Stay in the Game
Because everyone wins when students develop all their potential
Our region will add hundreds of thousands of jobs in the next five years, and according to an estimate by the Washington Roundtable, 75 percent will require some sort of post-secondary credential — an associate degree, a bachelor's, a professional certificate, or an apprenticeship. Yet, at present, only 41 percent of Washington's high-school grads earn such a credential by age 26. The implications for social and economic mobility — and community prosperity — are immense.
The Seattle Colleges — South, Seattle Central and North — educate nearly 35,000 students a year, including the great majority of the city's first-generation college-goers.
Stay in the Game is the Colleges' initiative to ensure that every student has the resources to persevere in their college dreams and emerge with the education for a successful and meaningful career.
Scholarships | College and Career Navigators | Emergency Supports
Their success is our community's success. Here's how we help students Stay in the Game:
Stay in the Game
Scholarships
Full-time tuition at the Seattle Colleges is typically $5,058, and students sometimes benefit from government grants. Often it’s the other expenses — not of school but of life — that pose the affordability challenge. Rent, utilities, groceries, transportation, childcare (our average student is 28) are all costlier in Seattle than almost anywhere in the country.
Even when students work — as 70% do — it’s hard to make ends meet. When students don’t graduate, it’s seldom because of academics, but rather the financial strain. Research indicates an average shortfall of $4,920 between what students can piece together and the true cost of attendance.
Your investment in Stay in the Game creates targeted $5K scholarships to bridge this gap.
Stay in the Game
College & Career Navigators
With eight broad areas of study and more than 130 programs, the Seattle Colleges can overwhelm anyone. That can be particularly true for someone returning to school after a long absence, who’s supporting a family, who faces language or cultural barriers, or who’s overcoming past academic setbacks — the circumstances of many of our students.
College & Career Navigators you support through Stay in the Game work one-on-one with students to identify courses that fit their goals. They also make connections to tutoring, financial resources, material supports like tools and uniforms, and ultimately internships and jobs.
The impact is profound. With focused navigator support, the Colleges’ Georgetown campus saw a 68% growth in pre-apprenticeship enrollment, a 58% increase in completions, and a 37% jump in job placements.
Stay in the Game
Emergency Supports
Scholarships can help students avoid a financial crisis while in school, however there's money for only a fraction of the students who qualify. And according to a recent survey, more than half of Seattle Colleges students regularly struggle with food or housing insecurity. Your investment in Stay in the Game supports:
- Campus food pantries with groceries, toiletries, even diapers so no one chooses between basic needs and learning.
- Benefits Hubs where trained coaches help students unlock the housing aid, childcare, and public benefits they may qualify for.
- One-time assistance grants that help with repairing a car, replacing a stolen laptop, or covering a late utility bill — whatever will keep a student educationally on-track.
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