RESOURCES AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR SAINTS

Ellen von Fortune The Advocate

Scholarship opportunities and workshops

When you fill out one online application for an MHCC scholarship, you apply for over 150 available campus scholarships. The single application enters you for any/all MHCC scholarships for which you are eligible, covering just a portion of your tuition or even all of it.

The deadline to apply for the 2023-24 school year is March 31. There are two more virtual workshops for scholarship applicants available: 4 to 5 p.m. on March 14, and 1 to 2 p.m. on March 28. This is an easy and great way to lower your tuition for the upcoming school year. To learn more, visit https://www.mhcc.edu/ scholarships/ or scan our QR code below.

New financial smarts resource

ECMC Learning is a brand-new online resource that can help MHCC students build a better foundation, financially. The new platform allows you to explore ways to help you build your understanding of how to not drown financially now, or in the future. Topics covered include budgeting, investing and saving, career development, and much more. You only need to create an online account at https://www.ecmc. org/students/ and you have quick access to the information to help your financial well-being.

There’s another blood drive coming to MHCC on March 14 and 15, run by the American Red Cross. It will be in the Jazz Café, which is above the Student Union in Building 10. Appointments are available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Visit https://www.redcrossblood.org/give. html/drive-results?zipSponsor=MtHoodCC or scan our QR code to make your appointment and to be a donor and help save lives.

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