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Raritan Valley Community College has joined The Democracy Commitment, a national organization dedicated to advancing democracy in America’s community colleges. As part of its membership, the College commits to ensuring that all of its graduates have the opportunity to receive an education in civic responsibility and democracy, and pledges to continue its role as a national leader with these efforts.

The Democracy Commitment (TDC) works with colleges and their communities to make democratic skills more available to all students who desire a voice and a seat at the table of local, state, and national discourse and action. To such end, TDC provides a platform for the development and expansion of community college programs, projects, and curricula aimed at engaging students in civic and democratic education and engagement.

RVCC’s TDC membership is part of its ongoing efforts to encourage students to participate in civic engagement through its nationally recognized Service Learning Program. As part of their course curriculum and co-curricular work, students participate in service to the community through student clubs, athletics, student government, honor societies, internships and workforce development practicums. Students address many critical issues of public concern including hunger, homelessness, literacy, the environment, disabilities, English as a Second Language, domestic violence, substance abuse, child care, health, animal welfare, and legal aid.

Recognitions for RVCC leadership role and innovations in service learning include the 2008 Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement and 2015 Re-Classification for demonstrating expansion of signifi¬cant community engagement, resources, assessment and effectiveness. The College has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction for nine consecutive years, since the Honor Roll’s inception.

TDC’s consortium of members currently includes 75 institutions, with 130 campuses serving over 1 million community college students in 23 states. For additional information, visit www.thedemocracycommitment.org.

Raritan Valley Community College’s main campus is located at 118 Lamington Road in Branchburg, NJ. For further information, visit www.raritanval.edu.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 24, 2017

Media contact: Donna Stolzer, 908-526-1200, ext. 8383

PR #176