1 First Class Scholarship Program Roane State Community College Foundation

2 Roane State Foundation’s Goal: Provide Higher Education Opportunities through First Class Scholarships for High School Students

3 Fast-track into and through: Technology Center Community College Four Year Institutions Enables students to earn both high school and postsecondary credits for the same course May be taught at the high school, the college campus, or through distance education Dual Enrollment Program

4 Reasons for Dual Enrollment Better Prepare Students Increase Success Rates Reduce Cost of College Dual Enrollment Program

5 Recent Enrollment Growth

6 Projected Enrollment Growth

9/21/20157 % of Juniors & Seniors Enrolled

8 Our Goal: 20% of Students Become First Class Students Roane County High School Juniors and Seniors Total 1,166 20% Goal 233 Current Enrollment 32 Increase Goal 201

9 $378 Per 3-credit Hour Course $300 Lottery Scholarship Per Semester Net $78 Cost to the Student for First Course ($97 for class taken on a Roane State Campus) Cost for additional classes varies by the number of credit hours per course. Dual Enrollment Tuition

10 $378 per 3-credit hour course $300 Lottery Scholarship per semester $ 78 net student cost for one 3 credit hour class $78 X 2 = $156 First Class Tuition Total of $156 needed per year for each student to complete 6 credit hours during their Junior or Senior year

11 Jessica Tells Her Story

12 Would (Your Service Club) like to establish a community service program to reduce the costs and increase the quality of higher education for a specific number of our students by funding a portion of the scholarship goal? Roane State Community College Foundation

13 Roane State Community College Foundation Roane County Goal: Raise $30,000 to Provide First Class Scholarships to Roane County High School Students

14 For additional information or to sponsor the Dual Enrollment Scholarship Program please contact Linda Brown or Jeana Bradley Roane State Foundation 276 Patton Lane Harriman, TN

15 Thank You! Questions?