CSUDH has been selected as a returning partner campus for the popular College Corps program, receiving a three-year grant award of $4,132,500 that will allow the program to continue through 2029. The grant will support up to 95 students a year, who will have the opportunity to develop leadership and civic engagement skills while serving the local community and earning money for college.
As part of California Service Corps, the largest service force in the nation, students in the program can be awarded up to $10,000 for completing 450 hours of training and community service in a year. CSUDH fellows provide service to local organizations each year in three areas: P-12 education (early childhood education and elementary/middle schools), food insecurity, and climate action.
“Over the four years of College Corps at CSUDH, the program has supported 350 Fellows, who have given approximately 140,000 hours of service to more than 20 community sites annually,” said Laurie Inman, assistant professor in the College of Education and principal investigator for the grant.
As the College Corps Program at Dominguez Hills enters its fifth year, the program will continue under the leadership of a new administrative director and Fynnwin Prager, faculty director of CSUDH’s Center for Engaged Teaching and Research, helping to align the work of the two programs.
All students who need help paying for college are eligible, including those who qualify for public or private student loans; need to work part time; or are undocumented, with or without employment authorization. Statewide, more than 10,000 students from almost 50 colleges and universities have participated in the program since its inception.
Applications for the 2026-27 academic year for students interested in joining College Corps are now open. The deadline for applications is June 1, 2026.
