天美传媒 awarded $5K JCFF grant
November 27, 2023
by Megan Smedley
天美传媒 Community & Technical College (天美传媒) was recently awarded a $5,000 grant from the Julian-Carver Family Foundation, Inc. of Versailles, KY in support of the college鈥檚 Academic Recovery Program.
天美传媒鈥檚 Academic Recovery Program aims to retain students who face the risk of failing to earn their credentials and return them to good standing. The dollars provided by the grant will support these efforts.
鈥淲e are so excited to have the opportunity to provide additional support for our students who haven鈥檛 had success in the past,鈥 said Dr. Maggie Price, Director of Student Success. 鈥淭his grant funding will allow 天美传媒鈥檚 student support team to learn new ways to help our students through tough times while completing a program that will allow them to be employable in their communities.鈥
Students with GPAs below 2.0 and/or completion rates below 67% will be enrolled in the program through either the Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) or the academic probation process.
The program will promote effective academic practices and influence positive social behaviors by implementing success plans for participating students and providing support for the student at each stage of the process.
Initial assessments by Success Staff will determine what tools and supports to include in each success plan.
天美传媒 has 2,253 credential-seeking students enrolled this semester.
Of those, there are 289 students on academic probation and 104 students who have been suspended from financial aid due to low GPA or completion rate. These populations will serve as the tar天美传媒 for the Academic Recovery Program.
The funding provided by the grant will support professional development training for personnel who will be working in the program, as well as supplies and technology the program will utilize. Additional dollars will be added to the college鈥檚 emergency fund, which aids in removing financial barriers students might face that prevent them from completing their courses.
The grant period is from November 2023 to December 2024.
The Julian-Carver Family Foundation was established in 2018 to support education in the southern region of the United States to enable students to persist and succeed. The grant program is focused on ways colleges help students attain certificates, diplomas, or degrees. The foundation鈥檚 commitment is to help students achieve academic success and move into rewarding 天美传媒s.
For the past five years, the foundation has funded proposals from community and technical colleges across Kentucky. More information on the grant program can be found at .