Activities that engage students are included, e.g.discussions, collaborative research projects, community events, and excursions. You have more fun, learn about more things, and see how the course content relates to the world outside the classroom. Finding courses that fulfill the requirements of general education, majors, and professions, while avoiding schedule conflicts, is a chore. Courses that fulfill requirements have been clustered and scheduled at premium times. Registration is quick and easy.
Students have little control over their education.
The Learning Communities Student Board provides feedback and participates in the design and implementation of programs. Your interests and needs are incorporated into the course of study. Research shows that students in a learning community generally are both more persistent and more successful in achieving their goals. Our experience is consistent with this conclusion. The exam comparison group consisted of other students, who like the LCP students, were taking both CHE 131 and MAT 123.