This book, created during the Omicron surge, highlights Berea College, a work college where students earn while they learn. It features chapters by students discussing personal growth, opportunities, and life-changing experiences, advocating for more scholarly attention to work colleges.

Preface; Nicholas D. Hartlep.
Chapter 1. Freshman Year; Aaron G. Teegarden.
Chapter 2. Opportunistic Future in the Wake of Uncertainty; Michayla R. Dickerson.
Chapter 3. Labor as a Way to be Ready for the Future, and What Is "Berea Bubble"; Rinat R. Nailev.
Chapter 4. Labor Experience; Katlyn E. Sharp.
Chapter 5. What's a "Non-Trad" and Are They Dangerous? Jared D. Sipple.
Chapter 6. The Ease and Flow of a Work College; Zechariah B. Williams.
Chapter 7. Flaws; Bradley K. Bussell.
Chapter 8. My Three Jobs at Berea; Emily G. Mach.
Chapter 9. Local Berea College Student; Madison M. McIntosh.
Chapter 10. Life at Berea; Megan A. Gonterman.
Chapter 11. My Journey to Berea, at Berea, and After; Rainiela Ortiz Veras.
Chapter 12. Attending Berea College as a Student-Athlete; Jayden A. Trawick-Junta.
Chapter 13. Crafting Excellence Through Trauma; Logan R. Robinson.
Chapter 14. Berea Busy; Breyden V. Stanton.
Chapter 15. Berea Bustling; Maria E. Elkins.
Chapter 16. The Unique Opportunities Berea College Gives You; Emalee J. Baker.
Chapter 17. The Guilt of a Mexican Daughter in College; Hannia J. Amaro-Zambrano.
Chapter 18. The Berea Life; Alexandra Castro Diaz.
Chapter 19. A Transfer Student's Perspective on Berea College; Nicholas J. Lewand.
About the Editors.
About the Contributors.