Student News
Montgomery County Community College scholarships |
Montgomery County Community College offers scholarship opportunities for students majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The STEM Scholars Program provides tuition, books and fees to academically talented, financially eligible students studying one of the STEM disciplines. For more information visit http://www.mc3.edu/stem/
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| Montgomery County Community College honors programs additional scholarships. These scholarships are merit only with no financial need requirement. For more information visit http://www.mc3.edu/academics/programs/honors.aspx |
Alliance/Merck Hispanic Scholars Scholarship |
This website has many scholarships available for Hispanic/American high school seniors. Visit http://www.alliancescholars.org/applications for more details.
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Technology Scholarships |
Technology scholarships provide up to $1000 per year for students attending an approved PA community college,two or four year college or licensed technical school.
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| Visit www.pheaa.org for details. |
SCITECH Scholarships |
SCITECH scholarships provide up to $3000 per year for students attending a four year college and studying an approved science, technology of allied health field at an approved school in PA. Students must also complete an approved internship or work experience in a field related to their major. Visit www.pheaa.org for details.
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Useful website |
Visit this website - www.pacareerzone.org - to explore careers.
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HVAC PROGRAM NEWS |
NMTCC’s HVAC program has been granted accreditation by HVAC Excellence.
NMTCC wanted to validate that their program was teaching at the industries highest standards. Based on the stringent standards set by HVAC Excellence, the accreditation process validates that a program is preparing students for jobs in the HVAC industry and verifies that the program has the needed resources and administrative support to accomplish their goals.
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| To prepare for the accreditation, NMTCC had to complete a self-student evaluation of the program which the executive members of HVAC Excellence assessed. An HVAC Excellence team visited the school and reviewed the qualifications of the instructor, the mission of the program, student services, instruction design and program elements. |
| Upon completion of their visit to the school, HVAC Excellence determined that NMTCC met or exceeded all of the required standards for accreditation and awarded a six year accreditation of the program. A six year accreditation is the highest accreditation attainable, making NMTCC a program for others to emulate. |
New Resource from U.S. Department of Education |
The U.S. Department of Education has launched an exciting, innovative resource - www.college.gov.
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| This website was designed by students for students and features first-person accounts of students who overcame challenges to going to college such as peer pressure, lack of family support, and financial barriers. |
| It provides relevant, comprehensive information about why to go, how to go, and how to pay for college or other postsecondary education programs. |