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Roane State Tennessee Promise student ready to take next step after graduation

Posted at 11:21 am June 6, 2017
By Owen Driskill Leave a Comment

Shelley Edwards (Submitted photo)

Shelley Edwards (Submitted photo)

 

By Bob Fowler, Roane State staff writer

For Roane State’s Shelley Edwards, the Tennessee Promise scholarship and mentoring program came along at just the right time.

Edwards was among the first group of students to take advantage of Tennessee Promise, a last-dollar scholarship that allows students to go to community colleges tuition-free.

“With the HOPE Scholarship and Tennessee Promise, I haven’t had to pay anything for my education,” said Edwards, 19, the daughter of Michael and Linda Edwards of Rockwood.

She’s maintained a perfect 4.0 grade point average at Roane State.

She received an associate of science degree in chemistry in May, setting the stage for her transfer next fall to Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville. She plans to major in chemical engineering with a concentration in bio-molecular engineering. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Front Page News Tagged With: education, Hope Scholarship, Roane State, Shelley Edwards, Tennessee Promise, Tennessee Promise scholarship

Big change for FAFSA: Students can complete 2017-18 FAFSA starting Oct. 1

Posted at 8:46 pm September 25, 2016
By Roane State Community College Leave a Comment

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Roane State enrollment assistant Josh Adkins and student Kaylee Avila of Harriman look over the online form for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which will become available to fill out in October. (Photo by RSCC)

 

Recent changes to this important application for college financial help should help ease the process of filing it.

It’s the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, which students must complete to be eligible for financial aid including Pell grants, the HOPE scholarship, and Tennessee Promise scholarship.

New this year: The FAFSA will be available on October 1 instead of January 1 for the upcoming school year, which runs from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018.

The second major change is that the required financial information from the Internal Revenue Service can be used from the prior year’s income tax return, so there’s more certainty. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Front Page News, K-12 Tagged With: FAFSA, FAFSA applications, financial aid, Free Application for Federal Student Aid, Hope Scholarship, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, Pell grants, Roane State, Roane State Community College, Robin Towson, Tennessee Promise scholarship

UT named a ‘Best Value’ public college by Princeton Review

Posted at 7:39 pm February 5, 2013
By University of Tennessee Leave a Comment

KNOXVILLE—The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, consistently delivers an affordable, high quality education and offers plenty of opportunities to engage its students, according to the Princeton Review’s 2013 Best Value survey.

UT was ranked today among the top 75 public colleges and universities in the Princeton Review’s “Best Value Colleges for 2013” edition. The ranking compares 30 data points of public and private schools that include cost, financial aid, and other student and academic metrics. The top colleges and universities were selected from more than 650 institutions.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Top Stories Tagged With: Best Value Colleges for 2013, Best Value survey, Hope Scholarship, Jimmy G. Cheek, Pledge Scholarship, Princeton Review, University of Tennessee, UT

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