Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 75.15
Liaison Hannah Rushing
Submission Date March 5, 2021
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Sterling College (VT)
EN-13: Community Service

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.00 / 5.00 Carol Dickson
Dean of Academics
Academic
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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):
97

Number of students engaged in community service (headcount):
97

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:
16,236

Number of annual community service hours contributed per student :
167.38

Optional Fields 

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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 nine 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. In addition, many students complete an internship, called a Practicum in Environmental Stewardship, to meet their graduation requirements and these unpaid internship hours make up 2,490 of the total reported here.

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.