Work-College [Education] Law and Legal Definition
According to 34 CFR 675.41 (a) [Title 34 – Education; Subtitle B -- Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education; Chapter VI -- Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education; Part 675 -- Federal Work-Study Programs; Subpart C -- Work Colleges Program], the term work-college means “an eligible institution that--
(1) Is a public or private nonprofit, four-year, degree-granting institution with a commitment to community service;
(2) Has operated a comprehensive work-learning-service program for at least two years;
(3) Requires resident students, including at least one-half of all students who are enrolled on a full-time basis, to participate in a comprehensive work-learning-service program for at least five hours each week, or at least 80 hours during each period of enrollment, except summer school, unless the student is engaged in an institutionally organized or approved study abroad or externship program; and
(4) Provides students participating in the comprehensive work-learning-service program with the opportunity to contribute to their education and to the welfare of the community as a whole.”
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