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Continuing and Transfer/Grad Learning Communities
Updated: April 23, 2024
A Residential Learning Community, or RLC, is a group of students who live together and engage in experiences focused around their field of study, career, culture, or personal interest. All students who live on-campus at Cal Poly are housed in a RLC.
| Poly Canyon Village | Residential Learning Community (RLC) |
|---|---|
| Aliso | Pride, Culture and Identity |
| Buena Vista | Cal Poly Scholars, CAED |
| Corralitos | Cal Poly Scholars, TRIO |
| Dover | CAFES |
| Estrella | CAFES |
| Foxen | CAFES |
| Gypsum | CAFES, CENG |
| Huasna | Cal Poly Scholars |
| Inyo |
CAED |
| cerro vista apartments | Residential Learning Community (RLC) |
| Morro |
Substance Free |
| Bishop | Transfer and Grad Communities |
| Islay | Transfer Pride, Transfer Community, Transfer Culture & Identity |
| Cabrillo | CENG |
| Hollister | Engage, Transfer Community |
|
Romauldo |
CENG |
Cal Poly Scholars:
Continuing students
An RLC for Cal Poly Scholars program participants. Cal Poly Scholars are required to reside on campus for their first two years at Cal Poly. The Scholars Residential Learning Community is optional but encouraged.
TRIO ACHIEVERS:
Continuing students
An RLC for TRIO program participants. TRIO members are required to live in the TRIO community as part of their program but may invite non-TRIO members to be their roommates.
Students in the TRIO program are required to live in campus housing for two years.
Watch this video on TRIO Achievers to learn more.
Cultural and Identity Scholars:
Continuing students and Transfer Students
Cultural and Identity Scholars Communities provide opportunities for students on campus to create cultural connections in their residential communities. We offer all students the following communities in the application:
- APIDA (Asian Pacific Islander Desi Americans) Scholars
- Black Scholars
- Cross Cultural Scholars (a multicultural community)
- Latine/x Scholars
- Native American and Indigenous Scholars
- SWANA (Southwest Asia and North Africa) Scholars
Communities will be formed based on student interest. If there is not enough interest in a specific cultural and identity learning community, students will be offered a space in the Cross Cultural Scholars Community. Regardless of Housing RLC, students are welcome to attend events provided by Student Diversity & Belonging.
College-based Communities - CAED, CAFES and ceng
Continuing students only; All Majors Welcome
Students from CAED, CAFEs and CENG are required to live on campus for two years, and their colleges have their own Residential Learning Community in campus apartments! College communities afford students the opportunity to live with others in their college/major, often sharing the same classes, while participating in activities that center around their academics, careers and social interests.
Engage
Continuing Students
This social-based learning community provides an opportunity for students to connect through fun community events and become more integrated into campus life.
Pride Community
Continuing and Transfer Students
Pride is a learning community for LGBTQIA+ identified (including, but not limited to, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual) students and all those in solidarity to build a supportive community. All room types in the Pride RLC are Queer-affirming spaces, and students in this (and all) residential communities are welcome to attend programmatic offerings through the Pride Center.
Substance Free
Continuing and Transfer Students
The Substance Free community is for those committed to a living environment of wellness and having a great time without tobacco, drugs, or alcohol. Residents of the Substance Free community sign a Statement of Understanding and agree to live in an environment that is conscientious of the well-being of yourself and others by forgoing substances within the community — even if you are over the age of 21.
Transfer/Grad Program
Transfer and grad students only
For students who are transferring to Cal Poly from another college, this program gives students opportunities to connect and grow with other transfer students. Students living in this area will receive resources on academic/career support, campus resources and involvement that are specific for the transfer student.
