Introduction: 本院針對蘭陽平原地域文化、產業、經濟特色，第一年設立休閒產業、服務業經營及景觀建築與管理等三個學士學位之學系，以培育蘭陽社區發展所需之管理規劃人才。基於蘭陽在地化的特色，採進學班學制，針對高中畢業生規劃出各系的專業理論與實務課程，著重社區總體營造與通識教育，相較於蘭陽校園以英文授課為主的各學院，社區發展學院採中文授課，但亦重視英文能力之培養。

Community education is one of the main purposes of University education. Following the great success of university education, vocational education and adult continuing education in Tamkang University, Dr. Clement C.P. Chang established the College of Community Development after Tamkang University fourth curve to form an integrated university. This task is assigned to Lanyang Campus so as to contribute to his hometown, I-lan. In order to reflect local cultural, industrial and economic features and to foster the management expertise for the community, the following departments were founded to offer Bachelor degree programs: Department of Leisure Industry Management, Department of Service Industry Management and Department of Landscape Architecture and Management.