UMass creates scholarship for community college honors students
In May, the University of Massachusetts-Amherst announced that it created a scholarship specifically for high-achieving community college graduates who plan on being part of the UMass Honors College.
The first class of students in the Honors-to-Honors program began classes this month. A $6,000 scholarship was given to the students, who are honors graduates of the state’s 15 community colleges. To be eligible, students must be Massachusetts residents and either first-generation college students or from low-income households.
Under the state’s MassTransfer program, students at community colleges are guaranteed acceptance to the state’s four-year colleges and universities if they participate in approved programs at their local schools. But this is the first time the university has created a scholarship program specifically to support transferring honors students.
The announcement comes the day before the state legislature’s Joint Committee on Higher Education will meet to debate a bill that will make attending community college free in the state of Massachusetts. There are currently more than 196,000 students working toward their degrees in the state’s 15 colleges.
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