Working to Learn From the start, Lloyd believed that work was important, a belief that hasn't been lost. Freshmen are assigned general jobs, from sweeping the cafeteria to cleaning the bathrooms. Upperclassmen are assigned jobs as closely related to their academic fields as possible. Some even become supervisors. The 77,000 hours per semester of student labor not only helps to keep college costs low, but, say officials, also democratizes the student body, gives them a feeling of earning their scholarship money, and makes Alice Lloyd graduates more marketable.
Students seem to agree.
Alice Lloyd is like a family. The teachers I worked for became mentors for me, and are still. Of course, sometimes it seems rough with all of my classes, but I've learned so much about computers and how to manage workers that it's been really valuable. Throughout their years at Alice Lloyd, students receive coursework in leadership and are constantly encouraged to stay in the region after graduation, if they can. Most don't give it a second thought.