U.S. Department of Education awards $160,000 Perkins Grant to Hill College

  Hill College
  Wednesday, September 19, 2018 1:27 PM
  General Events

Hillsboro, TX

Hill College was recently renewed to receive the Carl D. Perkins Grant with an award amount just over $160,000. The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act is a source of federal funding to states for the improvement of secondary and post-secondary career and technical education programs.

Grant funds will be used for support services to equip students for high tech/high demand career fields. Support programs benefitting from the funds include career services and career exploration to assist students with connecting to a career pathway. An especially attractive benefit of the funds, for students who qualify, is approximately $30,000 for mileage, child care, books and supply reimbursements for close to 50 students. In addition, the grant provides for free tutoring for qualified technical students. 

“Access to education and student support services are critical to students’ success, particularly in career and technical programs. It is especially critical for special population students and students in non-traditional gender programs such as men in nursing and women in welding or automotive,” said Dr. Pam Boehm, Hill College President.

Special populations is a term used to identify a variety of students, such as students with disabilities, individuals who are from economically disadvantaged families, including foster children; individuals who are preparing for non-traditional fields; single parents, including single pregnant women, displaced homemakers, and individuals with limited English proficiency.

Perkins Grant assistance for Hill College students enrolled in a career and technical education program, is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. To apply for the grant, visit www.hillcollege.edu/PerkinsGrant. 

Hill College offers certificates and degrees in numerous industry-driven career and technical programs providing training for high demand careers. To learn more about the opportunities available at Hill College, visit our website at www.hillcollege.edu/academics.

Hill College Academic Advisors and Success Coordinators work to assist students in achieving both academic and personal success. To speak to or make an appointment with an advisor at the Hill County Campus call 254.659.7680, at the Johnson County Campus call 817.760.5650, or at the Burleson Center call 817-295-7392.