The WES department can assist qualifying students with additional funds such as tuition, books, transportation costs, and emergency financial support depending on which grant s you may qualify for. Fill out a WES Funding Application to have someone from our team reach out to you for possible qualifications. As part of the WES Funding Application process you will be required to identify an intended program of study.
Please explore the options below. Participation in the BFET program will allow a student to keep food benefits while attending college, as well as access child care assistance through Working Connections Child Care. Students must be in a short-term workforce education program of study in order to qualify. The Early Achievers Grant is for students who are working toward a certificate or degree in Early Childhood Education and are employed in a childcare center or family home that is participating in Washington Early Achievers for a minimum of 40 hours per month or 10 hours per week.
The program will cover tuition, fees, books, and other support services for eligible students. Must be a Washington resident in order to qualify. The chart under the eligibility determination section shows the income criteria.
The WorkFirst program helps participants access education and training in order to find and keep jobs. Through Workforce Education Services, participants may receive tuition and textbook assistance as well as advising and mentoring to ensure graduation and completion. The Worker Retraining funding is a program which provides options for unemployed or underemployed workers to access education and training to maintain employment or to re-enter the workforce.
The eligibility criteria includes:. Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness SSEH is a grant that aims to assist students experiencing homelessness, housing insecurities, or students who have aged out of foster care. Any current BBCC student regardless of their program path who meets the eligibility requirements or who has aged out of the foster care system may be able to receive support services such as emergency housing, rental assistance, eviction prevention, utilities assistance, access to laundry facilities, access to technology, community resources and referrals and more.
