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November/December 2009

LCC Trustees Vote to Pay Cost of Promise Scholarships

At its December 14 regular meeting, the Lansing Community College Board of Trustees approved a plan that allows 961 Lansing Community College students to keep nearly $1 million of Michigan Promise Scholarships awarded Fall semester. The college disbursed $952,233 in Promise Scholarships prior to the state's elimination of the program.

Colleges statewide have implemented a variety of options to recover or forgive some or all of the lost scholarship funds. The LCC Board of Trustees was presented with six financing options and chose to protect students from the burden of losing the promised financial assistance.

"Student success is LCC's number one priority, and we are committed to accessible and affordable education," said LCC Board Chair Deborah Canja. "Allowing students to keep their Fall semester scholarships is in keeping with those goals."

The college will use "rainy day" funds or contingency reserves to cover the lost state revenue.

"These are difficult times for many students," said President Brent Knight. "I'm pleased that the Board is putting our students first and making good on a promise made to them by the State of Michigan."