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 September 2010October 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
Close The Deal (1:30 PM - 2:30 PM)

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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