College of the Redwoods participates in state College Corps program

College of the Redwoods is one of 45 California colleges and universities that will participate in the Californians For All College Corps program, a new state-funded tuition reduction program. The program will cover $10,000 of tuition costs for students who do 450 hours of community service, beginning in the fall 2022 semester.

CR will be partnering with Humboldt State University on recruitment of eligible students. Together, the two institutions are hoping to place 100 students, 80 from HSU and 20 from CR who will be placed with local non-profits working in critical areas such as climate action, K-12 education and food security for one school year.

Students must be full-time and qualify for in-state tuition and will receive a $7,000 stipend during the year and a $3,000 education award once they have completed 450 service hours in the academic year.

Montel Vanderhorck, who is coordinating the initiative for College of the Redwoods, sees this as a win-win for CR, the local community and students, saying, “the Californians For All College Fellowship will benefit our community through meaningful service-based learning opportunities that build leadership skills and civic responsibility while also helping students from diverse backgrounds graduate college on-time and with less debt.”

Participating schools include seven of the 10 University of California campuses, 16 of the 23 California State University schools as well as a range of community colleges and private institutions.

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