Learning Together
Through a partnership between the College of Engineering and Residence Life, this community provides first-year engineering students with an advanced leadership program.
What to Expect
- Live next to each other in a residence hall
- Develop close-knit friendships
- Coordinate study groups with neighbors in the same classes
- Connect and network with college faculty and staff
- Attend events and activities specific to engineering interests
ELLC Leadership Course (1 credit course):
You will experience an advanced leadership program which will prepare you to create successful pathways throughout life. You will learn a tremendous amount about leadership and how to apply leadership techniques to the real world. This experience is designed to ensure an educational journey is combined with leadership development opportunities to prepare students to lead today, tomorrow, and always.
Ready, Set, Apply!
- Complete your NDSU Housing Application (apps open October 1, 2025)
- Complete your Learning Community Application (apps open October 1, 2025)
- Increase your chances at acceptance by applying before the priority deadline of February 1, 2026! After that date, applications will be considered as space allows.
- You will be notified of your admittance or placement status via NDSU email by February 6, 2026.
Community Events:
Monthly events in the Engineering Leadership Learning Community are designed to be a fun way for students to build their academic network. Social events provide time and space for relationships to be built to directly and indirectly support the academic goals of learning community students.
ELLC HOCO Tournament
Work hard, play hard. During homecoming week, ELLC created their own tournament of challenges. Great way to connect, build friendships and have fun.
Box Fort
Move-in day results in A LOT of cardboard. Being engineers, the Engineering Leadership Learning Community students put it to good use. Students pick a day to build their very own box fort in the lounge equipped with their own homey touches. This is becoming an ELLC tradition.
Community Art
Nothing says home better than putting up your own artwork. The ELLC students put their creative skills to the test and designed a mural for their community that is as unique as they are.
