Benefits of Community-Based Learning for Students

  • Becoming involved within the community through a Community-Based Learning course provides students with real-life application of what is learned within the borders of the classroom and contributes to the universities’ outreach efforts to the local community.
  • The integration of service and academics promotes deeper involvement in intellectual growth, leadership development, and personal and social growth.
  • The combination of service and academic theory enhances personalized education for students and creates opportunities to connect key course concepts with relevant real-world experiences.
  • Serving the community empowers students as learners, teachers, achievers, and leaders. Students can then make a more meaningful and long term impact on Marshall University and in the community.
  • Participating in a Community-Based Learning course will provide you with the tools you need to be successful in the working world, providing resume-building opportunities and potential contacts for employment.