Characteristics

La Casa is an innovative model in student housing that surrounds students with all the benefits and resources of on‐campus living—plus the added advantage of an on‐site Resource Center. The Resource Center provides a wide range of student support services that help in navigating the complexities of college life and developing leadership skills.

La Casa provides an on-site Resource Center with specialized supportive services led by an expert network of individuals. La Casa Resource Center is not a public facility. 

La Casa is a community of students from various colleges and universities whose goal is to graduate from college. This residence hall offers students a safe, affordable place to live with their own space in which to study, mentors to help them succeed, and continual support to connect them with all the benefits provided by their college or university.

Community engagement activities 

The service component is offered through different types of community work: (1) Direct Service > working directly with community,  (2) Indirect Service > working on projects that have an impact on community, and (3) Advocacy Service >working for the alleviation of a community problems

As a resident of La Casa, students are expected to take part in leadership roles and be an active participant in the community.  

Students develop a self-defined road map to college success, and build skills through specialized workshops. 

Is this program available to underrepresented students?

The program is available to students from all background pursuing their first undergraduate bachelor’s degree.