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Scholarships Available for Midlands Technical College’s QuickJobs Programs

Submitted by: Amanda K. Taylor on Dec 14, 2011 at 3:08 pm Tagged with: Higher Education; scholarships; workforce development Source: Midlands Technical College

The Midlands Technical College Foundation is offering $25,000 in new scholarships for Midlands Technical College’s QuickJobs programs. The scholarships will provide tuition assistance for unemployed or underemployed residents of Lexington, Richland and Fairfield counties.

QuickJobs is a Corporate and Continuing Education program at MTC that prepares participants for high-demand careers in as short a time possible, often in as few as four weeks. The program is designed to offer skills training that results in industry-recognized credentials, and provide the critical training needed to move into employment.

The scholarship funds will go to support individuals whose annual earnings are below 80% of the median family income for Lexington and Richland counties. To qualify, individuals’ total annual household incomes must not exceed the following: one person–$41,924, two person–$49,685, three person–$51,887, four person–$62,056, five person–$54,010, six person–$57,259, or seven person–$53,655.

Scholarships will be awarded through an application process beginning immediately. The application and more information can be found at www.mtctraining.com/QuickJobs_Scholarship.htm. The deadline to apply for the scholarships is January 27, 2012. Funding for the scholarships was generously provided to the Midlands Technical Foundation by Wells Fargo.

For more information on QuickJobs, please visit www.mtctraining.com/QuickJobs.htm or call (803) 732-0432.

Midlands Technical College is a comprehensive, multi-campus, public, two-year college serving the primary region of Richland, Lexington and Fairfield counties of South Carolina. The college enrolls approximately 18,000 credit students annually, and provides continuing education to 30,000 individuals and hundreds of area businesses each year. MTC is the largest provider of transfer students to the University of South Carolina. www.midlandstech.edu.