Tuesday, December 15, 2009

McHenry County College’s Promise Program getting face-lift

Since closing the program to new students in October, the Foundation board has been discussing ways to keep it going

Promise program initially provided free tuition to McHenry County high school graduates who performed 16 hours of community service and kept a 2.0 grade-point average. After 939 students signed up – twice as many as expected – the foundation board suspended new enrollment to keep it solvent.

Students already enrolled in the program are guaranteed four semesters of tuition, but they must comply with more demanding grade-point and service requirements.

Three private $1 million donations put the program in motion, but higher-than-expected enrollment, coupled with a recession, threatened to drain those resources before new enrollment was put on hold.

 

For more details click on the followingNorthwest Herald | Promise getting face-lift

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