Every day, MCC's financial aid team helps people realize their dreams by connecting students and prospective students with money to help pay for college. And what can be better than getting money for college? Getting money for college that doesn't have to be paid back!
As MCC experiences record enrollment for Fall 2010, we have seen a much greater proportion of students applying for financial aid this year, according to MCC's district director of student financial services, Cindy Butler. Many more students are receiving federal Pell Grants that don't need to be repaid, she said.
"It's very positive. These are students with high financial need who are able to enroll at MCC without accumulating a lot of loan debt that will be waiting for them when they finish school," said Butler.
JaJuan Turner, a sophomore at MCC-Penn Valley studying education and business, says he is very grateful for the financial aid that has allowed him to attend MCC and will allow him to continue his studies at UMKC. Turner receives Pell grant aid and is a Henry W. Bloch Scholar, a program that provides him with financial support to attend both MCC-Penn Valley and UMKC.
Turner, who currently volunteers as the athletic director at the elementary school his daughter attends, hopes to become a high school teacher and athletic director. He also has a consultancy already in the works that he hopes to launch when the economy recovers.
Hear from Turner and Butler themselves when they will tell their story in an on-air interview with KMBC’s Donna Pitman this weekend. Tune in to KMBC 9 FirstNews this Sunday, Oct. 3, 5-6 and 7-9 a.m. to see the interview. (Exact time is undetermined.)
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear about how MCC is creating opportunities for so many Kansas Citians!
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