{"id":14571,"date":"2023-06-05T04:13:52","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T08:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/?p=14571"},"modified":"2023-06-05T16:06:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T20:06:00","slug":"elizabethtown-college-offering-degree-completion-scholarship-support-through-achieve-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2023\/06\/05\/elizabethtown-college-offering-degree-completion-scholarship-support-through-achieve-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabethtown College Offering Degree-Completion Scholarship Support Through ACHIEVE Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elizabethtown College\u2019s School of Graduate and Professional Studies (SGPS) is offering individuals with an unfinished undergraduate degree the chance to complete their education with financial support through the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/etown.edu\/sgps\/admissions\/achieve.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ACHIEVE project.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A collaborative project led by the Lancaster County Workforce Development Board (LCWDB), and funded through a recent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2023\/05\/03\/elizabethtown-college-awarded-grant-from-the-pennsylvania-department-of-labor-industry-li-for-degree-completion-program\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania Department of Labor &amp; Industry (L&amp;I) grant<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the ACHIEVE project allows Pennsylvania residents to complete their undergraduate degree on a full scholarship for up to 30 credits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Interested participants can learn more about the program and determine eligibility at <a href=\"https:\/\/etown.edu\/sgps\/admissions\/achieve.aspx\">etown.edu\/SGPS<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cThe ACHIEVE program is ideal for individuals who are looking to complete their degree in a short time period and start a new chapter in life within an in-demand, high-priority occupation,\u201d Elizabethtown College Vice President for Enrollment Management John F. Champoli said. \u201cLearners enrolled through the program will be able to take advantage of the extensive resources and flexible online delivery our School of Graduate and Professional Studies provides.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2023\/06\/Achieve-Logo_Digital-RGB-Transparent.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14574 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2023\/06\/Achieve-Logo_Digital-RGB-Transparent-300x191.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2023\/06\/Achieve-Logo_Digital-RGB-Transparent-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2023\/06\/Achieve-Logo_Digital-RGB-Transparent.png 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>To be eligible for the grant, participants must be a resident of Pennsylvania and a former post-secondary student who exited post-secondary training within the past two years (since Jan. 1, 2021) without obtaining their degree. Bachelor\u2019s degrees must be completed by June 30, 2024, which means participants should already have estimated 80 credits completed. Students do not have to have previously attended Elizabethtown College but must have previous credits from an accredited institution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more than 70 years, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etown.edu\/sgps\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elizabethtown College School of Graduate and Professional Studies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has had a direct and positive impact on the workforce and economy of both Lancaster County and throughout the South-Central Pennsylvania region by offering convenient and flexible undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as micro-credential options for students to fit their educational goals into their daily routines.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Etown SGPS offers in-demand, online bachelor\u2019s programs to accommodate work, life, and school balance in:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/etown.edu\/sgps\/programs\/bachelors\/accounting.aspx\">Accounting<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/etown.edu\/sgps\/programs\/bachelors\/business-administration.aspx\">Business Administration<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/etown.edu\/sgps\/programs\/bachelors\/healthcare-administration.aspx\">Health Care Administration<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/etown.edu\/sgps\/programs\/bachelors\/human-services.aspx\">Human Services (Generalist of Behavioral Addictions Counseling)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>About the ACHIEVE Project<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ACHIEVE is a collaborative project led by LCWDB in partnership with Elizabethtown College, Millersville University, Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, Lancaster Chamber, and PA CareerLink\u00ae Lancaster County. The initiative aims to enable learners to gain employment in high-priority occupations through a variety of educational options and provide support services for the challenges that adult learners face while pursuing higher education. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/etown.edu\/sgps\/admissions\/achieve.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learn more about the ACHIEVE Project.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elizabethtown College\u2019s School of Graduate and Professional Studies (SGPS) is offering individuals with an unfinished undergraduate degree the chance to complete their education with financial support through the ACHIEVE project. 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