The Kirtland Community College Board of Trustees designated the donation for the Legacy Fund to continue providing scholarships for students in financial need.
The partnership and grant will allow the school to begin offering programs that will provide students with training and career opportunities in the electric vehicle and semiconductor industries, creating a talent pipeline into growing industries.
The grant comes from The Michigan Center for Adult College Success and will allow the institutions to help adult students facing barriers to their education utilize their Kalamazoo Promise funding.
The grant is intended to help working adult students be able to find success at Jackson College via competency-based certificate programs.
The Joe Stevens Leadership Development Fellowship, which has received a donation from Joe Stevens, is an opportunity for Detroit Promise students to receive more hands-on experiences, mentorships, and internships to help prepare them for academic and career success.
The program is aimed at adult learners and will help make it easier for them to continue on to earn a bachelor degree from the University of Olivet after earning an associate degree from Glen Oaks Community College.
The Newaygo Promise Scholarship will be available to eligible students choosing to attend Ferris State University beginning in the Fall 2025 semester.
Northwest Education Services Foundation, or North Ed, is a new nonprofit organization that helps students in Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, and Leelanau counties remove barriers to furthering their education.
The funding comes thanks to Pikeville Medical Center and the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education’s Healthcare Workforce Investment Fund.
Thanks to donations from three partner organizations being matched by the state of Kentucky’s new Healthcare Workforce Investment Fund, Northern Kentucky University now has more than $2 million to provide for student scholarships in programs like nursing, behavioral health services, and respiratory care.
