Moraine Valley Community College |
10900 S 88th Ave |
Palos Hills, IL 60465-0937 |
General Phone: 708-974-4300 |
Financial Aid Phone: 708-974-5726 |
Sector: Public, 2-year |
Classification: Associates Colleges |
Website: www.morainevalley.edu |
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College Program Pays Tuition and Tops $100,000 in Academic Bonuses - PR Newswire (press release)
Unique College Program Offers Financing, Part-time Job, Benefits and Awards WILLOW SPRINGS, Ill., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- 218 students attending Chicago area colleges are all smiles after being awarded $100,750 in cash bonuses for achieving academic success while balancing a part-time job working at UPS in Hodgkins. The cash awards were handed out at two awards events by the Chicagoland Regional College Program (CRCP), a collaboration between higher education institutions, Chicago State University, Moraine Valley Community College, Morton College, Prairie State College and UPS. "It is so gratifying to see students taking pride in their success in such a challenging program," says Dr. Genevieve Lopardo, executive director of the CRCP. "It's important that we as senior administrators and program staff recognize their accomplishments." CRCP students earned from $350 to $1,100 each for meeting the program's credit hour and grade point average requirements, and for reaching 30 or 60 credit hour milestones while enrolled in the program. The Chicagoland Regional College Program (CRCP), in its third year, is a unique program that provides students with an opportunity to pursue their academic goals without worrying about how to pay for classes. Students attend one of the program's colleges while working part-time as - more available