Accent on Student Success: Engaged Together in Service (ASSETS)

Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) is one of twenty units comprising the City University of New York. One of BMCC's goals is to provide for all students a general education that fosters personal development, intellectual curiosity, and critical thinking to enhance informed and effective participation in society. This particular goal is in alignment with what the students experience through service-learning. Through the ASSETS project, BMCC has offered the students a comprehensive program in financial literacy. Financial literacy creates a powerful and responsible relationship with fiscal resources, as well as financial institutions. By providing this education, faculty had a positive impact upon the students' lives, by enabling them to make informed financial choices.