Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1092301
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 4
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-1067-1803
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A Promising Development: "Promise" Scholarships Targeting Individual Communities Reduce Barriers to College Access--and Completion
Pierce, Dennis
Community College Journal, v86 n2 p22-25 Oct-Nov 2015
This article discusses Promise Scholarships in community colleges and sources of funding. The following community colleges and their scholarships are mentioned in this article: (1) Oregon Promise, Oregon; (2) Ventura College Promise, California; (3) Kalamazoo Promise, Michigan; (4) Pittsburgh Promise, Pennsylvania; (5) SEED Scholarship, Delaware; (6) Tulsa Achieve, Oklahoma; (7) Great River Promise, Arkansas; (8) Tennessee Promise, Tennessee; and (9) Harper College Promise Scholarship, Illinois.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Scholarships, Scholarship Funds, Financial Support, Access to Education
American Association of Community Colleges. One Dupont Circle NW Suite 410, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-728-0200; Fax: 202-833-2467; Web site: http://www.aacc.nche.edu/bookstore
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Two Year Colleges; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Arkansas; California; Delaware; Illinois; Michigan; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Tennessee
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