{"id":18789,"date":"2017-03-10T09:12:49","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T14:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/college.unc.edu\/?p=18789"},"modified":"2024-07-02T16:35:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T16:35:38","slug":"carolina-climbs-to-no-7-among-peace-corps-top-volunteer-producing-colleges-and-universities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collegearchive.unc.edu\/?p=18789","title":{"rendered":"Carolina climbs to No. 7 among Peace Corps\u2019 top volunteer-producing colleges and universities"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_18791\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18791\" style=\"width: 325px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18791\" src=\"\/\/casdev.unc.edu\/collegearchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2017\/03\/peacecorps_8-325x250.jpg\" alt=\"Photo courtesy of the U.S. Peace Corps \" width=\"325\" height=\"250\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18791\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of the U.S. Peace Corps<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For the third year in a row, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has moved up in the rankings of the Peace Corps\u2019 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities list. UNC ranks No. 7 among large schools, up from No. 12 last year.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Peace Corps, 51 Tar Heels volunteered around the world in 2016. Since the Peace Corps\u2019 founding in 1961, nearly 1,300 Carolina alumni have served as volunteers overseas.<\/p>\n<p>Carolina has been ranked in the large school category for the last 11 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the third year in a row, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has moved up in the rankings of the Peace Corps\u2019 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities 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