The North Georgia Technical College Foundation provided financial assistance to 246 students for the Fall 2016 semester by bridging the gap between financial resources they had available and the funds they needed to graduate and go to work.
More than 30 named scholarships were awarded to students from the Clarkesville, Blairsville and Currahee campuses.
In addition to providing more than $60,000 in scholarships this semester, the NGTC Foundation also facilitated a lending library to assist students in obtaining required textbooks. “We have the flexibility to help so many students in the way they specifically need because people are so generous,” says Cynthia Brown, NGTC Director of Institutional Advancement. “We are not asking people just to give money, we are asking them to make an investment in the life of another human being.”
Scholarship recipients must have documented financial need in order to be eligible for assistance.
Since 2009, the North Georgia Technical College Foundation has helped over 2,800 students with financial assistance for tuition, fees, required program equipment or lending library books totaling $712,000. They have also made GED testing scholarships available to over 700 students at a cost of $63,000. It is only from generous donations that the Foundation is able to help so many students achieve their dream of graduating college.
To learn more about making a tax-deductible gift to the Foundation, contact Cynthia Brown, NGTC Director of Institutional Advancement at 706-754-7714 or by e-mail at [email protected].
