Regional Campus Learning Community Opportunities

Students in the BCLC sitting at a round table.Learning Community opportunities at UConn Regional Campuses offer students a supportive, engaging, and enriching experience. Students build connections with peers, faculty, and staff, and develop skills for academic and career success. Join a community tailored to your interests that will support your UConn journey academically, professionally, and personally!

How to Join

Students will learn more about Learning Community options and how to join when they attend New Student Orientation over the summer before their first semester at UConn. If a student has any questions about Learning Communities, they can contact their academic advisor. Students involved in a regional campus Learning Community will be enrolled in a UNIV 1810 First Year Experience course and engage in a variety of events and activities.

Current Opportunities by Campus

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UConn Avery Point

  • CAPS Program: First-year students admitted into the CAPS program are enrolled in a First Year Experience (FYE) course together in the Fall semester.

UConn Hartford

  • LC: In partnership with Aetna, students in the NextStep at Aetna LC will build connections on the Hartford campus and in the local community, engaging in activities that include workshops and a company visit with Aetna employees fostering development of academic, leadership, and professional skills. First-year students in any major can join by enrolling in the corresponding UNIV 1810 First Year Experience course on the Hartford campus.

UConn Stamford

  • Business Connections LC: Offered to first- and second-year students who are admitted to the School of Business
  • La Comunidad Intelectual LC: Provides a supportive space for students to explore Latine identities and/or Latin American and Caribbean diasporas while fostering learning and empowerment

UConn Waterbury

  • CAPS Program: First-year students admitted into the CAPS program are enrolled in a First Year Experience (FYE) course together in the Fall semester.
  • Ideas + Impact (I+I) LC: Ideas + Impact (I+ brings students from various majors together on a pathway to leadership. Students learn to become change makers through innovation and entrepreneurial experiential learning opportunities.
  • La Comunidad Intelectual LC: Provides a supportive space for students to explore Latine identities and/or Latin American and Caribbean diasporas while fostering learning and empowerment