乔治亚州提供免学费的补助金扩大到其他高需求行业
HOPE职业补助金将于2018年1月提供给高需求领域的合格学生：航空，汽车，建筑，电气线路工作和物流
亚特兰大和哥伦布，佐治亚州。 – Gov. Nathan Deal announced this week that beginning in January 2018, the state will expand the HOPE职业补助金 to offer students greater career opportunities in five of 乔治亚州’s fast-growing industries, increasing the total number of programs that qualify for this grant to 17. The Governor made the announcement in conjunction with heralding 乔治亚州’s 5th consecutive title as the best state for business by trade publication Site Selection.
“These additional fields are the result of polling of industries, talking to local businesses, and speaking with economic development organizations to better understand the jobs skills needs that are unfulfilled,” said Gov. Deal. “All five new programs, as well as the preceding ones that are currently in our offerings, meet that criteria. By adding these five additional fields, we are incorporating moving trends of the workforce to ensure 乔治亚州ns are qualified to meet the obligations of the jobs available today and in the future.”
获得HOPE助学金的学生，如果希望学习航空维修、汽车技术、配送材料管理、电气线路工作或几个与建筑相关的专业，也将有资格获得HOPE职业助学金提供的免费学费。
在永利博彩，这意味着在汽车技术，空调技术以及橱柜制作和木工领域注册的某些证书和文凭的学生可能有资格免学费。
“The HOPE职业补助金 is a phenomenal opportunity for our students,” said 永利博彩 President Lorette Hoover. “Now even more of our students can have the chance to pursue a career that they are passionate about and knowing their tuition may be covered will help pave the way to their successful futures.”
这项资助已经为在其他12个高需求领域攻读证书或文凭的学生提供免费学费：认证工程师助理、商用卡车驾驶、计算机编程、计算机技术、柴油设备技术、幼儿保育和教育、健康科学、工业维护、电影制作/布景设计、实用护理、精密制造、焊接和连接技术。
从2018年1月春季学期开始，该奖学金将覆盖建筑领域的专业，包括空调技术、木工、建筑管理、电气施工和维护、砖石和管道。
Industries covered by the HOPE职业补助金 were identified by Governor Deal’s High-Demand Career Initiative as strategically important to the state’s economic growth. 这笔补助金是乔治亚州学生财务委员会提供的多种形式的财政援助之一。
To receive the HOPE职业补助金, students must first qualify for the 希望格兰特, which applies to diplomas and certificates only rather than the HOPE Scholarship, which applies to Associate and Bachelor degrees. HOPE助学金适用于任何年龄的学生。 学生可以兼职上大学，不需要有特定的高中GPA，但必须在大学入学后保持累积GPA为2.0。
The HOPE职业补助金 is also available to recipients of the 泽尔·米勒·格兰特， which, in addition to HOPE Grant requirements, stipulates that students must maintain at least a cumulative 3.5 GPA at the end of each college term.
虽然希望职业补助金的机会是开放给任何合格的学生在格鲁吉亚的公立学院攻读证书或文凭，学生在格鲁吉亚技术学院系统一直是主要受益者。 2017学年，技校学生获得这12个领域的证书或文凭的数量从2016年的16514个增加到17777个。
关于技术学院制度 乔治亚州 The 22 colleges of the Technical College System of 乔治亚州 (TCSG) are 乔治亚州’s top resource for skilled workers. TCSG为学生提供600个世界一流的副学士学位、文凭和证书课程，由他们所在领域的专家教师在最先进的设备上进行培训。 The system also houses 乔治亚州’s Office of 成人教育, which promotes and provides adult literacy and education programs, including the GED® testing program, throughout the state. In addition, TCSG partners with companies through Quick Start, the nation’s top customized workforce training program, and through its individual colleges, who work with local industry to provide workforce and training solutions. For more information, visit www.TCSG.edu.