Genesee Community College has expanded eligibility for its Promise Plus Tuition Scholarship Program for GLOW high school and GED graduates.
Every graduate will receive a scholarship covering the cost of tuition for one or two college courses during the July 6 – Aug. 7, five-week summer session if they attended high school in Genesee, Livingston, Orleans or Wyoming counties.
Also, students who live in the four-county service area, including home-schooled students, who earned a GED Diploma in 2010 are also eligible for up to two tuition-free courses, regardless of age.
Graduates of the Royhart, Pioneer, Wayland-Cohocton, Honeoye Falls-Lima, Lima Christian, Akron, West Valley, Fillmore and Barker School Districts are eligible, too.
And high school graduates who attended high schools outside of the GLOW service area but have accumulated GCC college credits through the College's ACE Program are also eligible to participate.
Lastly, Job Corp GED recipients and students graduating prior to the beginning of the first module of summer classes will be considered for the tuition scholarships on a case-by-case basis.
Under the Promise Plus Scholarship Program, students outlined above can take up to two tuition-free summer courses at any of the college's seven campus locations including Albion, Arcade, Batavia, Dansville, Lima, Medina and Warsaw. The scholarship pays all tuition and fees and the student is only responsible for purchasing textbooks.
The credits earned can be used to get a head start on college and can be used not only at GCC, but will transfer to all State University of New York (SUNY) schools and most other colleges and universities as well.
The deadline for submitting the Genesee Promise Plus Scholarship Application is June 18. There is no limit to the number of students receiving these scholarships. The one-page application form is available at all seven GCC campus locations as well as on-line at <http://www.genesee.edu/promise>.
For more information contact <http://tmlanemartin@genesee.edu > or call 345-6800 or 1-866-CALL-GCC or stop in at any GCC campus.
