Many students around the world can’t go to college because they don’t have enough support. Queensborough Community College is giving support through programs in order to help those students involved in this issue and the most important thing is that everything is for free. The main programs are “Single Stop”, “Career Path” and “ASAP”.
The first program is Single Stop. The Single Stop program is a system that helps you in many ways. The first is taxes. It helps you to deal with your income taxes. The second is benefit screening and there are two types of help in here. One is the Supplemental nutrition program which helps you to pay for food in college. The other is “Health Insurance Medicare” for you to cover your vision, dental etc… The third is legal. On this section, they have a lawyer that comes once a week and any question about anything will be answered by a lawyer. The fourth is Financial Coaching where you can find someone who will help with your credit report and how to improve it. Every student at Queensborough Community College may be eligible to receive this support including undocumented students. Furthermore, any student interesting in this program should register as soon as possible. Over all, we think that this program could be really helpful for us because we will need part of this program as soon as we get on campus.
The second program is Career Path. The Career Path program includes manufacturing, Green jobs, Culinary, Medical and Environment. Career Path is a free program. It supports adult workers without jobs. If you study in Career Path, it can provide some college credit. If you choose Career Path, it will give you 9 month of training. Afterwards, you can find jobs in business, Education, Food service, Health care and Manufacturing. People who want to apply must have a High School Diploma or GED. Second, you must be 18 years old. Third, you need to speak English. Fourth, you have to be legally authorized to work in the United States. In summary, Career Path is a good program for some students because it gives people a chance and teaches skills to help them to get a job more easily. If you want to know more information about Career Path, you can call 718-281-5157, or visit their website at www.cuny.careerpath.edu.
The third program is ASAP which means Accelerated Study in Associate Program. The presentation was by Mr. Luna. ASAP has many benefits for student. First of all, students can obtain the tuition for free. Secondly, students can receive money for purchase of textbooks and free monthly Metro cards. In addition, ASAP also provides career counseling to help them find jobs. Even though it is good, it has some requirements. Students should agree to study full time, and they must be a NYC resident. As a result, many facts show an ASAP graduate student can get a better job and earn more money in the future. We would like this program because it can help us earn degrees as quickly as possible. In conclusion, the ASAP program has many benefits for college students and helps students in many ways.
In conclusion, Queensborough Community College is encouraging those students with economic problems to stick to their path. Afterwards, if you really need help, you must join one of the programs “Single Stop”, “Career Path” or “ASAP”.
The first program is Single Stop. The Single Stop program is a system that helps you in many ways. The first is taxes. It helps you to deal with your income taxes. The second is benefit screening and there are two types of help in here. One is the Supplemental nutrition program which helps you to pay for food in college. The other is “Health Insurance Medicare” for you to cover your vision, dental etc… The third is legal. On this section, they have a lawyer that comes once a week and any question about anything will be answered by a lawyer. The fourth is Financial Coaching where you can find someone who will help with your credit report and how to improve it. Every student at Queensborough Community College may be eligible to receive this support including undocumented students. Furthermore, any student interesting in this program should register as soon as possible. Over all, we think that this program could be really helpful for us because we will need part of this program as soon as we get on campus.
The second program is Career Path. The Career Path program includes manufacturing, Green jobs, Culinary, Medical and Environment. Career Path is a free program. It supports adult workers without jobs. If you study in Career Path, it can provide some college credit. If you choose Career Path, it will give you 9 month of training. Afterwards, you can find jobs in business, Education, Food service, Health care and Manufacturing. People who want to apply must have a High School Diploma or GED. Second, you must be 18 years old. Third, you need to speak English. Fourth, you have to be legally authorized to work in the United States. In summary, Career Path is a good program for some students because it gives people a chance and teaches skills to help them to get a job more easily. If you want to know more information about Career Path, you can call 718-281-5157, or visit their website at www.cuny.careerpath.edu.
The third program is ASAP which means Accelerated Study in Associate Program. The presentation was by Mr. Luna. ASAP has many benefits for student. First of all, students can obtain the tuition for free. Secondly, students can receive money for purchase of textbooks and free monthly Metro cards. In addition, ASAP also provides career counseling to help them find jobs. Even though it is good, it has some requirements. Students should agree to study full time, and they must be a NYC resident. As a result, many facts show an ASAP graduate student can get a better job and earn more money in the future. We would like this program because it can help us earn degrees as quickly as possible. In conclusion, the ASAP program has many benefits for college students and helps students in many ways.
In conclusion, Queensborough Community College is encouraging those students with economic problems to stick to their path. Afterwards, if you really need help, you must join one of the programs “Single Stop”, “Career Path” or “ASAP”.