▁Board ▁of ▁Education . ▁ ▁Work ▁Program ▁The ▁Work ▁Program ▁was ▁first ▁instit uted ▁at ▁Black burn ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁by ▁Dr . ▁William ▁M . ▁Hudson ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁to ▁provide ▁access ▁to ▁higher ▁education ▁to ▁individuals ▁with ▁the ▁academic ▁ability ▁but ▁who ▁lack ed ▁financial ▁stability . ▁Therefore , ▁a ▁cost ▁reduction ▁program ▁began ▁at ▁Black burn ▁College . ▁This ▁" Self - Help ▁Plan ", ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁first ▁called , ▁required ▁students ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁ 3 ▁hours ▁a ▁day ▁of ▁manual ▁labor ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁the ▁payment ▁of ▁their ▁tu ition . ▁This ▁financial ▁model ▁remains ▁an ▁important ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁Work ▁Program ▁today . ▁However , ▁a ▁larger ▁emphas is ▁is ▁put ▁on ▁the ▁opportun ities ▁it ▁provides ▁for ▁student ▁learning . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁all ▁resident ▁students ▁work ▁a ▁ 1 6 0 ▁hours ▁each ▁sem ester ▁( 1 0 ▁hours ▁a ▁week ) ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁fac ulty ▁and ▁staff ▁to ▁help ▁provide ▁virt ually ▁all ▁services ▁essential ▁to ▁college ▁operations . ▁ ▁The ▁program ▁is ▁broken ▁down ▁into ▁ 1 2 ▁depart ments , ▁each ▁with ▁a ▁student ▁manager ▁that ▁over se es ▁and ▁admin ister s ▁their ▁respective ▁department . ▁Each ▁department ▁has ▁their ▁own ▁set ▁of ▁policies , ▁leadership ▁teams , ▁and ▁goals ▁for ▁each ▁academic ▁term . ▁These ▁department ▁man agers , ▁and ▁the ▁entire ▁Work ▁Program , ▁are ▁over seen ▁by ▁two ▁General ▁Man agers ▁( also ▁students )