Program:
Scholarship Program
- Budget:
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$349,245
- Category:
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Education
- Population Served:
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Poor/Economically Disadvantaged, Indigent, General
Program Description:
Our scholarship program application period is January through April annually. Scholarships are awarded primarily to Holmes County, Ohio residents demonstrating financial need. The scholarships may be renewed for an additional three years if the student returns the application by the deadline, performs four hours of community service and maintains an accumulate GPA of 2.0.
Program Long-Term Success:
We have provided more than $5.5 million in grants and
scholarships to 1,800 students since 1989.
Program Short-Term Success:
Our scholarships are renewable and because of this, we have
an annual renewal rate of 80% of students proceeding to the next grade level.
Program Success Monitored by:
Program success is monitored by our annual renewal rate
percentage and testimonials provided by our scholarship recipients.
Program Success Examples:
Case scenario of one particular student- A male high school
graduating senior met with our College Access Advisor. He was very timid
and had a narrow focus of his future career. He received advising
services and scholarships from us and is performing very well at a local
community college. He recently met with our advisor and demonstrated self
confidence and enthusiasm about his career path in radiology.
Program:
Amish Vocational Training Program
- Budget:
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$20,000
- Category:
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Education
- Population Served:
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Other Named Groups
Program Description:
The Amish Vocational Training Program provides vocational classes to Amish students ages 14 and up. Classes have included small engine repair, welding skills, antique tractor restoration, fundamentals of accounting, and bookkeeping. Students are required to pay a small tuition fee and the balance is provided via a scholarship.
Program Long-Term Success:
We have offered these vocational classes to our Amish community for ten years. Because farming is becoming an obsolete trade for the Amish culture, these classes have enabled students to learn additional skills to provide for their families and the community at large.
Program Short-Term Success:
More than 100 students have participated in the 20 classes that have been offered to date. Several of these students have taken more than one class. Students have ranged in age of 14 to 74.
Program Success Monitored by:
Each student is required to submit a class evaluation at the completion of the class. We learn what the program's strengths and weaknesses are from these evaluation tools.
Program Success Examples:
One example of the program's success is that we spend very little on the advertisement of the classes. Notification of upcoming classes is primarily spread by the students via word of mouth and the cooperating Amish businesses.
Program:
Holmes County College Access Program
- Budget:
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$20,000
- Category:
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Education
- Population Served:
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Poor/Economically Disadvantaged, Indigent, General
Program Description:
The Holmes County College Access Program encourages all Holmes County individuals to meet their highest potential as life-long learners and view further education as necessary and attainable. The program advisor provided one-on-one advising regarding career education, post-secondary education, financial aid information and scholarship searches.
Program Long-Term Success:
The program was created in 2003 and the Holmes County graduating senior average college-going rate was 54.5%. Since that time, students have been advised on how to go to college and how to pay for college. The average Holmes County graduating senior college-going rate in 2009 was 60.5%.
Program Short-Term Success:
The College Access advisor not only meets with students and their families prior to college entrance, but also maintains a relationship with them while they are in college to encourage them and to also assist them with any problems or difficulties.
Program Success Monitored by:
Program success is monitored by college-going graduation rates, submitted annually by the high school guidance counselors, by student testimonials, and by reports generated from the Web-Enabled Student Tracking (WEST) database, provided by the Ohio College Access Network (OCAN).
Program Success Examples:
One example of program success is a non-traditional student who came into our program after retiring from driving a school bus for 30 years. Our advisor met with the student and started her on a path at the local community college towards an associate's degree in social work. The student is on target to graduate May 2010 with her associate's degree and intends to begin work on a bachelor's degree, and eventually her master's degree.