{"id":18906,"date":"2014-09-25T08:00:38","date_gmt":"2014-09-25T13:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=18906"},"modified":"2014-09-25T02:11:46","modified_gmt":"2014-09-25T07:11:46","slug":"apsu-promises-scholarships-to-all-of-states-high-achieving-community-college-grads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2014\/09\/25\/apsu-promises-scholarships-to-all-of-states-high-achieving-community-college-grads\/","title":{"rendered":"APSU promises scholarships to all of state’s high-achieving community college grads"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – Beginning this fall, Austin Peay State University will guarantee scholarships to all Tennessee Board of Regents community college and Hopkinsville Community College graduates who have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA.<\/p>\n

Titled the APSU Promise, the new scholarship program aims to bring more high-caliber students to campus in the coming years.<\/p>\n

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Austin Peay State University<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a community college graduate, having earned my associate\u2019s degree from Nashville State Community College, so I know these students have received a quality education,\u201d Dr. Jaime Taylor, APSU interim provost and vice-president of Academic Affairs, said. \u201cThey\u2019ve proven they can succeed in a college environment, and we want to provide them with this financial assistance so they can succeed in earning a bachelor\u2019s degree at Austin Peay.\u201d<\/p>\n

This fall, APSU officials\u2014including President Alisa White\u2014will embark on a road trip around the state to visit with community colleges and officially promise the transfer scholarships to high-performing graduates of those institutions. There is no limit to the number of APSU Promise scholarships the University will award this year.<\/p>\n

Community college graduates with a 3.0-3.24 cumulative GPA will receive a $1,500 per year award to APSU. Graduates with a 3.25-3.49 cumulative GPA will receive a $2,000 per year scholarship, and graduates with a 3.5-3.74 cumulative GPA will receive a $3,000 scholarship. Individuals with a 3.75 cumulative GPA or higher will be awarded $4,000 per year to attend APSU.<\/p>\n

The APSU Promise is open only to students who graduate from TBR community colleges and Hopkinsville Community College.<\/p>\n

For more information on the APSU Promise, please contact the APSU Admissions Office at admissions@apsu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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