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College Credit for High School Work

Are you getting credit for what you achieved in high school? You may have thought that only AP courses would give you college credit, but there are other classes you could be eligible to receive credit for. High schools and Colleges have documented agreements that identify the classes that are eligible called Articulation Agreements. You […]

Online Learning Tips from the THRIVE Center

Are you ready for the next semester? Our Thrive Center Director Shelby Shaw is here to give you some tips as you prep your game plan for the Spring semester. Top Tips for Online Learning Understand how you learn and how that translates into the online environment. The brain is a super complex organ, but […]

Using Training Opportunity Program / Section 30 Benefits

With the Training Opportunity Program (TOP), also known as Section 30, unemployment insurance claimants can collect benefits while they are enrolled in an approved, full-time training. Under the TOP/Section 30 program, the Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) waives the requirement to seek employment while attending training, allowing you to develop marketable skills that lead to […]

FAFSA Day 2020-2021 – Free Help Applying for Financial Aid

Applying for financial aid for the first-time can be an intimidating process, but thankfully monthly workshops are offered to help students and supporters through it by FAFSA Day – a non-profit, volunteer-driven program providing free assistance to students and families seeking to complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). FAFSA determines your eligibility […]

Are You a First-Generation Trailblazer?

What is a First Gen? The term first-gen or first-generation student seems simple enough, though there is some wiggle room in the definition. Being a first-generation student means that your parents or guardians have not completed their bachelor’s degree. However, if your parents or guardians have attended some college, earned their degree outside of the […]