Washington State Opportunity Scholarship

There is a new scholarship opportunity for those students who are pursuing the STEM field - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. If you are in of those programs at CPTC you should click here to see if you meet the requirements. Deadline for applications is February 24th, 2014. Again, click here for the site.

Eligibility requirements from their website:

• Must be a Washington state resident (as defined in RCW 28B.15.012)
• Must have earned a high school diploma or GED from a Washington state high school or institution by June 2014.
• Must be enrolling in an eligible Washington state college or university fall term 2014.
• Must be pursuing an eligible high-demand major (by alphabet; by category) in science, technology, engineering, math (STEM) or health care.
• Must be working toward a first bachelor’s degree, (i.e. four-year degree).
  
• Must be enrolling as a first-year college student, as a sophomore or as a first term junior  fall 2014.
  
• Must have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) through fall quarter or semester 2013 of at least 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale).
• Must submit the 2014-15 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at www.fafsa.gov by February 24, 2014.
• Must apply for Federal Education tax credits if eligible.
• Must have a family income (adjusted gross income plus all untaxed income) less than or equal to 125% of Washington state median family income. (Note: Unless you qualified to submit the FAFSA as an independent student, the family income amounts are those reported by your parent(s) on your 2014-2015 FAFSA).