Utah Cluster Acceleration Partnership announces availability of $3.5 million in 2016 grant funds
The Utah Cluster Acceleration Partnership (UCAP) program provides funding to public colleges and universities, applied technology colleges, and K-12 school districts, charters and individual schools to develop, implement, or enhance educational programs in direct response to regional and statewide industry needs. UCAP is a partnership between the Utah System of Higher Education, the Governor’s Office of Economic […]
USHE presidents help kick off Utah College Application Week events
Presidents and key officials from Utah’s public colleges and universities are kicking off Utah College Application Week (UCAW) by speaking to high school seniors about the importance of postsecondary education. UCAW gives Utah high school seniors in partner schools the opportunity to apply to college during the school day. Eighty-four high schools have partnered with the Utah […]
November is College Application Month: USHE partners with K-12 to help 20,000+ high school seniors apply to college
Elected officials, university presidents and school leaders will be participating in Utah College Application Week (UCAW) events across the state during the month of November. Now in its third year, UCAW is in 25 districts and 84 high schools across the state. UCAW gives every high school senior in participating schools the opportunity to apply […]
StepUp/UHEAA Paying for College events
Students around the state are heading back to school, and Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority’s (UHEAA) Outreach team is heading out to meet them. For several years, UHEAA has hosted evening events designed to get information about paying for college into the hands of Utah high school students and their parents. Held in coordination with […]
Utah Cluster Acceleration Partnership announces $3.45M in 2015 grant funding available
The Utah Cluster Acceleration Partnership (UCAP) program provides funding to public colleges and universities and applied technology colleges—and now also K-12 school districts, charters and individual schools—to develop, implement, or enhance educational programs in direct response to regional and statewide industry needs. UCAP is a partnership between the Utah System of Higher Education, the Governor’s Office […]
Fourth-annual “Expect the Great” hosted by SLCC
The fourth-annual “Expect the Great” college and career fair was held on November 8 at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC). The free event, hosted by the Office of School Relations at SLCC, attracted more than 200 students from Utah’s colleges and high schools. The event focused on the African and African-American communities, but was open […]
USHE institutions encourage high school students to apply to college (part II)
The Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) is coordinating an expanded pilot of Utah College Application Week, to be held at 49 schools in 15 districts throughout Utah during Nov. 10 – 21, 2014. The purpose of College Application Week is to provide high school seniors in partner schools the opportunity to submit at least one […]