Pennsylvania Institute of Technology​ Gets $150K In Grant Funds

MEDIA, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Education recently announced $1.7 million in grant funding to 12 colleges and universities across the state to help fund scholarships and programming for undergraduate students with children.

Among the recipients is Pennsylvania Institute of Technology in Delaware County.

"The Shapiro Administration is committed to breaking down barriers to higher education, and that is especially true for students who are earning a degree while also raising a family," Secretary of Education Dr. Khalid N. Mumin said. "By addressing the significant burdens of parenting students, the Parent Pathways Grant Program will empower these learners and their families to chart their own course and succeed."

The Pennsylvania Institute of Technology received $150,000 in Parent Pathways Grant funding.

Making higher education affordable and accessible for all Pennsylvanians is a key priority of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s blueprint for higher education—a plan that dramatically increases funding for state colleges and universities, unites them under a new governance structure, and caps tuition costs for income eligible students to ensure a higher education is affordable for all, according to a news release from the department.

Shapiro’s 2024-25 budget proposal invests $975 million in the community colleges and PASSHE universities that will comprise this new system, a 15 percent increase in the amount of funding those institutions received last year.

The plan also calls for an investment to make higher education more affordable by ensuring students from families making up to the median income will pay no more than $1,000 in tuition and fees per semester at state-owned universities and community colleges.

To help students attending state-related universities and independent colleges, Shapiro’s plan will increase PHEAA state grants by $1,000 for students from families making up to the median income.