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Getting Started: The First Year of Service Learning at Community College of Vermont.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Matkowski, Bette |
| Copyright Year | 1997 |
| Abstract | This report outlines the development and implementation of a service-learning program at the Community College of Vermont (CCV). The author describes some of CCV's unique characteristics, all of which heightened the challenge of implementing a service-learning program: (1) CCV has no campusthere are 12 sites of the college scattered throughout the major population centers of the state; (2) CCV employs only part-time faculty, hiring instructors on a semester-by-semester, course-by-course basis; (3) CCV students are very autonomous and can design their own degrees. In the fall semester of 1996, CCV piloted the service-learning program at one site: Middlebury. Four instructors volunteered to spearhead the program. They met five times throughout the semester; at the end, instructors and students met to review the program. There was fervent college-wide support, although the program was small in scope. Students and faculty learned from and enjoyed the service-learning project, and CCV garnered strong regional and national support. In spring 1997 the pilot program was greatly expanded, calling for a four-credit course specifically designed to incorporate service learning into students' academic careers. The college-wide course requires 15 hours of classroom meetings, 120 hours of field study, and 30-40 hours of homework. This paper details course objectives and suggests evaluation strategies. (EMH) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) 04-This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. Getting Started: The First Year of Service Learning at Community College of Vermont Bette Matkowski Community College of Vermont: At a Glance 1 PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) Community College of Vermont was founded in 1970 and became a member of the Vermont State Colleges system in 1977. It is the only community college in Vermont although there are several private two-year colleges and one public two-year college (Vermont Technical College). Nearly 8000 students attend CCV each year; 98% of them are Vermont residents. The college's tuition is currently $96 a credit, and a typical 3-credit course costs approximately $360. While expensive by national standards, CCV has the lowest tuition in Vermont. 75% of all CCV students are women, and the average age is 30-32; however, younger, full-time students are one of the fastest growing populations of the college. The mission of the college is to deliver high quality, affordable, postsecondary education to students in their communities in innovative and flexible ways. Special emphasis is given to Vermonters who would otherwise have limited access to college because of such barriers as low income, lack of academic preparation, family obligations, time constraints, or geographic remoteness. There are several particularly interesting features of CCV: No campus: rather than building a campus and having students come to it, CCV was designed to reach out to rural Vermont (Vermont is the U.S.'s 2nd most rural state). There are 12 sites of the college scattered throughout the major population centers of the state. 95% of all Vermonters are within a 30 minute drive of a CCV site. Sites range from the |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED466840.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
