Paying a grand total
of $4000 for all four years of college and graduating debt free? Sounds pretty
good to me.The President’s Opportunity Grant is a program currently underway at Central Christian College. Students only have to pay $1000 tuition each year, and in exchange, they work 15 hours a week every semester at a prescribed Central job, on or off campus. During their college career, students can also gain training via experience in a job pertaining to their chosen field of study, starting right up into their freshmen year, if they wanted to. Not only will they graduate with a degree in that field, they’ll graduate with a fat and happy resume.
There are seven students currently going through this program at CCC. Many of them were young adults for whom college was not in their future plans, mainly because they couldn’t afford it.
President Hal Hoxie said he has identified at least forty jobs students can take on as internships. As far as future plans go, he hopes other business around McPherson will want to get involved also. For example, since CCC bought The Well, it is now available for students who are interested in earning a business degree. The Prez says top future goals include allowing every Central student to graduate debt free.By: Ariana Matty
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