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 The 2015-2016 program will award seven graduating
high school seniors with a 100 percent tuition-paid scholarship for
any of MTI’s workforce training programs. Winners will have the
opportunity to select from a number of in-demand vocational courses
and programs including welding, HVAC, medical assisting, dental
assisting, truck driving and more.
The program, in collaboration with TV personality Mike Rowe, was
established in 2013 as a partnership between MTI and the
mikeroweWORKS Foundation to foster an interest in a wide range of
mechanical trade and allied health careers. Each year, approximately
$800,000 in scholarship funds is awarded to help high school
students gain the skills and experience necessary to secure
meaningful employment in today’s competitive workforce and develop
into industry-leading professionals.
 Speaking of the program’s importance, MTI’s Director of High School
Development Eric Gleason believes the program can play a vital part
in helping today’s high school students realize their future without
the expense of a traditional college degree.
“Student loan debt can follow you for many years and this
scholarship opportunity allows you to graduate debt free,” Gleason
said. “For example, as a college graduate, I still owe $4,000 and I
am 36 years-old.”
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To be eligible, students must be graduating seniors during the
2015-2016 academic year and submit a brief essay and video detailing
why they should be selected as a scholarship winner. Submitted
videos will be uploaded to MTI’s website for a period of public
voting where the video with the greatest number of votes will be
declared the winner.
Submissions will open Sept. 1 and be accepted through March 25,
2016. Public voting on student videos will run from April 1 to May
1, and winners will be announced on or about May 6.
About Midwest Technical Institute
Midwest Technical Institute offers hands-on training in a number of
mechanical trade and allied health career fields to help students
succeed as a member of today’s rapidly-changing workforce. MTI,
along with its sister school, Delta Technical College, operates
seven campuses across the Midwest and Mississippi Delta regions. For
more information, visit
www.midwesttech.edu.
[Nick Ostdick, Midwest Technical
Institute]
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