Not necessarily, but maybe. As Service-Learning offers the opportunity to work with and for an agency, students might find themselves desiring to spend more time with the agency than required. Also, because the projects are real world projects, students often find they want to do the best job they can do in order to best serve the needs of the agency. This often entails students spending more hours and time getting the project completed than if they were just simply handing in something for a grade.
Although this may be considered by some to be more work, it also can be very rewarding. Many students have found their Service-Learning courses the highlight of their college experience. Some have even made career decisions based on the experience.