About Service Learning
Building a Sustainable Community through Service Learning
Service Learning at LCCC is a grassroots movement among faculty, students, staff and community partners who believe in the potential of civically engaged education to transform the lives of students and the Lorain County community.
What is Service Learning?
Service Learning is a teaching and learning strategy that combines meaningful community service with classroom instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility and strengthen communities. As a form of experiential education, service learning achieves and enhances course objectives while meeting an identified community need. Frequently Asked Questions.
Three Key Elements
- Meet an identified community need.
- Enhance classroom learning.
- Foster civic responsibility/civic engagement.
Why Service Learning?
Service Learning allows students to actively promote positive change in their communities through meeting an indentified community need, while they learn the importance of civic engagement, use the skills they are learning in the classroom in a real world setting and build their professional skills.
Understanding Service Learning
Service Learning at the Lorain County Community College
- Success Stories - Service Learning students at the Lorain County Community College are putting their skills to work in the Lorain County Community. Read their real success stories here.
- Events - Service Learning participates in a variety of events from the Annual Service Learning Celebration to the Community Wide MLK Day of Service.
- In The News - Find out what has been buzzing in the community concerning the Service Learning Program.
- The Service Report - A newsletter reporting on service learning activities each semester.
- Service Learning Advisory Committee - The Service Learning program has a group of dedicated people made up of students, faculty, staff, and community members alike all working to ensure the success of the students and their projects in the community.
- Email List - Join the emailing list to be updated of Service Learning program activities.
Interested? Get Started.
Getting Started will allow you to identify if you are a Student, Faculty, or Community Partner interested in Service Learning and the next steps to participate in the program.