A Christian Integrated Learning Community

Since the fall of 2009, Rochester University has embodied an overall academic model called a Christian “Integrated Learning Community” (ILC). ILC is an approach to education which recognizes that learning happens most effectively when it takes place in small communities, when it focuses on all areas of life, and when it is offered in creative formats. In other words, an education should not merely be a series of classes; a true education “integrates” classroom experiences with the rest of life and is a journey that students take together as part of a community. As students live, study, eat, play, travel, serve, and pray together, they do more than obtain knowledge of certain subjects: they gain the experience and wisdom that make knowledge valuable. Rochester University lives into the ILC model by taking advantage of its small size and by pursuing a classic and transformative approach to education.