Northeast Texas Community College announced this week that it has received a $250,000 grant from the Greater Texas Foundation to support the Work Scholarship Program.
The grant specifies that $100,000 will be used to support Work Scholarship Program operating costs and the other $150,000 will contribute to the endowment to provide work scholarships well into the future. The money allotted to the endowment will be doubled by a separate matching grant, adding up for a total impact of $400,000 to benefit the Work Scholarship Program.
“We are so thankful to receive this generous grant from the Greater Texas Foundation. They are doing wonderful work to promote student success throughout our state and NTCC’s Work Scholarship Program is a great fit for their mission,” Dr. Jonathan McCullough, NTCC Executive Vice President for Advancement, said. “These funds will go a long way toward helping many students earn their education through hard work.”
The NTCC Work Scholarship Program is a privately-funded initiative that allows students a chance to earn their NTCC education in advance by completing meaningful work on campus during the summer months. The program launched in 2014 with only 15 students. Just four years later, 63 students completed the program successfully.
“We have received more and more applications each year as word has spread about this unique program. We are finding that there are many students out there who are willing to work hard to avoid going into debt to pay for college. The Work Scholarship Program gives them a structured, educational way to do so,” McCullough said.
The Greater Texas Foundation supports efforts to ensure all Texas students are prepared for, have access to, persist in, and complete postsecondary education. They put particular focus on helping underserved and disadvantaged populations. They pursue that mission by forming partnerships, supporting research, sharing knowledge, and making grants.
To learn more about the Work Scholarship Program, contact McCullough at 903-434-8115 or visit www.ntcc.edu/workscholarship. Visit www.greatertexasfoundation.org. to learn more about the work of Greater Texas Foundation.
