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Program aims to ease college transitions
Close the Deal offers students and parents roadmap to postsecondary education
FRANKFORT, Ky. (August 20, 2010) – The path from high school to postsecondary education will be made clearer for career and technical education students who participate in Close the Deal. The new program will offer informational workshops for students and parents at over 50 locations across the state.
The sessions will cover issues such as applying to college, college costs and using financial aid and KEES money. Participants will also learn about the opportunities that are available to students interested in transferring high school credit to college.
“Making the transition from high school to a postsecondary institution is critical in today’s world, and it is important to understand how to connect the dots,” said Education and Workforce Development Cabinet Secretary Joseph. U. Meyer. “The Close the Deal sessions will provide a roadmap for students and parents to help chart the path to higher learning.”
The goals of the program are to increase knowledge of education financial options including assistance in filling out the Free Application for Financial Student Aid (FAFSA); increase awareness about dual credit and articulation pathways; and increase the number of students enrolling in postsecondary institutions after graduation.
The Office of Career and Technical Education (OCTE), Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), and the Kentucky Community and Technical College (KCTCS) are working together to host Close the Deal kick-off events. These regional rallies will promote services that will be offered at the local meetings statewide.
Regional Close the Deal kick-off events will be held:
August 25
1:30 p.m. Central time
West Kentucky Community & Technical College
Crounse Hall
4810 Alben Barkley Dr.
Paducah, Ky.
August 31
12 noon Eastern time
Turkeyfoot Middle School
3230 Turkey Foot Road
Edgewood, Ky.
September 17
1:30 p.m. Eastern time
Hazard Community & Technical College
Devert Owens Building
101 Vo Tech Drive
Hazard, Ky.
September 23
1:30 p.m. Central time
Warren County Area Technology Center
365 Technology Way
Bowling Green, Ky.
September 24
1:30 p.m. Central time
Madisonville Community College
Glema Mahr Center
2000 College Drive
Madisonville, Ky.
September 27
1:30 p.m. Eastern time
Shelby County High School
1701 Frankfort Road
Shelbyville, Ky.
September 30
1:30 p.m. Eastern time
Somerset Community College
Rogers Student Commons Building
808 Monticello Street
Somerset, Ky.
The Close the Deal program is being funded through a grant provided by Kentucky CAN! (College Access Network). The grant is designed to build upon existing efforts of the KnowHow2Go initiative to improve college access in a local community. For more information, go to http://www.knowhow2goky.org/.
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