Learning Communities Available to Students in the College of Engineering
Students entering First-Year Engineering are required to complete online tasks prior to registering for fall classes; you will receive directions for completing the tasks from First-Year Engineering. Some of the information from these tasks is used for initial math placement. Performance on an online math assessment may impact a student's eligibility for other courses which may be part of a learning community. You should apply for the learning communities that interest you and discuss learning community placement with an advisor during STAR, the summer orientation and registration program.
Agriculture Technology and Innovation
This learning community is open to any student interested in using technology to look at agriculture in new and innovative ways.
Air Force ROTC
The Air Force ROTC of Purdue Learning Community is designed to bring together freshmen AFROTC students who have the ultimate goal of becoming Officers in the United States Air Force.
Army ROTC
The Army ROTC Learning Community is designed to immerse students into an environment that promotes team building and a sense of belonging within the AROTC program.
Bands and Orchestras - Engineering
The First-Year Engineering Bands and Orchestra - Engineering Learning Community is open to all first-year band and orchestra students who are enrolled in the College of Engineering.
Boiler Serves: Community Engagement
Boiler Serves is a strengths-based program that supports students in understanding their unique leadership abilities they possess that enable them to practice service for positive social change.
Engineering Honors
The Engineering Honors Learning Community is designed for first-year engineering students participating in the Honors College. This year-long experience will allow you to live, study, and interact with a small group of fellow honors students.
Engineering in the World of Data
Dive into the world of Big Data. Gain a foundation in data science skills while working to solve real engineering problems.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
If you have an interest in learning how businesses launch, compete and grow, consider the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Learning Community (ELC).
Environmental Sciences
The Environmental Sciences Learning Community provides you with an opportunity to explore emerging problems and innovative solutions concerning the environment.
EPICS
The Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) Learning Community places first-semester students in the award-winning EPICS program to design engineering-based solutions for some of the most pressing needs of the local community.
Future Media
A journey of discovery of new media experiences, technologies, and business models combining technical work in new media and 3D visualization with theoretical analysis of future media scenarios empowered by trade-off thinking.
Gender Inclusive Residential Community
This Learning Community welcomes all students and provides a gender inclusive residential environment in addition to oppotunities for connection with faculty from interdisciplinary studies.
Global Engineering
At Purdue, our Global Engineering Learning Community welcomes first-year engineering students who want to develop leadership skills in the context of an increasingly interconnected and rapidly changing world.
Hands-On Design and Fabrication
This experience focuses on training students in varying state-of-the-art fabrication and manufacturing techniques so they can learn how to design, plan, and build a project themselves.
IDEAS
Wanted: Engineering students interested in exploring engineering-related multicultural themes through community involvement. If this sounds like you, consider the IDEAS (Introducing Diversity through Engagement and Service) Learning Community!
Leadership for Social Change
The Leadership for Social Change Learning Community focuses on leadership that positively impacts the world.
Musical Theater
The Musical Theater Learning Community provides incoming students with an instant social and learning group that is interested in Broadway, theater, and music.
Naval ROTC
The Naval ROTC Learning Community is devoted to building a solid foundation for future Navy and Marine Corps Officers.
Network
The Network Learning Community provides an exciting learning environment for first-year engineering students to develop a strong engineering support network.
Psychology
Join other first-year Psychology students with your interests as they begin exploring human behavior and the mind. Through active LC participation, you will bring your classroom education to life.
Study Plants @ Purdue
Come grow your plant knowledge and interest in this first-semester learning community!
Texts, Meaning and Life
Be transformed by reading Transformative Texts! Consider life’s big questions while fulfilling your Written and Oral Communication course requirements and exploring diverse human responses to “the meaning of life”.
The Data Mine
The Data Mine is a living and learning community that allows students to engage in a broad range of Data Science related projects and topics through fun, team-based learning.
Women in Engineering
The Women in Engineering Program invites you to apply to participate in a diverse community of first-year engineering students placed on one of the engineering floors in Earhart or Shreve halls.
