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More students apply for MHCC scholarships than ever before
The Advocate
More students applied for scholarships this year’s fall quarter than any other fall term in MHCC history, according to Director of Financial Aid Christi Hart.
“I am happy and pleased that students are finding out about the scholarships and it is a pleasant surprise to receive this amount of applications,” said Hart.
MHCC receives an average of 100 applications every fall term but this term the school received 170 applications that the financial aid committee has to go through.
There are 25 scholarships that are offered in MHCC and they are awarded to the students after the financial aid committee has reviewed the applications. In the spring term, MHCC receives an average of 200-250 applications due to a greater amount of scholarships that are offered.
MHCC offers different scholarships every term. This is helpful to some students who want to apply for the scholarships every term instead of every year.
According to Hart, not every student is granted a scholarship or receives financial aid, and the failing economy has affected some students.
Also, if some students don’t receive aid, they work part-time or full-time and use their savings to pay for tuition. The best way for MHCC to help students is for students to apply for scholarships to see if they’re eligible.
The number of scholarships offered at MHCC varies on a term-to-term basis, based on the amount of money received by donors, according to Hart.
“I am glad that more and more students are applying for scholarships or this shows students are aware of scholarships, and it’s a good way to help the students out,” said Hart.
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