Living Learning Communities

Living Learning Communities enhance the college experience by gathering motivated students with similar goals and interests together under the same roof. First-Year ("Freshman") college students wanting to live on campus are enthusiastically invited to become part of this unique living experience being offered at the North Georgia Suites.

Community Membership Highlights

No extra cost. Same rate as all other North Georgia Suite residents.
Live with like-minded peers.
Early move-in registration.
Early class registration by attending the Special Population Orientation.
Boost your academic, professional, and interpersonal skills.
Form study groups more easily.
Be in a group that achieves higher success in grades, graduation, and employment.

LLC Admission Calendar

December:
- New Student Housing applications open
- LLC Housing applications open
February 1:
- Regular LLC applications close
- Initial LLC applications processed
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February 15:
Initial LLC Decisions and Waitlist Positions emailed
March 2:
Responses for Acceptance
March 6:
Housing Placement for Initial LLC Applicants
April:
Class Placement
June:
Special Population Orientation

Find Your Community

If you wanted to guide others toward a better tomorrow, what would it look like? Are you inspiring unity by championing diversity and preserving heritage? Are you influencing skeptical industries and governments toward long-overdue policy changes? Or are you unlocking profound solutions to the world's complex problems through passionate research and development?

Review the following communities to consider how they align with your personality and ponder how they can broaden your experience and advance your ambitions.

GLC Program Global Learning Community

This living learning community is focused on establishing relationships amongst students of varying cultural backgrounds and providing deeper understandings of different cultural perspectives and events.
More About the GLC Program
3LC Program Live, Learn, Lead Community

This living learning community is focused on developing and furthering different leadership qualities and providing leadership experiences to students within the program.
More About the 3LC Program
Honors Program

The Honors Program provides an environment of support and challenge to foster growth toward a fulfilling professional, civic and personal life.
More About the Honors Program

Living Learning Community FAQs

Who are invited to participate?

Freshman residential students.
(AKA: first-year students who are/will be living on the Dahlonega campus in the North Georgia Suites.)

What are the benefits?
LLCs are an ideal way to make friends who share your interests.

Additional benefits include:

Early move-in registration.

Early class registration by attending the Special Population Orientation.

Easier study group formation

Research also shows that students in LLCs experience:

Higher academic success rates

Higher college graduation rates

Connect more easily with their peers

Does it cost extra to join?

No. It does not cost extra to live in an LLC. Normal rates and requirements apply for living in the North Georgia Suites and having a meal plan.

Are there additional requirements?

Each LLC has additional admission requirements outlined in the Housing Application of the ��ϲʿ�� Housing Portal.

Do I have to live in the North Georgia Suites?

Yes. A first-year student wanting to be an LLC member must live in the North Georgia Suites.

What happens if I am not selected for an LLC?

Then your housing application will be accepted for normal placement and processed as a non-LLC housing application.

Can I be roommates with someone not in a Living Learning Community?

No. LLC students will be matched with other students within their assigned community who have the highest compatibility score from the housing portal. You will not have roommates outside of your LLC.

Rolling Acceptance

If you missed the initial application deadline, you can still apply to join a Living Learning Community during the "rolling acceptance" period. To remain eligible, accept any North Georgia Suite housing you are offered. Then apply for the LLC of your choice if you have not already done so. You should receive either a community offer or a notification of your waitlist position in about 48 business hours after you apply.

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