JEFFERSONVILLE (WHAS11) – Jeffersonville is teaming up with Ivy Tech for an effort called Jeffersonville’s Promise to help Jeffersonville High School graduates get a college education for free.
Mayor Mike Moore announced on Nov. 28 that beginning in the spring of 2019, qualifying Jeffersonville High School graduates can attend Ivy Tech Sellersburg at no cost.
“We need to make sure not only for today but for the coming years ahead, that we are able to deal with all of the new jobs created in Jeffersonville,” Moore said.
The city is growing, and he said there “comes a demand for a quality workforce.”
He feels this effort will support that and only help the city grow in the coming years.
“Any kid who lives in the City of Jeffersonville who graduates from Jeffersonville will be given an opportunity for a free college education at Ivy Tech,” Moore said.
Moore also feels it is chance to give back to the community and the chancellor at Ivy Tech in Sellersburg feels the same way.
“I cannot think of a better gift to give our students of Jeffersonville High School than a college education,” Travis Haire, the chancellor at Sellerburg’s Ivy Tech, said.
The scholarship will be available to students who meet the following criteria:
-Jeffersonville High School graduate from the Class of 2019 and those classes thereafter.
-Students who have earned a minimum of a 2.0 high school GPA and maintain a 2.5 GPA while enrolled while enrolled at Ivy Tech.
-Students who have completed the FAFSA.
-Enrolled in credit-bearing and workforce-focused courses towards the attainment of a certificate, certification or degree at Ivy Tech.
-Students must enroll at Ivy Tech during the Summer, Fall or Spring term after their commencement from high school starting in Fall 2019.
Jeffersonville, through its Redevelopment Commission, will commit $150,000 of Tax Increment Funds (TIF) per year over the next five years to fund effort to provide a college education. The program will be administered by Ivy Tech and is intended to be a last dollar scholarship, which means students must first accept all federal aid, local aid and other scholarships.
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