This means that the students in the linked course will come from the same LLC or residential neighborhood. Most of the linked courses are in the Core Curriculum (e.g., COR 1100, ENG 1100, STS 1100), while others provide elective credit or credit toward a relevant minor. Linked courses help students integrate their in-class and out-of-class experiences and enable students to more easily study together, perform group work, and have a class-based cohort experience in their own neighborhood.

Each LLC outlines the expectations for good standing in the community in the LLC syllabus (available on each LLC webpage). Like most things, you’ll get out of the experience what you put into it.

If chosen for an LLC, the LLC Advisor will place you with another student in the LLC. You can also request a specific roommate; however, both you and the roommate need to be selected to the same LLC to be placed together. You and your preferred roommate should both complete the housing application with the same LLC preferences so that you are both considered.

You will receive an email from Residence Life alerting you of your selection to an LLC.