This study aims to determine the students’ attitudes to community service involvement at a local higher education institution in Olongapo City, Philippines. The study used a descriptive-correlation research design with the online google form as the primary data-gathering tool. One hundred one (101) students voluntarily answered the online survey using a convenience sampling technique. The data gathering occurred in the second semester of the academic year 2021-2022. This study also used an adopted and modified instrument validated by experts and subjected it to a reliability test. As for the data analysis, the data analyst used mean, t-test, and Pearson-r moment of correlation. The result shows that students “highly consider “most of the reasons mentioned in the survey for participating in community services. In addition, the top three interests for students in joining community services were education, safety and security, and conservation. As for the skills, the top three include teaching, typing, and cooking. Inferential statistics show no significant difference in student attitudes when grouped according to gender. However, there was a significant association between the reasons for involvement, interest, and skills beneficial to the student’s community service. The study shared some important implications intended for the promotion of community service involvement of students.

Keywords: Community Service, Students’ Attitude, Student Participation, Community Extension, Local Higher Education Institution.

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