College Bound
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21st Century Scholars Application
Students and their parents must complete and return the application by June 30 of the 8th grade year. You can request applications for the Twenty-First Century Scholars Program from your College Bound Advisor, school counselor or by calling the Learn More Indiana Helpline at 1-800-992-2076. |
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Purdue North Central's College Bound is a
coalition of:
- Purdue North Central
- Michigan City Area Schools
- LaPorte Community Schools
- Portage Township Schools
- Michigan City, LaPorte and Portage business communities
PNC College Bound is a scholarship assistance program for middle and high school students who attend the Michigan City, LaPorte and Portage public schools and who are the first generation in their family to attend college. The program encourages and advises the students from eighth through twelfth grade, and encourages them to complete a CORE 40 or Academic Honors Diploma. Upon successful completion of the program, College Bound students are awarded scholarship assistance to attend Purdue University North Central.
College Bound aims to identify and assist individuals from various backgrounds who have the potential to succeed in higher education. Students are selected as they complete seventh grade, so their most recent ISTEP scores in math and language arts serve as a selection tool. Approximately 75 students will be invited to participate in the program each year.
Program staff will meet with the students on a monthly basis. Students will be provided with the tools - information, academic counseling and personal support - to pursue a rigorous high school curriculum, graduate from high school, and enroll in a postsecondary program.
"The PNC College Bound program is about education. It is about opportunity and opening doors. The College Bound program makes the dream of a college education a reality. Many will be the first in their families to attend college. With 85 percent of our PNC graduates continuing to live and work in Northwest Indiana, these scholarships mean that we will have hundreds of additional Purdue graduates living and working in our communities, pursuing careers, raising their families, and becoming community leaders."
- Chancellor James B. Dworkin
We would like to thank and acknowledge our current and past program supporters: Alcoa Foundation, Kris A. and Alicia Bloos, Dent Family Foundation, Thomas W. Dent, First Trust Federal Credit Union, Horizon Bank, Peter and Charlene Kesling, Kingsbury Elevator, Inc., LaPorte Regional Health System, LaPorte Savings Bank, Michigan City Community Enrichment Corporation, NiSource Charitable Foundation, St. Anthony Memorial Hospital, Sisters of St. Francis Health Services, Sullair Corporation, Tonn & Blank Corporation.
GOAL:
The expansion of a culturally and socioeconomically diverse student body at Purdue North Central, while offering post-secondary educational opportunities to students in the Michigan City area, LaPorte and Portage Schools.
College Bound Selection Criteria:
- Must be a MCAS, LaPorte or Portage seventh grader when recommended
- First Generation College Student
- Must qualify for free and / or reduced lunch as defined by the Indiana Dept. of Education
- Must meet state standard in attendance, which is set at 95 percent
- Passing scores on the ISTEP exam for both math and language arts
- Upon acceptance into the program, student will maintain a 2.0 grade average to retain eligibility
- The selection process will include classroom teacher, and the student's counselor
Help for Students:
PNC's Success Through Education/Talent Search program
http://quizhub.com/quiz/quizhub.cfm
This is a free online learning center that features subject guides for English, Foreign Languages, Math, Science, and Social Studies
www.learnmoreindiana.org
One-stop shopping for resources, information, and support for parents as well as students K-12
www.askrose.org
Free Math and Science Help. Grades 6-12; 1-877-ASKROSE
www.valpo.edu/engineering/homeworkchat/
Math and Science assistance from scholarship winning engineering students
www.TripToCollege.org
A college planning resource
| Photos from College Bound Events: |
College Bound students at MCHS homecoming |
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College Bound students at summer festival parade |
State Rep. Scott Pelath at College Bound event
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Staff Info:
Rachel Weaver
Coordinator, PNC College Bound
(219) 785-5414
raweaver@pnc.edu
Mailing Address:
College Bound
Schwarz Hall 06
1401 S. US Hwy 421
Westville, IN 46391
Contact Numbers:
- Toll-Free in Indiana: (800) 872-1231 ext. 5414
- Michigan City: 872-0527, ext. 5414
- LaPorte/Westville: 785-5414
- Valpo/Portage: 462-4197, ext. 5414
- Fax Number: 219-785-5468
