Important facts about RLC students
• Better prepared for class • Utilize computer labs, interact with professors, and attend seminars and lectures more regularly than non-RLC students • More confident in their educational future • Feel their residence hall climate is more supportive of their academic and social lives than non-RLC students
“What I enjoy most about being in an RLC is the sense of community and knowing I am going through the exact same thing as my peers living around me. Not only are we adjusting to college and being away from home, but we are going through the same academic rigor. It is comforting knowing we are all in the same boat.”
—Mackenzie Bryson
PSYCHOLOGY MENTEE
Housing and Residence Life PO Box 6100 Flagstaff, AZ 86011-6100 5150250F46
Percentage of RLC students who return to NAU their second year
RLC participants are retained at 81% compared to 74% of non-participants into their second year of college.
“The benefits of living in a Residential Learning Community are that you can go room to room asking everyone who has the same major or classes as you for help. Also, everyone is extremely nice and you get to learn more about them throughout the year at the RLC meetings and study groups.”
—Marcus Iafrate
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES MENTEE