College Corps participant DJ Nunley told meeting attendees that joining College Corps "changed my life," gave him "a vision and a sense of purpose" and helped him win acceptance to the University of California, Berkeley after two years at College of the Desert.

A commenter prefacing Nunley’s remarks said, "We're exposing a whole new generation to social capital that they never had access to before. And we're seeing it in the numbers. We're seeing the data." Nunley described his service work while a student: "While I was a student at COD, I served children and families experiencing food insecurity and homelessness," and said he approached that work with "empathy and compassion." He added, "Without them, I would have never been able to be accepted to UC Berkeley. What an incredible inspiration you are."

The statements came during the meeting's public-comment period; no formal actions or votes related to College Corps were taken during the session. The speaker framed the program as providing support and inspiration that led to both community service and educational opportunity. The record shows two public comments on the topic and roughly one minute of remarks related to College Corps and the speaker's personal experience.

No specific funding sources, program administrative details, or requests for board action were included in the remarks. The comments did identify populations served (children and families experiencing food insecurity and homelessness) and a concrete educational outcome (attendance at College of the Desert for two years followed by acceptance to UC Berkeley).