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Free College Applications Available For High School Seniors
University of Hawai‘i Commu- nity Colleges is launching a new admission application called the Kama‘āina App, and Windward O‘ahu high school seniors are wel- come to apply.
million of these scholarships. Hawai‘i Promise is a “last dol- lar” scholarship, meaning that it will cover financial needs not met by other forms of financial aid such as federal grants and benefits from scholarships from UH, employers and other private sources. Awards are included in students’ financial aid packages issued by their college. The Kama‘āina App is open to all Hawai‘i class of 2022 seniors attending a public, private or char-
The easy application is exclu- sively for Hawai‘i’s class of 2022 graduating high school seniors. The process takes less than 15 minutes to complete and there is no application fee.
The short application was in- tentional in order to save students valuable time in the college appli- cation process. A fast acceptance means students will not have to wait as long to find out if they have been accepted and can start plan- ning for their futures sooner.
ter school.
Students can apply now for the
“We welcome the Class of 2022 to the University of Hawai‘i’s sev- en community colleges for educa- tion and training in a wide range of programs that prepares them for
High school seniors can now apply for college via the Kama‘āina App. PHOTO COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I COMMUNITY COLLEGES
ise Scholarship, which provides free in-state tuition for qualified UHCC students with financial needs. In 2021, about 2,500 UHCC students were offered more than $5
nerships for Education is host- ing a series of college application workshops for Hawai‘i public high school seniors needing assistance in completing their applications. To register for an upcoming event, visit collegeiswithinreachhawaii.com.
success in careers and contributing UHCC offers various scholarships to the community,” states UH vice to help make a postsecondary edu- president of community colleges cation affordable.
Erika Lacro. Every student who is eligible is
In addition to a new application, considered for the Hawai‘i Prom-
upcoming summer and fall 2022 semesters at kamaaina.hawaii.edu. In addition, Hawai‘i P-20 Part-
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