Opportunity Grant Scholarships
Opportunity Grant Scholarships help low-income students enrolled in approved career training programs pay for tuition and books. Awards are a based on financial need.
Who is Eligible
- Washington residents
- Students who are enrolled (or who plan to enroll) in an Opportunity Grant-eligible associate degree or certificate program
- Low-income students
- Students who show financial need based on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the Washington Application for State Financial Aid (WAFSA)
- Students who maintain a 2.0 grade point average
- Students who have earned less than an associate degree
Note: Opportunity Grant Scholarships are not available to students pursuing AA-Transfer degrees. To check for eligibility, visit the Start Next Quarter website.
For Fort Steilacoom, download an Opportunity Grant Scholarship Application. Questions and completed applications can be sent to Ryan Uphold at ruphold@pierce.ctc.edu.
What Qualifies as Low-Income
According to the federal guidelines used by the Opportunity Grant program, the chart below determines if a student meets low-income eligibility requirements.
Size of Family Annual Income Limit, 2020–2021
Family Members |
Total Combined Income |
---|---|
1 | $25,520 |
2 | $34,480 |
3 | $43,440 |
4 | $52,400 |
5 | $61,360 |
6 | $70,320 |
7 | $79,280 |
8 | $88,240 |
For each additional person, add | $8,960 |
What Programs Qualify
The following Pierce College professional/technical programs qualify for Opportunity Grants:
- Accounting (Puyallup campus only)
- Applied Business
- Business information technology (BTECH)
- Certified Nursing Assistant (Puyallup campus only)
- Computer Network Engineering (Puyallup campus only)
- Construction Management (Fort Steilacoom campus only)
- Criminal Justice (Fort Steilacoom campus only)
- Database Management (Puyallup campus only)
- Digital Design (Fort Steilacoom campus only)
- Early Childhood Education
- Emergency Medical Services
- Health Informatics and Integrated Technology (Puyallup campus only)
- Kinesiology (Fort Steilacoom campus only)
- Medical billing
- Nursing (Puyallup campus only)
- Pre-nursing
- Project Management
- Social Service Mental Health (Fort Steilacoom campus only)
- Veterinary Technology (Fort Steilacoom campus only)
- Pre-Veterinary Technology