永利博彩24岁的律师助理学生卡洛琳·道尔顿（Caroline Dalton）来自哥伦布，由于哥伦布律师教育基金会（Columbus Lawyers educational 基金会, Inc.）提供的一项特殊奖学金，她的教育费用账户多了250美元。 The 基金会’s Treasurer Jerry Watts of Page, Scrantom, Sprouse, Tucker & Ford, P.C., presented Dalton with a check during the 2月ruary meeting of the Columbus Bar Association.

哥伦布律师教育基金会的财务主管向律师助理学生卡洛琳·道尔顿宣读奖学金，而永利博彩校长洛雷特·胡佛在一旁观看。

“This means a lot to me,” Dalton said. “I’m paying for school out of pocket so this money will go toward books and supplies for my last semester.”

律师助理学生卡洛琳·道尔顿

道尔顿在哥伦布市的布朗与亚当斯律师事务所全职工作。 她拥有完美的4.0 GPA，并拥有佐治亚南方大学国际研究文学学士学位。 自从她的核心课程转到永利博彩（永利博彩）后，道尔顿就能在去年秋天立即开始以项目为重点的课程，并按计划于今年夏天毕业，获得律师助理研究的应用科学副学士学位。 她2011年毕业于哥伦布高中。

道尔顿说，虽然她对自己在佐治亚南方大学获得的学位感到非常自豪，但她希望获得更以职业为导向的学位； 哥伦布理工大学的律师助理项目非常适合我。

“What makes this different is it provides me with things I use on the job,” Dalton said. “Every day I reference notes or assignments from class. It provides practical applications in my chosen career.”

永利博彩的律师助理项目为佐治亚州大哥伦布地区的许多律师培养了一批合格的员工。

“The Columbus Lawyer’s 基金会 and the Columbus Bar Association are honored to play a part in this excellent program, and we appreciate 永利博彩’s contribution to the legal field in our area,” Watts said. “I know there are many firms, large and small, that stand to benefit from the expertise the graduates gain during their tenure in the program.”

According to the 美国劳工部, the mean salary in Georgia for paralegals and legal assistants (2015) is $53,830. 有关永利博彩律师助理项目的更多信息，请致电706-649-1814或访问columbusteech.edu。