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Introduction to Blackburn College
Blackburn College has earned top honors in Washington Monthly's 2025 college guide, ranking as the #1 bachelor's college in Illinois and 20th in the nation. The College's historic mission is to provide access and deliver transformative educational experiences for students from all economic and social backgrounds.
About the Work Program
The Work Program provides students with a unique combination of academic preparation and work-learning-service experience. Each student works 10 hours per week and receives a $5,000 tuition credit, which will increase to $8,000 beginning in Fall 2025. This program has made a college education a reality for generations of students.
Develop Individualized Skills
The Work Program helps students develop valuable personal skills and competencies that employers appreciate. These skills include:
- Adaptability
- Communication
- Initiative
- Leadership
- Personal responsibility
- Problem-solving
- Teamwork
- Interpersonal relationships
- Project management
Build Work Experience
Through the Work Program, students build work experience and develop a full resume. The program provides a forward-thinking and forward-looking experience that helps students make the most of their college experience. With in-demand skills and a practical work resume, graduates enter the workplace at full speed, ready to rise and shine.
Gain Applicable Work Skills
The Work Program experience refines a multitude of skills necessary for success after college in the workplace. Students learn to apply their skills in real-world settings, making them more attractive to employers across all fields.
Providing Opportunities to Choose Your Future
The Student Managed Work Program is designed to help students find and achieve their life plan. Through leadership, experiential learning, community, teamwork, and friendship, increased employability, and tuition reduction, students enter the workplace at full speed.
Outcomes
The Work Program provides students with a unique combination of academic preparation and work-learning-service experience, making them responsible and productive citizens better able to meet the challenges of post-graduate work, careers, and life in general. The program helps students develop valuable personal skills and competencies, build work experience, and gain applicable work skills, making them more attractive to employers.