(罗,弗吉尼亚州.(2024年4月1日) —Northern Virginia Community College (推荐全球最大网赌正规平台) President Anne M. Kress attended a signing event today, at the College’s 罗 Campus to initiate an agreement between 推荐全球最大网赌正规平台 和 Opportunity Scholars. The new partnership seeks to exp和 opportunities for students from lower- 和 middle-income 家庭. 具体地说, the partnership aims to help more students in the region obtain higher 教育 和 workforce training 和 to pursue high-paying, in-dem和 jobs in fields such as public service, 医疗保健, 教育, 业务, information technology 和 the skilled trades.
“推荐全球最大网赌正规平台 is pleased to partner with Opportunity Scholars. This is just one more way that we are working to help individuals 和 家庭 within our communities by providing additional pathways to success 和 a workforce that strengthens the region,克雷斯说.
Opportunity Scholars provides students 和 their 家庭 with job coaching, career readiness training 和 help seeking high-wage employment.
“The partnership between 推荐全球最大网赌正规平台 和 Opportunity Scholars will help more students, 许多人来自不同的背景, get a career 和 technical or two-year 教育,弗雷德·汤普森说, co-founder 和 vice chair of Opportunity Scholars 和 of Thompson Hospitality. “As a resident 和 业务 owner in Northern Virginia, we look forward to helping students succeed 和 bolstering our local workforce,他说.
“Opportunity Scholars is thrilled to partner with the largest community college in the Commonwealth of Virginia. With 推荐全球最大网赌正规平台’s vast programs in 健康care, 会计, 工程, 教学, 职业及技术贸易, IT和更多的职业道路, Opportunity Scholars will work to provide more youth with a pathway to a great career,Rachel Schaefer说, Opportunity Scholars chief executive officer 和 an instructor at a VCCS college.
Opportunity Scholars has engaged with nearly 600 students. More than 440 students have been coached, 和 an additional 150 are enrolled in the program. 在被录取的全球十大赌博靠谱平台中, most attend a Virginia community college or plan to attend one after graduating high school. 罗 County Public Schools is also participating.
The nonprofit partners with community colleges to help students secure lower-cost 教育al opportunities by enrolling them in VCCS programs that offer extra financial assistance, 包括 G3 和 fastforwar. 这些 state-funded initiatives help subsidize the cost of high-dem和 career credentials that benefit the regional economy.
在某些情况下, Opportunity Scholars will fund upfront 教育al costs, which students repay when they complete their 教育.
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关于机会学者:
Opportunity Scholars connects 家庭, schools 和 业务es to create a low-cost career pathway to high-paying jobs for low-/middle-income high school students creating economic mobility in underrepresented groups while building a pipeline of professional 和 technical workers to grow local 业务es.
通过连接全球十大赌博靠谱平台, 家庭, 教育工作者和企业, Opportunity Scholars builds a pipeline of professional, career 和 technology workers to invigorate the local economy. Every student — regardless of life circumstances — will be empowered for success! Learn more about Opportunity Scholars at 机会奖学金-主页.
关于 Northern Virginia Community College:
Northern Virginia Community College (推荐全球最大网赌正规平台) is the largest public institution of higher learning in the Commonwealth of Virginia 和 one of America’s largest community colleges. 推荐全球最大网赌正规平台招收了近75名全球十大赌博靠谱平台,000 students at its six campuses in Alex和ria, 安嫩代尔, 罗, 马纳萨斯, Springfield (Medical Education Campus) 和 Woodbridge, via 推荐全球最大网赌正规平台 Online 和 through high school dual enrollment. We offer more than 100 associate degree 和 certificate programs to help our students reach their academic 和 professional goals through university transfers 和 access to the most in-dem和 careers. 在推荐全球最大网赌正规平台, we strive to ensure that every student succeeds, every program achieves 和 every community prospers. For more information about 推荐全球最大网赌正规平台 和 its programs or services, visit our website, www.学校网站.edu，或致电703.323.3000.