Applications due March 4

For the City Times

The Mid-State Technical College (Mid-State) Foundation is currently accepting scholarship applications from high school graduating seniors planning to attend Mid-State during the 2016 Fall Semester.

The foundation offers up to 25 scholarships, each valued at $1,250.

The Mid-State Foundation also offers a number of other scholarships. With the same application, students can also apply for all of the following scholarships:

• The Leonard and Lillian Bethke fund provides a full-tuition, two-year (up to $10,000) scholarship to any student enrolled full-time in Mid-State’s Automotive Technician or Diesel & Heavy Equipment Technician programs beginning fall 2016.

• Francis and Evelyn Haines, Marshfield, offer two $500 awards to graduating high school seniors from Granton and Neillsville entering any Mid-State program in fall 2016.

• The Karen S. Bingham Memorial offers $500 to students with a documented disability who are accepted in any program and registered for a minimum 9 credits in fall 2016.

• The Scott Dean Memorial offers a $500 full-time student award and $250 part-time award to students enrolled in a welding program.

• E2E Energy to Education Grant offers three full-time $500 awards and three $250 part-time awards to Assumption, John Edwards, Lincoln, Nekoosa, or Pittsville High School graduates who are enrolled in the Renewable Energy Specialist, Solar Electric Technician, or Sustainable Heating and Cooling Technician programs.

• The Jeanne Bushman Memorial offers $250 to Assumption High School graduates who are accepted into an associate degree or technical diploma program and registered for a minimum 6 credits in fall 2016.

• The Allen Spencer Memorial offers $250 to graduates of Assumption, Lincoln, Nekoosa, and Port Edwards high schools who are accepted and enrolled in Mid-State’s Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement program in fall 2016.

• The Denny Ewall Memorial offers $100 to students enrolled in a welding program.
Applications are available online at mstc.edu/scholarships or by contacting the Foundation Office at 715.422.5322 or [email protected]. Applications must be received by the Mid-State Foundation by Friday, March 4.

Mid-State, one of 16 colleges in the Wisconsin Technical College System, offers associate degrees, technical diplomas, and certificates in a variety of high-demand fields. With campuses in Marshfield, Stevens Point, and Wisconsin Rapids, and a learning center in Adams, the college district serves a resident population of approximately 165,000. Mid-State’s supportive environment, state-of-the-art technology, and faculty with professional experience in the fields they teach provide Mid-State graduates with real-world skills, knowledge, experience, and confidence they need for an in-demand career. More than 9 in 10 Mid-State graduates are employed within six months of graduation. To learn more about Mid-State, visit the college’s website at mstc.edu.