Best Practices in Service Learning: Building a National Community College Network, 1994-1997

As part of the Learn and Serve America program of the Corporation for National Service, the American Association of Community Colleges helped develop campus-based programs that became a nucleus for a growing community college service learning network. Ten colleges, selected in a national competition for grants ranging from $2,000 to $12,000 per year, trained faculty and developed or strengthened relationships with organizations that offered service placement sites for students to address community needs. A variety of "best practices" evolved from the strategies and resources developed at the colleges.