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Morgan Foundation Supports Adult Learners at LCCC
LCCC received 2-year grant that provides scholarships to Schuylkill County students who enter career pathway courses.
Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC) has received a two-year, $50,000 grant from the John E. Morgan Foundation that will provide scholarships to students from Schuylkill County who enter career pathway courses that lead to credentials that prepare them for gainful employment. Unique to these scholarships is that they also support students in noncredit and short-term programs, in addition to traditional credit degree programs.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the population of Schuylkill County is 145,797, of which 13 percent live below the poverty level. Unemployment is currently at 6.7 percent, meaning 9,768 people are out of work. LCCC offers numerous courses that meet the specific business needs in the county, and that can help fill current employment gaps in healthcare, business and manufacturing.
Scholarships will be applied based on greatest need and in disciplines or training programs that fall within career pathways, such as credit programs in business management, entrepreneurship and small business, and noncredit programs in Microsoft Office, phlebotomy, industrial automation, certified nursing assistant and class A commercial driver’s license. For students in programs that aren’t eligible for financial aid, scholarships will pay up to half the cost of tuition.
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“Unemployed or underemployed people in Schuylkill County will see direct benefits from this scholarship program,” says LCCC president Dr. Ann Bieber. “The Morgan Foundation has long been a partner with Lehigh Carbon Community College to create and enhance educational opportunities and to support efforts to grow the workforce in Tamaqua and across Schuylkill County.”
Scholarships will be applied by the college’s financial aid office. Many of the courses covered through this scholarship begin as early as December 2015.
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Interested individuals are invited to attend an open house at the LCCC Morgan Center, 234 High Street in Tamaqua, from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 4, to learn about this scholarship, the programs it will impact as well as general LCCC information. For more information, please call the LCCC Morgan Center at 570-668-6880.