A newsletter for the students, faculty and staff of the Collin County Community College District. Published monthly. For information or submissions, call 972.758.3849. Cougar News welcomes student and faculty submissions. Next deadline: Sept. 10. All submissions are due by 5 p.m. on the due date. Photos cannot be returned. Text should be emailed to mrobinson@ccccd.edu or sent on disk. Please submit copy that is proofed, edited and saved in Word format. Cougar News staff: Lisa Vasquez, director; Mark Robinson, editor; Marcy Cadena-Smith, contributor; Sydney Portilla-Diggs, student correspondent; Stephanie Hall, student correspondent; Ana Colores Palmer, student correspondent; Nick Young, photographer; Layout by Publications
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Grants available for students who are first in family to attend college
Grants for first-generation college students are available thanks to a grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Collin received a $50,000 grant to help “first-generation college students” buy textbooks, calculators or other expensive school supplies. These grants, up to $500 each, will be available for the fall semester. Deadline for fall applications is Friday, Sept. 30.
“This past summer we were able to offer over 60 scholarships to students through this program,” Director of Recruitment and Programs for New Students Alicia Huppe said. “We are hoping to expand outreach efforts of first-generation college students and aid in their academic success.”
The grant also provides money for outreach programs to local high schools, in hopes of encouraging more first-generation students to attend college.
For more information on the Collin first-generation college student grant program, contact Huppe at 972.377.1749 or ahuppe@ccccd.edu.
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