To be eligible for the scholarship, students must be studying one of four areas: information technology and security mental and physical health care advanced manufacturing and building trades or early childhood education and development. “Life gets in the way.” Which Kansas community college students are eligible for the Promise Scholarship “We see it all the time at the community college level where they’ll take one or two courses, and then we won’t see them for one or two semesters because they’re working and trying to save up money to take a couple more courses,” Baumgardner said. Molly Baumgardner, one of the main legislators who pushed for the program, said she hopes it will make staying in school easier for recent high school graduates and older students. If they go on to get a higher degree at another institution, the two-year work requirement would begin after they complete their four-year degree. Scholarship recipients must live and work in Kansas after they graduate. Morgan said the average award could range from $1,000 to $1,500.
#HOW TO SET UP OUTLOOK EMAIL ACCOUNT FOR KCKCC FULL#
If you’re spending the money to train people that are leaving the state of Kansas, then while it is good for the students, you have to ask, ‘Is it beneficial for the state as a whole?’ Scott smathers, Kansas board of regents vice president of workforce developmentīecause some students may get other scholarships, the state won’t have to pay the full tuition for each student. That comes to a range of $1,248 to $1,980 for 12-18 credit hours, not counting materials or special course fees. Similarly, KCKCC charges $104 per credit hour for Wyandotte County residents and $110 for other Kansans. That means a normal full-time course load of 12-18 hours could cost from $1,128 to $2,016, not counting materials or special course fees. In the Kansas City area, Johnson County Community College, Kansas City Kansas Community College, MidAmerica Nazarene University and Donnelly College are included on a list of schools with approved programs on the Kansas Board of Regents website.Īt JCCC, tuition and fees per credit hour cost $94 for county residents and $112 for other Kansas residents. After other types of aid are applied, the program pays the entire remaining cost of tuition, fees and books. The Kansas Promise Scholarship Act went into effect July 1. “The goal of the scholarship program is to help provide Kansas businesses the workforce they desperately need, and to help Kansans stay in Kansas,” Morgan said. Thirty-three higher education institutions in Kansas are included in the program - 19 community colleges, seven technical colleges and seven private, nonprofit postsecondary institutions.
Morgan worked with legislators to draft the bill, which passed the Kansas Senate unanimously and passed the Kansas House 118-4. “It’s sort of taking care of a gap in the financial aid system to help everyday Kansans ensure that they can afford a community college education,” Morgan said. Heather Morgan, executive director of the Kansas Association of Community College Trustees, said the program is aimed at students who may not qualify for other types of financial aid. Scholarship recipients are required to work in Kansas for two years after they complete their education. The state is putting $10 million annually toward helping students who enter certain high-demand fields pay for a community college education. College students in Kansas now have access to a new scholarship designed to help keep their talents in the state after they graduate.
0 kommentar(er)
