Joshua Phineas Smith represents the newest dual enrollment student at Northeast State to receive financial aid from the Gene Haas Foundation grant. Administered through the Regional Center for Advanced Manufacturing (RCAM), the Haas grant provides funds to Northeast State students pursuing select technologies classes in the degree paths of Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD) and Machine Tool.
“I’ve always liked working with my hands,” said Smith. “This is also a training path to starting a business and setting up your own shop.”
Smith’s older brother attended Northeast State. His experience at the College provided a reference for Joshua to pursue the dual enrollment option.
High school juniors and seniors are eligible to apply to Northeast State as dual enrollment students. The dual enrollment pathway gives those students the opportunity to earn college credit while still in high school. Dual enrollment students can register for any class offered at Northeast State.
Smith opted to pursue pre-engineering classes that included CAD and Machine Tool operations. These options made him eligible for scholarship support through the Haas grant.
Haas grant awards scholarship to students who are currently enrolled or will be enrolling-in a CNC Technologist training or CNC machining-based engineering programs. Focused on Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathways, the grant funds tuition and tools required of students.
“We are so thankful that HAAS can support our dual enrollment students,” said Whitney McLaughlin, coordinator of Early Postsecondary Opportunities at Northeast State. “This was a great opportunity to explore his interests while getting college credit.”
Cindy Necessary, Industry Training and Credentialing Coordinator at RCAM, credited McLaughlin as well as Kim Tipton and Nichole Manz-Young with the Northeast State Technologies Division to make this Haas grant available.
“We are happy to support every opportunity students have to go farther,” she said.
High school students seeking to dual enroll at Northeast State contact the College’s High School Programs office. The office directs both General Education and Career and Technical Education pathways for students. Parents can contact High School Programs office representatives to talk about CTE and General Education dual enrollment options. Dual enrollment students meet the same expectations of all Northeast State students.
High school students entering the dual enrollment path at Northeast State receive financial assistant via the Tennessee Dual Enrollment Grant program. This grant provides funding for students to take classes at eligible postsecondary institutions in Tennessee. The grant receives funds through the Tennessee Lottery and continues until a recipient graduates from high school. McLaughlin noted dual enrollment students were eligible to use the Tennessee Promise scholarship after they graduated from high school.
“Our office is here to assist them and make enrollment seamless,” said McLaughlin. “We can sit down with the student and parent and go through the options they are interested in pursuing.”
Joshua Phineas Smith represents the newest dual enrollment student at Northeast State to receive financial aid from the Gene Haas Foundation grant. Administered through the Regional Center for Advanced Manufacturing (RCAM), the Haas grant provides funds to Northeast State students pursuing select technologies classes in the degree paths of Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD) and Machine Tool.
“I’ve always liked working with my hands,” said Smith. “This is also a training path to starting a business and setting up your own shop.”
Smith’s older brother attended Northeast State. His experience at the College provided a reference for Joshua to pursue the dual enrollment option.
High school juniors and seniors are eligible to apply to Northeast State as dual enrollment students. The dual enrollment pathway gives those students the opportunity to earn college credit while still in high school. Dual enrollment students can register for any class offered at Northeast State.
Smith opted to pursue pre-engineering classes that included CAD and Machine Tool operations. These options made him eligible for scholarship support through the Haas grant.
Haas grant awards scholarship to students who are currently enrolled or will be enrolling-in a CNC Technologist training or CNC machining-based engineering programs. Focused on Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathways, the grant funds tuition and tools required of students.
“We are so thankful that HAAS can support our dual enrollment students,” said Whitney McLaughlin, coordinator of Early Postsecondary Opportunities at Northeast State. “This was a great opportunity to explore his interests while getting college credit.”
Cindy Necessary, Industry Training and Credentialing Coordinator at RCAM, credited McLaughlin as well as Kim Tipton and Nichole Manz-Young with the Northeast State Technologies Division to make this Haas grant available.
“We are happy to support every opportunity students have to go farther,” she said.
High school students seeking to dual enroll at Northeast State contact the College’s High School Programs office. The office directs both General Education and Career and Technical Education pathways for students. Parents can contact High School Programs office representatives to talk about CTE and General Education dual enrollment options. Dual enrollment students meet the same expectations of all Northeast State students.
High school students entering the dual enrollment path at Northeast State receive financial assistant via the Tennessee Dual Enrollment Grant program. This grant provides funding for students to take classes at eligible postsecondary institutions in Tennessee. The grant receives funds through the Tennessee Lottery and continues until a recipient graduates from high school. McLaughlin noted dual enrollment students were eligible to use the Tennessee Promise scholarship after they graduated from high school.
“Our office is here to assist them and make enrollment seamless,” said McLaughlin. “We can sit down with the student and parent and go through the options they are interested in pursuing.”
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