Community Options – Learning Communities

Colorado State University offers a variety of Learning Communities for students to choose from. Each community supports your academic success, whether through connections to specific colleges and departments or by taking classes together with other students. We encourage you to explore all the options and find the community that feels like the best fit for you. Many Learning Communities also have their own websites where you can learn more about what they offer and what life in that community is like.

Which Community is Right for You?

First-Year Students

First Year

Agricultural Leadership

This community offers a 2-credit seminar within the College of Agricultural Science (CAS) that examines the philosophical and historical foundations of agriculture, complemented by case study exploration of agricultural leaders and their practices.

First Year

Align Scientific Learning Community

Biomedical Sciences and Neuroscience undergraduate students come together to cultivate an inclusive community of scientists committed to improving the health of animals, people, and the planet.

First Year

Amplify

Located in Pinon Hall, Laurel Village, students with College of Natural Sciences majors live, learn, and grow together in Amplify. Through our residential and academic experiences, our students come together in a community that amplifies their individual voices.

First Year

Engineering Community

Located in Academic Village and Edwards Hall, residents of this community can take advantage of academic assistance, mentorship, events, student organization meetings, and tutoring.

First Year

Health & Exercise Science

In the Health & Exercise Science (HES) Residential Learning Community, you will live with other students who are taking the same courses, have similar career goals, and with students that are often vested in living active and healthy lifestyles.

First Year

Honors Residential Learning Community

The Honors Residential Learning Community (HRLC) offers incoming Honors students an opportunity to connect with the Honors program and live with students who share their interests.

First Year

Key Communities

The Key Communities are learning communities for first year students designed to honor the strengths of each student to foster students’ transition to and through the University.

First Year

Continuing Students

Living Substance Free

The Living Substance Free Community in Corbett Hall is a community for students who are committed to a lifestyle free from alcohol, tobacco, or drugs.

First Year

Outdoor Leadership in Natural Resources

Part of the Warner College of Natural Resources’ learning communities, students learn in a NR 192 seminar focused on philosophy and history of natural resources as well as case study exploration in outdoor leadership practices.

First Year

Sustainability Leadership in Natural Resources

Part of the Warner College of Natural Resources’ learning communities, students learn in a NR 192 seminar focused on sustainability philosophy and practice connected to natural resources as well as the environment, economics, and social equity.

First Year

Protected: Vida Residential Learning Community

In Vida, life and learning come together. Students in the College of Liberal Arts and Exploratory Studies join a vibrant community where curiosity thrives and connections matter. CLA students will also be considered for the Boost Scholarship.

Continuing Students

If you are interested in being a part of a learning community beyond your first year, check out the following:

First Year

Key Communities

The Key Communities are learning communities for first year students designed to honor the strengths of each student to foster students’ transition to and through the University.

First Year

Continuing Students

Living Substance Free

The Living Substance Free Community in Corbett Hall is a community for students who are committed to a lifestyle free from alcohol, tobacco, or drugs.

Transfer Students

If you are a transfer student interested in any of the communities listed above, contact the specific community to determine if it is a good fit for you. Many of the communities can accommodate transfer students. CSU also offers Transfer Residential Communities in Laurel Village and Summit Hall specifically for transfer students.