Tuition Assistance

Tuition Assistance

What is Tuition Assistance?
  • Financial assistance for a portion of the cost of credit classes (In-State Kansas resident rate) at Kansas City Kansas Community College.
Who qualifies for Tuition Assistance?
  • Single Parents with dependent children and Displaced Homemakers who:
    • meet low-income guidelines and
    • who are pre-enrolled in classes at KCKCC
  • Please note:Displaced homemakers are individuals who have had careers as homemakers, but who must find paid employment because of death, divorce, or disability of the spouse.
How does Tuition Assistance work?
  • Tuition assistance works like a scholarship. There is a selection committee, which selects students to receive the tuition assistance awards.
  • The Selection Committee looks at the applicants' needs, goals, and grades.
  • If you are selected, the tuition assistance is paid directly to the Business Office. It is not paid to you, so you do not have to worry about paper work.
  • Average award amounts are 1 to 6 credit hours a semester.
  • Tuition assistance applicants are required to apply for Federal Student Financial Aid.
  • Please note:  the amount of federal self-help aid (student loans and work-study funds) may be adjusted if the amount of tuition assistance exceeds the amount of "unmet need."
  • Students who are awarded tuition assistance are expected to fulfill the following requirements:
    • meet with the director of the Community Outreach Counseling Program twice during the semester,
    • not withdraw from more than 60% of your classes, and
    • inform director of the Community Outreach of any class schedule changes.
  • Students who successfully fulfill the requirements will be considered for future funding if they re-apply.
When can I apply for Tuition Assistance?
  • Funds are available on a semester by semester basis. Students must re-apply each semester by the dates announced in the "Person to Person" newsletter.
    • You may add your name to the newsletter mailing list by calling 913-288-7640.
Where do I apply for Tuition Assistance?
  • Applications are available, when announced, in the Community Outreach Counseling Program/Women's Resource Center.
    • For additional information, please call Andrea Chastain at 913-288-7270.