Birmingham resident honored with college scholarship during high school commencement ceremony

Jan. 22, 2011 - PRLog -- NORCROSS, Georgia – Birmingham resident Damond Hatcher was awarded a scholarship to Ashworth College during the Montgomery Job Corps/Ashworth High School winter commencement this past weekend. The ceremony was held at the local Job Corps Center in Montgomery, AL, on Friday, January 21, 2011.

In the presence of more than 65 fellow graduates, family, friends and Job Corps administration, Hatcher was presented with a certificate for a full-ride Associate Degree so that he can continue his education in health care. Ashworth High School is an official partner of Montgomery Job Corps and a division of Ashworth College (http://www.ashworthcollege.edu) .

“We’re very excited that Damond was selected to receive the scholarship,” said Ms. Glenco Howard, Montgomery Job Corps High School Diploma Instructor. “He initially came to Montgomery Job Corps to pursue his high school diploma and receive career training to work as a medical assistant. Along the way he won several awards for his leadership skills and academic performance. He’s graduating with a 4.0 GPA.”

The Alabama Montgomery Job Corps affiliate and its national parent organization assist local youth, ages 16 through 24, to improve their quality of life through vocational and academic training. In combination with hands on career training, participating students completed core classes to fulfill their graduation requirements.

Ashworth High School has partnered with Job Corps since January 2010 as a preferred provider of high school curricula for the program. Both Ashworth High School and Ashworth College are leaders in distance education, offering a wide range of flexible career-focused diploma and degree programs.

About Job Corps

Job Corps is a no-cost education and career technical training program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor that helps young people ages 16 through 24 improve the quality of their lives through career technical and academic training. For eligible youth at least 16 years of age, Job Corps provides all-around skills needed to succeed in a career and in life.

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About Ashworth College and Ashworth High School

A leader in online education, Ashworth College has built a tradition of excellence spanning 25 years, offering students worldwide more than 115 online college degrees, online career certificates, online career training and high school online diplomas that are affordable and fit the busy schedules of working adults. Ashworth also offers military education online and specialized programs for corporate partners and homeschoolers.

Headquartered in Norcross, GA, Ashworth is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council. The Accrediting Commission of the DETC is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency. Ashworth High School is further accredited regionally by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI). SACS CASI is an accreditation division of AdvancED. For more information, visit http://www.ashworthcollege.edu.