City Vision College Requirements for TMC Members

One of the benefits of the TechMission Corps program is the training our members receive. In addition to their Pre-Service Orientation (PSO) and monthly member meetings, all TMC Members* are required to complete at least one City Vision College class during their term of service. City Vision is a fully-accredited online college equipping leaders for working in nonprofits in urban communities. (www.cityvision.edu)  A City Vision course will provide TMC Members with additional skills for their term of service (to benefit their Service Site) and for their future (to prepare themselves for a life of service).

• City Vision classes are 8 weeks in length and require approximately 10 hours/week of study time.
• If a TMC Member chooses a course that is seen by their Site Supervisor as training for their TMC position, that Member may count up to 5 hours per week of study time (containing no faith content) as AmeriCorps “training” hours, as long as the Member is able to fulfill all service expectations at their Site and receives their Supervisor’s prior approval. Oversight of this training time is left to the discretion of the TMC Supervisor; however, we recommend that Supervisors require that this studying take place on-site to ensure appropriate use of time.
• TMC Members may take their chosen course whenever it is offered during their term of service; however, they are encouraged to take it toward the beginning of their term so as to provide maximum benefit to themselves and their Service Site during their term of service.
• TMC Members may take a class that extends beyond the end of their term of service as long as the class begins during their term of service.

• TMC Members will receive 50% off the normal tuition price for classes. (Normal tuition is currently $500/class.)
• TMC Members may use their AmeriCorps Education Award to pay for City Vision classes; therefore payment for classes may be deferred until receipt of the Education Award at the end of the Member’s successfully completed term.
• If a TMC Member does not receive a full Education Award (due to early exit or failure to complete member requirements), the member is responsible for paying the balance owed to City Vision College upon his or her exit from the TMC program, as would be the case with any school bill.

• A list of City Vision courses is available online at http://www.cityvision.edu/cms/cv/courses, and below is a list of courses that may be taken without faith content. TMC Members may choose from any of the courses available. Any time spent on faith-based course content must NOT be counted toward AmeriCorps hours.
• Although City Vision College is a faith-based organization, we do not require TMC Members to take courses with faith content. Members will have the option of choosing courses with no faith content. If a TMC Member indicates that they do not want to participate in any faith content, they will be directed to a list of courses without faith content and their class professor will be notified not to reference faith-related topics when interacting with that particular student. Members may elect to opt-out of taking City Vision courses if they take nonprofit management (or similar) courses from another accredited college during their term.
• City Vision College is accredited, and classes taken may count toward a bachelor’s degree. Some courses may also provide graduate level credit.
• If a TMC Member wants his/her City Vision classes to count toward a degree, he/she must provide an official transcript before beginning the class. Otherwise, a transcript is not needed.