West Kentucky Community and Technical College will grant $1,000 to $1,500 to certified students. Students are required to be enrolled in the fall semester. Classes will begin August 16. To be an eligible student to receive the grant must:

• Be seeking a certificate, diploma or degree
• Have completed the 2021 to 2022 FAFSA
• Must be enrolled in a minimum of six credit hours

The money that will be used will be funded by federal Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, which is a part of the American Rescue Plan that was passed in March. The finances can be utilized or numerous situations such as education-related costs mergency costs related to COVID, tuition, food, housing, healthcare and childcare.

West Kentucky Community and Technical College has excused over one million dollars n student debt by bringing students spring 2020 and spring 2021 account balances to zero.