Paul Smith's College in New York Receives 2.8 Million Dollar Federal Grant to Build a Work College Model: The First in New York State, With Paid Work Starting in Fall 2027
PAUL SMITHS, New York — Paul Smith's College announced it has received a 2.8 million dollar Title III Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP) grant to support the initial phases of its new Work College model, making it the first institution to pursue this approach to higher education in New York, according to the college.
Funding will support the development of campus enterprises, facility renovations, work-oriented first-year programming and faculty preparedness for the Work College model. Under the model, students participate in structured, paid work assignments connected to their academic studies, instead of treating internships, co-ops or service learning as supplemental opportunities.
President Dan Kelting said the college is reimagining what a college education can deliver for students and thanked the U.S. Department of Education for recognizing and supporting the work, adding that Work College graduates go on to have higher employment rates, higher earnings and lower loan default rates than peers at comparable institutions. The model will be implemented in phases, with work opportunities beginning in Fall 2027 and expanding in subsequent years. The college describes itself as the only four-year college located in the Adirondack Park in upstate New York, with hands-on fields including business and hospitality, culinary management, forestry, environmental sciences and natural resources.
Source: Paul Smith's College
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