Through a competitive application process, these institutions demonstrated:

• A commitment from top leadership to prioritize this as a campus-wide initiative.
• A strategy to collaborate with other participating campuses in their region.
• A thoughtful plan to link the service experience to academic outcomes, ensuring on-time degree completion.
• A compelling recruitment strategy with a particular focus on low income students and Dreamers.

Each of these partner campuses will have the following responsibilities:

• Recruit, select and support College Corps Fellows on their campus.
• Recruit, select and support a group of community host organizations for their students.
• Cultivate a meaningful cohort experience for College Corps Fellows on their campus.
• Participate in regular opportunities for networking and peer learning with other College Corps partner campuses across the state.

California Volunteers will support the partner campuses by:

• Conducting a statewide campaign to raise the visibility of the College Corps;
• Connecting campuses with potential community host partners in their region;
• Cultivating an esprit de corps for participating students from across the state;
• Engaging research partners to support campuses with data collection and evaluation.

College Corps Cohort 1 Timeline

Regional Collaboration

Colleges and universities from every region across the state are participating. College Corps is encouraging intersegmental collaboration at the regional level in order to:

• Coordinate Fellow placements with community host organizations in the region.
• Bring together students from different institutions to build a regional esprit de corps. 
• Promote peer learning and exchange across the partner campuses.