For Students

• Makes curriculum relevant to students' lives
  
• Clarifies values
  
• Promotes community and civic responsibility
  
• Encourages multicultural awareness
  
• Develops critical thinking and problem solving skills
  
• Fosters social and personal development
  
• Builds a community within the classroom

For Instructors

• The relevance of the experience to students' lives validates teaching and enhances learning
  
• Helps build classroom community
  
• Establishes relationships with people in the community

For Community

• Provides meaningful services to our community
  
• Creates opportunities for community agencies to participate in student learning
  
• Builds community awareness of college programs and services