2006 Service Statistics
- A. Purpose and Methodology
- B. Institutional Information
- C. Community Service/Service-learning/Civic Engagement on Campus
- D. Faculty Roles and Rewards
- E. Infrastructure
E. Infrastructure
Respondents were asked to provide information about the structure and administration of offices on campus dedicated to service-related activities. Of the 576 institutions that responded, 80% reported having an office/center dedicated to coordinating service, service-learning, and/or civic engagement activities and programs. This rate is lower than what was reported in previous years (86% in 2004-05 and 2003-04) and lower than the 83% reported in 2002-03.
One-third (31%) of institutions reported having more than one office coordinating service, service-learning, and/or civic engagement activities and programs. Of those institutions that reported having more than one office, the number of offices involved with service-related activities ranged from 1 to 20 additional offices, with an average of 3 offices. The majority of institutions (60%) indicated reporting to two offices that coordinated service-related activities.
The vast majority of institutions (85%) had at least one staff member who was specifically dedicated to coordinating service, service-learning, and/or civic engagement activities and programs. This is significantly higher than the 79% reported in 2004-05 and slightly higher than the 83% reported in 2003-04.
The highest level of education for the majority of directors of service-learning centers was a Master’s degree (55%), followed by a Ph.D. or equivalent (25%), and a Bachelor’s degree (18%). Only 2% of directors reported an Associate’s degree as the highest level of education.
Figure 10. Highest level of education attained by service director
The majority of institutions reported the total annual salary of the director to be between $40-59,999 (40%), followed by a salary between $25-39,999 (25%). Only 5% reported director salaries under $15,000, while only 7% reported salaries over $80,000.
Figure 11. Total annual salary of service director
As shown in Figure 12, the total annual budget ranged from less than $20,000 to more than $250,000. The majority of institutions reported an annual budget of less than $20,000 (42%), followed by a budget of $100,000 to less than $250,000 (20%). Only 11% of service offices reported having an annual budget of $50,000 to 99,999 or more than $250,000.
Figure 12. Service office total annual budget
