GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A scholarship that will provide free tuition to high school graduates in Grand Rapids to attend Grand Rapids Community College has been approved.
The Michigan Treasury Department approved the Grand Rapids Promise Zone Scholarship and it will start with the class of 2020.
The scholarship funds 60 credits, which is a two-year degree. Students can attend GRCC full-time or part time with the scholarship and have five years to complete their degree. The scholarship will also cover the cost of fees, books and required course materials.
To receive the full scholarship, students must:
- Graduate from one of the 24 eligible public, public charter or private high schools within the city of Grand Rapids.
- Constantly attend an eligible Grand Rapids high school since at least the beginning of the 10th grade.
- Continuously live in the city of Grand Rapids since at least the beginning of the 10th grade.
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