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Now, more than ever, students need help to pay for college. Federal and State aid can only be applied to tuition; even students who receive full financial aid still find paying for textbooks and other supplies challenging. Please help me help these deserving students at Nassau Community College.
Your donations had tremendous impact on previous recipients:
Attending school at NCC has been very helpful in allowing me to further my education while also guiding me to making my decision on what my near future will look like. NCC has let me take many different kinds of courses in order to find what I really love doing. This scholarship would allow me to continue my education at NCC and beyond with a bit less worry about finances while still working harder to find where I see my life in the years to come. Although I don’t know where I see myself going after NCC yet, the school has set me up to be successful in whatever I choose to do. The path towards my goals has become much clearer here and I am very thankful for that.
Elizabeth Burford
I was a former student at SUNY Maritime and going to Nassau Community College has helped me with the language courses I have always wanted to take. Being from Nassau Community I have been much more comfortable with the learning service, and I was closer to my safe space, my home with my family. The scholarship will help me take more classes allowing me to graduate faster. I am a Studio Recording Technology major. I have only been taking 4 courses per semester due to financial aid. After graduating I hope to get a job as an audio engineer and work for a recording studio. If not a recording studio, then an audio editing job.
David Firth
I always knew I wanted to return to college to finish my degree but figuring out how was always intimidating especially while working. Nassau Community College started as a great foundation that offered the flexibility to reenter college while being able to work and without having to rely on taking out large student loans. I also knew NCC had an amazing nursing program that I hoped to get into due to their professional reputation within hospitals around New York. My experience so far has been challenging but extremely rewarding. I have been very fortunate to be surrounded by great, supportive professors as well as my PTK advisors which has made an incredible difference. Receiving this scholarship would make a world of difference to me. Although I was able to work full time in the semesters leading up to being enrolled in the nursing program to save money for tuition, the extensive workload has reduced my ability to work as frequently increasing the financial burden on me and my husband. Having the time to focus on my schoolwork fulltime will ensure I will become the best possible nurse without having to worry about working currently.
Justine Rice
Attending NCC has impacted my career path in many different ways. First, this school allows me to receive a high-quality education, for a lower price compared to other nearby schools. Second, it allows me to think about my career of choice while I take general courses. With this opportunity once I finish my associates degree, I can focus on the courses I need for my career path once I transfer to a 4-year university.
As a first-generation college student, receiving this scholarship will not only help me financially, but it will help my mother as well. This extra support will give me a boost to build an outstanding portfolio for my interior design path. Additionally, it will help my mother feel less stress and concern when it comes to paying any school related expenses.
Yedelin Santos