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Follow on Google News | Oakton Community College keeps MAP promise to studentsCollege, Educational Foundation join to cover state's commitment to student grant
Smith said that after the college credited eligible students for Monetary Award Program (MAP) grants in the fall semester by utilizing institutional dollars, the Oakton Educational Foundation has agreed to cover $350,000 for students dependent on MAP to be able to afford their college education. “These are among our most financially needy students, and without the MAP funding, they would likely not be able to enroll in the spring,” Smith said in an email to campus. “I am grateful for the foundation’s commitment to our students and their generosity in responding to this emergency need.” “This is an obvious need,” said Oakton Educational Foundation (https://www.oakton.edu/ Additionally, the Oakton Student Success Fund (https://www.oakton.edu/ “At a recent Illinois Council of Community College President's meeting, we were told that we should plan on receiving no state funding for FY16 due to lower revenue projections for this year and court-mandated payments that account for 90 percent of the state’s revenue,” Smith said, indicating the $6.1 million budgetary impact includes $1.5 million from federal funds not dispersed due to the state’s inability to match funding for adult education and Perkins grants. She indicated Oakton will limit controllable expenses such as travel and new equipment purchases and will limit hiring of vacant positions to only those critical to college operations. Additionally, a one-time request will be brought forth to the Oakton Board of Trustees (https://www.oakton.edu/ “It is important to communicate with our students that Oakton is committed to their success and that it will continue to provide educational programming throughout the budget negotiations during this fiscal year,” Smith said. Registration for spring semester begins Nov. 18. Students with a current application on file may register at my.oakton.edu. Sixteen-week classes begin Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016. End
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