The Guide to Service-Learning Colleges and Universities is a wonderful resource for college-bound students interested in making a difference in their communities and gaining valuable hands-on experience while earning college credit. All institutions chosen for the Guide excel at providing students genuine service-learning experiences and programs.

The Guide contains a complete explanation of service-learning using licensed information from the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, colorful articles from colleges and universities around the country, and exciting examples of how students from New York to Los Angeles and everywhere in between are becoming involved. Also included is a directory of all selected schools, admissions and service-learning contact information, easy-to-read college profiles, college fast facts, and course spotlights highlighting specific academic courses.

Everything students need to know about what service-learning is, how they can get involved, and which colleges excel at service-learning is found in this comprehensive student-friendly guidebook.

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The Beyond the Books series aims to highlight colleges where the classroom meets the real world. We believe that the quality of the educational experience is enhanced by experiential learning: research projects, internships, community service and service-learning, study abroad, leadership programs, entrepreneurial training, and living learning communities.
 
These types of opportunities enhance classroom learning and help students develop transferable life skills that are needed after college. The best colleges are those that use the whole campus experience?in class and out?to promote the connection between knowledge and action.

Young adults know they need practical experience in the real world in addition to evidence of academic accomplishments.  The typical college student is becoming more complex and nontraditional and is demanding more varied modes of learning. However, they often don?t know where to start looking and how to find the best choice for their personal situation.  The task of choosing the type of program to participate in, finding the correct campus contact, searching through the possibilities, and finally choosing and applying for the program is often daunting.