Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 78.28
Liaison Hannah Rushing
Submission Date Jan. 26, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Sterling College (VT)
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.00 / 5.00 Favor Ellis
Dean of Community
Residence Life
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Part 1 

Number of students enrolled for credit (headcount; part-time students, continuing education, and/or graduate students may be excluded):
120

Number of students engaged in community service (headcount):
120

Percentage of students engaged in community service:
100

Part 2 

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (community service hours)? (if data not available, respond 'No'):
Yes

Total number of student community service hours contributed during the most recent one-year period:
20,906.50

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student :
174.22

Optional Fields 

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
http://www.sterlingcollege.edu/work-college/

None
Does the institution include community service achievements on student transcripts?:
No

Does the institution provide incentives for employees to participate in community service (on- or off-campus)? (Incentives may include voluntary leave, compensatory time, or other forms of positive recognition):
No

None
A brief description of the institution’s employee community service initiatives:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Sterling College is one of only eight federally recognized work colleges. Every student on campus has a job that either directly benefits the community at Sterling or the local area. In addition, there is an all college work day set aside each semester for work on building community. There is also an all college service day set aside. In addition, most students are required to complete an internship, called a Practicum in Environmental Stewardship, as a graduation requirement. Below are how the above total number of hours are broken down by category for easy reference. All are from the fiscal year 2016. Internship Hours: 5400 from 22 students Hours In Work Program That are Off-Campus and based in the local community: 1010.25 Work Program Total Hours: 14161.75 Additional Outside Community Service Hours: 334.5

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.