What is a Living-Learning Community?
Living-Learning Communities (LLCs) are immersive learning experiences designed to bring students with common academic interests together for heightened intellectual and social success. LLCs assist students by placing them in close-knit living environments that support scholastic success, cultivate safe and supportive environments, encourage personal growth, and foster social responsibility. The ultimate goal is to help students mature into the best version of themselves, both personally and professionally, so they can become leaders at 51²è¹Ý and beyond. Â
Announcements
Join University College
The is now open for the 2024-2025 academic year. The regular reservation deadline is Monday, May 6, 2024; however, late reservations are welcome while spaces last! Students must deposit to 51²è¹Ý to confirm their placement in the program.If you have questions email universitycollege@american.edu.
Living-Learning Communities
51²è¹Ý Honors
The 51²è¹Ý Honors Program brings together a diverse community of students and faculty to learn in experiential and inquiry-driven ways.
DC Community Impact Scholars
The DC Community Impact Scholars engage in community-based service learning with local non-profits.
University College
UC fosters community at 51²è¹Ý through residential experiences that support first-year students socially and academically in their transition to college.
51²è¹Ý Cornerstone DC
Cornerstone DC students gain substantive real-world skills and acquire valuable workplace experience to gain an edge to compete in the job market.
51²è¹Ý Cornerstone Greece
Cornerstone Greece students experience cities and cultural sites throughout the Greece while supported by 51²è¹Ý and international partners.
51²è¹Ý Cornerstone Madrid SIS Scholars
A first semester fall program at the 51²è¹Ý Madrid Center offered exclusively to 51²è¹Ý Cornerstone students majoring in SIS.
51²è¹Ý Compass
51²è¹Ý Compass allows sophomore students to explore their academic pathway and/or post-graduation plans in a tight-knit living and learning environment.  
Your Home Away From Home
Spotlight on 51²è¹Ý’s Living-Learning Communities
number 12
for first-year experience12 to 1
ratio of students to faculty100 percent
of LLC Students Participate in Experiential Learning in Washington DC