County commissioners will hear public input May 5 in Snow Hill during meeting
The Worcester County Commissioners are considering a proposal to provide funding for graduating high school students in Worcester to pursue post-secondary education at Wor-Wic Community College.
The idea was presented by Dr. Ray Hoy, Wor-Wic president, and is based on a Wicomico County program.
The Economic Impact Scholarship initiative grants money to cover tuition and fees for eligible graduates who live in Wicomico and attend Wor-Wic immediately after high school.
“Public funding to higher education has been reduced,” he said. “The cost went up to the consumer because of the changing landscape of funding.”
The intent is to expand the number of county residents with an associate degree or higher to advance economic growth and strengthen the community.
According to 2013 census data, approximately 37 percent of adults in Worcester met this criterion, compared to 46 percent statewide.
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4 comments:
Don't fall for that crap you bunch of dumb morons. If you want to go to college you get a job and pay for it like I did.
Yea! I worked all through college.
Why give free college to a bunch of deadbeats that did not do well enough during free high school to get into a real college.
I head a candidate for Worcester County Skool Board state in an open meeting Wednesday that Wor-Wic admits everybody who applies. Since MOST Worcester County High School graduates who go to Wor-Wic must take remedial studies before they even start, does this mean Wor-Wic now wants me to contribute my Worcester County taxes to their failing enterprise in addition to funding Worcester County Schools for Wicomico County "students"? Seriously?
hoy is looking to increase his numbers..wwcc is drowning...
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