Student-Run Branches

Preparing our youth for a bright financial future

UVA Community Credit Union is a proud partner of educational institutions, providing unique experiential learning programs to our youth.

What is the student-run branch program?

REAL credit union branches that operate on select school premises where:

• We serve the students, faculty, and staff
• We operate in concert with classroom instruction
• Students conduct branch transactions and help create marketing/promotional campaigns with guidance from credit union personnel

Benefits for the Students:

• Development of life skills relevant to personal money management
• Financial literacy and understanding of the American economic system
• Workforce and entrepreneurial exposure
• Allows students to earn extra money while building their resume
• Exploration of banking and finance career options

Benefits for the Educational Institution

• Provides mission and curricula support through experiential learning
• Reinforces Standards of Learning (SOL's)
• Supports the Economics and Personal Finance course required for high school graduation
• Gives students opportunities to apply marketing and business techniques learned in class

Benefits for UVA Community Credit Union

• Reaffirms our not-for-profit credit union's mission to improve the social, moral, and economic needs of our community
• Builds a sustainable talent pipeline for employment
• Student-branch employees have opportunities to train and work in our branch network, at credit union events, etc.
• Non-branch students have opportunities to showcase talent (i.e., marketing, accounting, & graphic arts)

Benefits for our Community

• A new generation of more knowledgeable consumers who can help stimulate the economy and successfully manage their money
• Healthier individuals/family units through financial stability
• Pool of employees with experience in running a business (marketing, branding, and financial operations)

We currently have four Student-Run Branches:

Lion Nation – Louisa County High School

Patriot Pride – Albemarle County High School

PVCC Campus Branch – Piedmont Virginia Community College

Knights United – Charlottesville High School

If you would like to learn more about our Student-Run branch program, contact our Community Relations department.