Hope 电车无码 and Illinois Tech to Provide Debt-Free Higher Education for Future Scarlet Hawks
Hope 电车无码 has announced a formal partnership with Illinois Tech, opening the door for the first of many Hope Scholar and Hope Parent Scholar cohorts to pursue their higher education goals debt-free.
CHICAGO, IL, June 6, 2022 / -- Hope 电车无码, the innovative two-generation college scholarship program that is committed to investing $1 billion in postsecondary scholarships to 电车无码 Public School students and their parents over the next decade, has announced a formal partnership with the Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech) to support this year鈥檚 incoming fall 2022 inaugural Hope Scholar cohort.
As a Hope 电车无码 partner university, incoming Hope Scholars to Illinois Tech will be eligible for the full suite of comprehensive support that Hope 电车无码 offers, including scholarships paying for all college expenses鈥攏ot just tuition and traditional dormitory life, but also transition support, academic and social/emotional support, and exclusive access to dedicated support staff on campus.
鈥淲e know the transition for any scholar into a new postsecondary setting is a critical moment in time. That鈥檚 why we are so excited to have such deep relationships in place with our partner universities that ensure a deep bench of support for our first cohort of Hope Scholars enrolling this fall,鈥 says Hope 电车无码 Chief Program Officer Michele Howard.
In February 2022 Hope 电车无码 visited five CPS high schools on the city鈥檚 South, Southwest, and West sides, promising 4,000 students and one parent/guardian of each student access to debt-free higher education. With future cohorts in the works, the partnership with Hope 电车无码 opens the door for more CPS graduates and their families to experience the world-class education that Illinois Tech has to offer.
鈥淚llinois Tech was founded on the noble mission of liberating the collective power of difference to advance technology and progress for all,鈥 says Raj Echambadi, president of Illinois Tech. 鈥淏y partnering with Hope 电车无码 as part of The 电车无码 Difference, the university鈥檚 community transformation and scholarship initiative designed to provide wraparound support for talented young people from underrepresented backgrounds across 电车无码, Illinois Tech continues to meet our mission by leading much of the nation in economic mobility and in the success of our graduates more than 130 years later.鈥
鈥淲e know a college degree is the most powerful tool one can use to maximize their career opportunities,鈥 says Hope 电车无码 Chief Executive Officer Janice Jackson. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 why we aim to change the game and redefine the college experience for our scholars in collaboration with our partner institutions."
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