{"id":60,"date":"2022-03-06T03:57:19","date_gmt":"2022-03-06T03:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cctech.mycareerfocus.org\/fall-2022-volume-2-issue-1\/paying-for-college\/"},"modified":"2022-05-09T19:08:21","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T19:08:21","slug":"paying-for-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cctech.mycareerfocus.org\/fall-2022-volume-2-issue-1\/paying-for-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Paying for College"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Bold';\">5 IMPORTANT FACTS<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Bold';\">Fact 1<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Central Carolina Scholars offers tuition-free college to qualifying current high school graduates.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Bold';\">Fact 2\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Students receiving the LIFE scholarship or Palmetto Fellows could possibly attend CCTC free of charge, in addition to receiving up to $150 per semester for book allowance (amount varies with enrollment).<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Bold';\">Fact 3\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Most students can complete the first two years of their general education college courses at CCTC and then transfer to complete their degree at a four-year college or university, resulting in tremendous cost savings.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Bold';\">Fact 4<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">CCTC provides the convenience and affordability of living at home, while still offering student life activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Bold';\">Fact 5\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Small class size and convenient campus resources provide students with a good foundation for their college career.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Bold'; font-size: 18pt;\">TYPES OF FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Pell Grant, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Lottery Tuition Assistance, SC Wins Scholarship, South Carolina Need Based Grant, Life Scholarship, Palmetto Fellows Scholarship, STEM Scholarship, CCTC Foundation Scholarships.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5 IMPORTANT FACTS Fact 1 Central Carolina Scholars offers tuition-free college to qualifying current high school graduates. 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