The Missouri Western A+ Scholarship Program grew substantially in its second year of existence and is currently helping more than 250 graduates of A+ designated high schools attend Missouri Western.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe announced some changes last year to make the Missouri Western A+ Scholarship an even more attractive option for students wanting to pursue a four-year degree, and it\u2019s gratifying to see that those changes have paid off,\u201d said Howard McCauley, dean of enrollment management.<\/p>\n
The Missouri Western A+ Scholarship is for incoming freshmen who are A+-certified by the Missouri Department of Higher Education (MDHE) and who choose to enroll full time in a four-year degree program at Missouri Western directly out of high school. In its first year, 2012-2013, the $1,500 scholarship was renewable for two years. The changes that went into effect in fall 2013 made the scholarship renewable for four years, and provided an additional $500 per year to graduates of A+ high schools in Andrew and Buchanan Counties.<\/p>\n
Missouri Western awarded 192 A+ scholarships last fall, an increase of more than 30 percent over the first year. Eighty-two of those students are from Buchanan and Andrew Counties, receiving the additional $500.<\/p>\n
Unlike MDHE\u2019s A+ Scholarship for use at two-year community colleges or vocational\/technical schools, Missouri Western\u2019s scholarship is stackable with other federal, state and institutional financial aid. In other words, the A+ Scholarship does not reduce a student\u2019s Pell Grant or other financial aid. The average student receiving a Missouri Western A+ Scholarship last year received an additional $4,515 in aid, bringing the total aid for the first year to more than $6,000. A qualifying student from Andrew or Buchanan County could receive a total of more than $24,000 in assistance over four years.<\/p>\n
Students interested in the Missouri Western A+ Scholarship can contact Peggy Payne in the Office of Admissions at 816-271-5621 or pmpayne@missouriwestern.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n Missouri Western State University is a comprehensive regional university providing a blend of traditional liberal arts and professional degree programs. The university offers student-centered, high quality instruction that focuses on experience-based learning, community service, and state-of-the-art technology. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit <\/em>www.missouriwestern.edu<\/em><\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n Published Apr 16, 2014 @ 9:59<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Missouri Western A+ Scholarship Program grew substantially in its second year of existence and is currently helping more than 250 graduates of A+ designated high schools attend Missouri Western. \u201cWe announced some changes last year to make the Missouri Western A+ Scholarship an even more attractive option for students wanting to pursue a four-year […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[48],"tags":[95,344,369],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2176"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2176"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7699,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2176\/revisions\/7699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}