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Blackburn College

Blackburn College has a strong tradition of academic excellence and is nationally recognized as having the only student-managed Work Program in the U.S., begun in 1913.

The combination of quality education, valuable work experience, and a pledge to meet 100% of students’ financial need allows Blackburn to make a quality liberal arts college education affordable for thousands of first generation and under-served students.

FAST FACTS

Blackburn College
By the Numbers

10

The number of major campus buildings have been built by student labor through the Work Program.nt labor through the Work Program.

550

Approximately the number of full-time students

18

for graduating students with the least amount of debt (68% of ALC graduates last year owed nothing)

15

Average class size is 15 students

26%

percentage of ethnic and minority students (entering fall 2017 class)

92%

percentage of the full-time faculty hold the highest degree available in their eld

$5,000

amount of annual tuition credit awarded to students in exchange for work program participation.

UNIFIED BY PURPOSE

OUR WORK COLLEGE MEMBERS

There are currently 11 federally recognized Work Colleges, eight are members of the Work Colleges Consortium. These institutions are small, private, liberal arts colleges with modest enrollments that range from about 150 to approximately 1,600 students. Each school is unique and operates the work program in a slightly different fashion. However, “work-learning-service” is a central component of each work college. Student work, coupled with robust academics and a spirit of service, is the common denominator shared by all the work colleges.

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