Horry Georgetown Technical College: HGTC Receives SC Workforce Scholarships For The Future

Press release from Horry Georgetown Technical College:

11/09/2021

At a press conference on November 3, Governor Henry McMaster announced SC Workforce
Scholarships for the Future. Dr. Tim Hardee, President of the SC Technical College
System, and many Presidents of South Carolina Technical Colleges were in attendance.

Horry-Georgetown Technical College (HGTC) announced today that the South Carolina
(SC) Governor’s Office is providing SC Workforce Scholarships for the Future to cover
tuition and required fees for SC residents (adults and recent high school graduates)
enrolled in high-demand career and technical training fields such as manufacturing,
healthcare, computer science and information technology, culinary, teacher education,
engineering, and construction. Funds are available for both credit and short-term
training programs such as heavy equipment operator and commercial driver’s license
(CDL). The scholarship will cover any tuition and required fees for HGTC students
after all other scholarships or grants are applied.

“We are elated the Governor is setting aside funds to help our students and College.
By covering the tuition and required fees, this is going to support students by reducing
the financial burden of going to college. We will work with the Governor’s Office
to administer the scholarships efficiently and effectively for the spring semester,”
said Dr. Marilyn Murphy Fore, HGTC President.

The scholarship will cover any tuition and required fees after applying all other
scholarships or grants. It will be implemented in two phases:

Who: All South Carolina citizens (adults and recent graduates) enrolled in a qualified
program.

What: $17M provided from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief monies to cover tuition
and required fees at one of South Carolina’s 16 technical colleges starting January
2022 until funds are exhausted. The scholarship will cover any tuition and required
fees after applying all other scholarships or grants.

Who: All South Carolina citizens (adults and recent high school graduates) enrolled in
a qualified program.

What: Requesting that the General Assembly allocate $124M in federal funds from the American
Rescue Plan Act to cover tuition and required fees at one of the state’s 16 technical
colleges for all South Carolinians from July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2024.

Benefits of the SC Workforce Scholarships for the Future include: 

Credit-seeking students must maintain a 2.0 GPA. All participating students must complete
one of the following requirements:

This press release was produced by Horry Georgetown Technical College. The views expressed here are the author’s own.