The purpose of the Work-Colleges program is to recognize, encourage, and promote the use of comprehensive work-learning-service programs as a valuable educational approach when it is an integral part of the institution's educational program and a part of a financial plan that decreases reliance on grants and loans and to encourage students to participate in community service activities. (Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2756b) [59 FR 61418, Nov. 30, 1994, as amended at 75 FR 55950, Oct. 29, 2009]