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Community Impact Program

Boise State University serves place-bound Idahoans through a variety of programs that allow students to get ahead without leaving their community. The Community Impact Programs (CIP) serve these students and communities through for-credit and not-for-credit offerings as well as scholarships.

Learn more about how past students have benefited from the Community Impact Programs in this video. Captions and a transcript are available.

Community Impact Programs Details

Use the program detail cards to learn more about the Community Impact Programs.

Community Impact Certificate

7-credit leadership certificate

Community Leadership Program

Non- credit professional development

15 to Start

High school students earn 15 college credits

Community Partnerships

Become a CIP partner

Community Impact Stories

Boise State’s Community Impact Programs (CIP) change the lives of individuals and communities. Explore additional stories of students who have found success in the program and the impact of the program on Idaho and beyond.

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Community Impact Students in Idaho

Serving Rural Idaho

The Community Impact Program (CIP) partners with Boise State Online to deliver online degrees and programs with flexible, asynchronous schedules. We bring the same high-quality education that on-campus students receive straight to you — whether you’re at home, a digital nomad or on a military base.

Boise State Online students are located throughout Idaho, across the nation and around the world.

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More Rural Initiatives

“Boise State has become a Metropolitan Research University of Distinction, but that does not confine our work to the urban area. Rural populations around the country have been historically underserved by universities, and our state, with its significant rural population, deserves the best that Boise State can offer. The impact Boise State has made on the lives of individuals in Boise and on the economy and vitality of Idaho can also be brought to our rural communities in new ways. In addition to the Community Impact Program, which collaborates with rural communities to develop the best programs for them, we are developing new internships and hands-on opportunities for rural students to apply their university-acquired skills and competencies in their home regions.” – email message from Dr. Tromp to Boise State staff. May 1, 2020