CLC offering 24 scholarships in health care fields

Anyone enrolled or planning to enroll in a health care career certificate or degree program at the College of Lake County in the 2015-16 academic year may be eligible for one of 24 scholarships funded by the Healthcare Foundation of Lake County. The deadline for applications is Sept. 9.

Known as the Scholarships Promoting Lake County Affordable and Sustainable Healthcare, or SPLASH, the scholarships cover the Fall 2015 and Spring 2016 semesters. Each scholarship pays for a maximum of 12 semester hours per semester, including comprehensive fees.

Applicants must be CLC students working on prerequisites for their health care major or already in a CLC health care program. Eligible programs are medical imaging, nursing, certified nurse assistant, phlebotomy, dental hygiene, medical assisting, massage therapy, health and wellness promotion, health information technology and surgical technology.

Students also must have a 2.5 GPA or higher. Though the scholarship is available for the full academic year, December 2015 graduates are eligible.

Scholarship recipients must remain enrolled at least part-time and maintain a GPA of 2.5 or higher each semester. They also will be able to participate in monthly SPLASH events that include resume-writing workshops and field trips to health-related universities and government agencies.

"Without the generosity of the Healthcare Foundation of Lake County, many students could not attend the College of Lake County," said Maureen Robinson, interim dean of CLC's Biological and Health Sciences division.

"The foundation's mission is to support efforts that improve access to health services for underserved Lake County residents. Former SPLASH recipients continue to be grateful for the financial, academic and professional support they received as participants of this CLC scholarship program."

Applications are available on the Grayslake Campus in the Biological and Health Sciences division office in C140, or the Financial Aid office, which is temporarily located in the E building.

For more information, call the Biological and Health Sciences division office at (847) 543-2042.