College extends scholarship

ST. CLAIRSVILLE - Belmont College announced recently that the Trustees Scholarship will be extended through the spring 2016 semester for all eligible 2015 high school graduates. The Trustees Scholarship at Belmont College offers a tuition-only award to students to cover the cost of up to six academic terms after other forms of need-based financial aid have been applied.

"Typically, Trustees Scholars must enter Belmont College no later than the fall term immediately following their high school graduation," said Paul Gasparro, president. "However, this year we have decided to once again extend the scholarship an extra term for eligible 2015 graduates."

Comprehensive community colleges, like Belmont, are a less expensive alternative to many higher priced four-year institutions. From the 1989/90 through the 2014/2015 academic years, Belmont has awarded nearly $9 million to local students through the Trustees Scholarship.

Gasparro went on to say, "At Belmont College, we strive to make college affordable for our students, so that emphasis can be placed on academics instead of how to pay for tuition. Whether their destination is the workforce or an advanced degree, starting at Belmont College enables Trustees Scholarship recipients the opportunity to benefit from lower costs and easy transferability to a four-year institution for degree completion."

All 2015 high school graduates must meet eligibility requirements in order to receive the Trustees Scholarship extension, meaning that they must enroll at Belmont College for the spring 2016 semester. Additionally, these students must meet residency requirements for Belmont, Harrison or Monroe counties, and have graduated from a high school in one of these counties.

Some of the fastest-growing career fields such as nursing, health care assistants and information systems employ Belmont College graduates. The college offers not only certificate and degree programs in the areas of business, allied health, public safety, industrial technologies and engineering technologies, but also the associate of arts and the associate of science degrees, which are virtually the first two years of a bachelor's degree.

For more information about the Trustees Scholarship extension, call 740-695-8516.

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