Eastland Mother Receives 3rd Round Project Working Mom Scholarship to Ashworth College

Nov. 8, 2010 - PRLog -- NORCROSS, Georgia – Ashworth College (http://www.ashworthcollege.edu) today announced that Amanda Tucker, a mother from Eastland, TX is the recipient of a Project Working Mom 2010 full-tuition scholarship. Tucker will pursue a Criminal Justice Associate Degree program at Ashworth College, an accredited online institution. She plans to use her degree to become a postal inspector with the United States Postal Service.

Ashworth College is one of eight accredited online schools participating in Project Working Mom 2010. The program awarded more than 280 scholarships, totaling close to $5 million. Ashworth College is awarding 23 of those scholarships. This is the fourth cycle of Project Working Mom and the second time that Ashworth has participated. To date, Ashworth has awarded 21 scholarships through the program.

“I ‘m a single parent and currently working part time for the Postal Service,” Tucker said. “Although I’m next in line for a full time route, but it could take up to two years for that to happen. I want to take advantage of my time and get my college degree.”

“When I first started looking at schools, I was surprised at the number of online classes,” she explained. “Going to school online and being able to study anytime and anywhere is exciting to me. Also, it is ideal because I live in a small town and the nearest university is more than an hour away.”

“Participating in the Project Working Mom Scholarship Program has been a positive experience for Ashworth College,” said Dr. Leslie Gargiulo, Ashworth Vice President, Education. “It’s a great opportunity, through education, to help deserving, hard-working adults make a positive impact in their lives.”

“With the current economic climate, it is essential to have the greatest competitive advantage possible,” Gargiulo added. “Having a college degree or advanced training can set an employee or job seeker apart -- demonstrating business knowledge to peers, potential customers and current or future employers.”

Each of the Project Working Mom 2010 scholarship recipients will receive a full-tuition scholarship to pursue online education. Demonstrative of the need and demand among adults for education, the Project Working Mom programs have generated more than 616,000 applications for full-tuition scholarships from moms and dads who want to return to school.

“The announcement of this final round of scholarship recipients brings to a close a program that has forever changed more than 450 lives thanks to the generous support of our partner schools,” said Terrence Thomas, Executive Vice President of Marketing for eLearners.com, which created Project Working Mom. “Through this program we’ve helped eliminate barriers that have kept parents from going back to school and it’s been an honor to have been a part of the process.”
For more information about Project Working Mom visit www.projectworkingmom.com. For more information about Ashworth College visit www.ashworthcollege.edu.
Editor’s Note: To arrange an interview with a scholarship recipient or a member of Project Working Mom 2010 contact Jenny Foust at 303.433.7020 or jfoust@csg-pr.com. To speak with a member of Ashworth College contact Richard Orr at 770.729.8400.

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About Ashworth College

Ashworth College, a leader in online education, offers students worldwide more than 100 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 as well as specialized programs for corporate partners and homeschoolers.

Headquartered in Norcross, GA, Ashworth is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). 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 by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI). For more information, visit http://www.ashworthcollege.edu.