HOPKINSVILLE, KY – Hopkinsville Community College has been awarded a $10,000 seed grant by Kentucky’s Council on Postsecondary Education to fund a portion of the college’s Summer Bridge Program that will focus on college preparation and retention for recent Kentucky high school graduates who are incoming, first-year college students.
According to HCC Director of Academic Success Kanya Allen, HCC’s Pathfinder Summer Bridge Program will assist 10 students who graduated from high school in 2024 and reside in the college’s service area of Christian, Todd and Trigg counties in Kentucky.
The free, 4-week program will begin on July 15 and run through August 8, and meet Monday – Thursday, 9:30 a.m. – noon. Students may earn six transferable credit hours for completion of the accelerated Freshman Year Experience class and English 101.
Participants who successfully complete the Summer Bridge Program will be awarded a $250 Textbook Scholarship for up to four continuous semesters in good academic standing. Summer Bridge students who enroll in HCC and successfully complete college courses in the fall 2024 semester will also receive a Dell laptop.
Kentucky high school graduates from the class of 2024 who would like to be considered for HCC’s Pathfinder Summer Bridge program should complete a simple online application by July 1. Additional questions may be directed to Kanya Allen at kanya.allen@kctcs.edu or (270) 707-3827
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