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Lincoln Trail College recognized the top scholars in Crawford County at the 2020 Crawford County Award for Excellence reception on January 30. The students and their families were invited to Lincoln Trail College to receive the CCAE Scholarship, which is awarded to the top ten percent of the graduating class at each Crawford County high school. The award is LTC’s highest-level award that is given to prospective students.
“We want to encourage these students to come to Lincoln Trail College,” says Coordinator of Marketing and Public Information Chris Forde. “We know that high-achieving students enrich the educational environment, especially as LTC embraces collaborative and peer-to-peer learning activities in the classroom.”
This is the third year Lincoln Trail College is offering the CCAE Scholarship. Part of the reason LTC started offering the scholarship is that the county’s top students were not always looking at the College as a potential choice. “In some cases, the top students weren’t even applying to LTC,” says Forde. “We want to make sure that they know that we are an excellent choice as they begin working toward a college degree.”
Jayce Fielder is a past recipient of the CCAE Scholarship who attended Lincoln Trail College. Initially, he was weighing other college options and had been admitted to the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. “Being awarded the Crawford County Award for Excellence Scholarship was by far the leading reason I decided to come to LTC,” says Fielder. “I’m sure glad that I did.”
Students heard about the advantages offered by Lincoln Trail College during the event, including small class sizes and individual attention. They also heard about the successes of LTC graduates and how they can transfer their credits to other universities after graduation. One of the biggest benefits of the CCAE Scholarship is that it covers tuition, fees, and books for LTC classes so recipients will be able to save money on their college expenses.
“Lincoln Trail College can be a great start for these students or any student for that matter,” says Forde. “College can be expensive, but Lincoln Trail College is a financially smart decision. Not only has LTC been continually recognized as one of the top colleges in the nation, but we’ve also been recognized as the 11th most affordable college in the nation.”
Past CCAE Scholarship recipients have been among LTC’s top students. Already this year, nine of this year’s CCAE recipients have committed to attending Lincoln Trail College full-time in the fall while three others plan to take summer classes at LTC.
2020 Crawford County Award for Excellence Recipients:
Robinson High School
Alysha Clements
Ella Dorfmueller
Jeffry Hermann
Matthew Jenkins
Kaitlyn Powell
Ashton Roberts
Josh Rosborough
Charlee Stewart
Stevee Walker
Spencer Roe-Weaver
Palestine High School
Sheltann Waller
Abbey McCord
Kendra Biggs
Seth Bailey
Oblong High School
Katie Cheek
Mackenzi McIntosh
Alyssa Potts
Micah Janes
Hutsonville High School
Ashlyn Matthews
Paige Matthews
KT Nessly
Marah Matthews
