Spring Celebration Follow-up & Resources

Hello everyone!

What an incredible evening and show of support from our community last night. Below you will find upcoming events, opportunities and information from WSAC as well as our local colleges.

A huge shout out to the Skagit STEM Network, United Way of Whatcom County, and the Whatcom Community Foundation for your continued financial support, as well as the Washington Student Achievement Council and our local college partners (Skagit Valley College, Western Washington University, Bellingham Technical College, Northwest Indian College, Whatcom Community College) who volunteered and supported Financial Aid completions, information sharing and virtual high fives for our families navigating post-secondary education. Also to our high school partners and FuturesNW teammates- you made everyone feel welcome and supported and we are so grateful for the time you took out of your busy schedules to cheer our families on.

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Upcoming statewide WSAC Financial Aid completion events

College Bound Focused Statewide Financial Aid Completion Event

April, 21, 2021

5:30-7:30pm

Register in Advance 

Statewide Financial Aid Q&A

April 28, 2021

9:30-10:30am

Register in Advance 

Financial Aid Completion Event

April 28, 2021

5:30-7:30pm

Register in Advance 

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Northwest Indian College

• 5-13 & 14- Vine Deloria Symposium

• NWIC will be offering a 50% tuition waiver for Fall Quarter

• Native Education Connections- Facebook Group for Scholarships

• Shoshaunee Perez

  • sperez@nwic.edu

  • Cell: 360-926-1718

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Whatcom Community College-

outreach@whatcom.edu

• Whatcom VIEW- https://www.whatcom.edu/get-started/campus-visits-engagements/whatcom-v-i-e-w-virtual-interactive-experience-week 

• Carmen Green

  • cgreen@whatcom.edu

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Bellingham Technical College-

• Info Sessions: https://www.btc.edu/FutureStudents/ExploreYourPathway.html#InfoSessions

• BTC Foundation Scholarship (Opens 4/15, Closes 6/30)- https://www.btc.edu/AboutBTC/BTCFoundation/Scholarships.html 

• Opportunity Grant- https://www.btc.edu/CurrentStudents/FinancialResources/WorkForceFunding.html

• Alisen Outlaw

  • Alisen.Outlaw@btc.edu

  • 360-752-8387

• Bre Olason

  • bolason@btc.edu

  • www.btc.edu/admissionsappointment

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Western Washington University

• Admitted Student Recordings: https://admissions.wwu.edu/even/asd-virtual

• Summer Preview Day (11th grade students)- https://admissions.wwu.edu/visit/virtual-summer-preview-day

• Tina Castillo

  • Tina.castillo@wwu.edu

  • 360-650-7946

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Skagit Valley College

• Skagit Valley College is offering a Fire Scholarship for those entering our Fire Protection Technology program who qualify as first-year students beginning Fall Quarter, 2021.

o   The scholarship deadline is Friday, May 14, 2021

o   Here is the link to apply for this scholarship: Fire Sciences - Skagit Valley College

• We are providing virtual events covering Running Start and General College Information Sessions, visit: www.skagit.edu/events

• Peter Schlegel

  • Peter.schlegel@skagit.edu

  • Cell: 360-899-0555

  • Schedule a phone one-on-one appointment: www.calendly.com/peter-schlegel

  • SVC student services team use our Uchat: www.skagit.edu/uchat

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FuturesNW

As always you can get one-on-one support from our teammates weekly on Tuesdays from 4-5:00pm.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qfuioqTgoGtT48lUfp_q5XfWKZ0BgjTQK

Scholarship information can be found here too!

Keep those doors of opportunity funded and open for this Fall. We are cheering you on and look forward to supporting your beautiful career and college dreams.