ACE Scholarship

Eligibility

Reside in the tri-state area

Demonstrate financial need

You may receive more than one ACE Scholarship per year as long as you have not exceeded the annual or lifetime cap amount.

Eligible Programs & Courses - Winter 2023

High School Equivalency
The English Language Center
Data Analytics and Data Science Program
Plumbing 1 Training Program

Award Amounts

The ACE Scholarship award amount equals 80% of the course tuition. You are responsible for paying the remaining 20%.

Selection Criteria You must demonstrate the following via your application submission:

Financial Need

Financial disclosure statement

Academic Merit

Likelihood to succeed in course

Commitment to coursework

Personal statement

Mary Estela
The English Language Center

"I want to thank LaGuardia from the bottom of my heart for having given me the opportunity to receive this scholarship and keep learning this beautiful language. I'm pretty sure that my dreams will come true, and I'm really grateful for the awesome classes that this program provides me."

How to Apply

To apply to your program of interest click here.
For more information see below to visit your program of interest or send an email.

The English Language Center – english@lagcc.cuny.edu
High School Equivalency – AdultBasicSkills@lagcc.cuny.edu
Data Analytics & Data Science Program – workforce-tech-training@lagcc.cuny.edu
Plumbing Level 1 – ddaza@lagcc.cuny.edu

Applicant Notification

You will receive notification of your selection status via email.

Responsibilities

If you are awarded an ACE Scholarship, you will be responsible for the following:

Writing a thank you note to our generous donors

Submitting a photo of yourself and signing a LaGuardia model release form

Periodically checking in with your ACE program to update staff on educational and career progress

Disbursement

If awarded, funds from your ACE Scholarship will be directly applied to your course tuition balance.

LaGuardia's Division of Adult and Continuing Education sincerely thanks all of our donors for helping to make a difference in the lives of our students.

To find out how you can make a contribution to the ACE Scholarship, please visit www.laguardia.edu/donors/.

Additional Scholarship Opportunities - Winter 2023

Continuing Education is offering full and partial training scholarships for the following programs and courses.

To apply to your program of interest click here.
For more information see below to visit your program of interest or send an email.

Accounting with QuickBooks - aceprofessional@lagcc.cuny.edu
Central Service Technician – aceprofessional@lagcc.cuny.edu
Certified Clinical Medical Assistant – ccma@lagcc.cuny.edu
Certified Medical Administrative Assistant – aceprofessional@lagcc.cuny.edu
Community Health Worker – remuhammad@lagcc.cuny.edu
Electrical 1 Training Program – ddaza@lagcc.cuny.edu
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) – emtprogram@lagcc.cuny.edu
Medical Coding – aceprofessional@lagcc.cuny.edu
Medical Interpreter – aceprofessional@lagcc.cuny.edu
Mental Health Peer Specialist - MHPeerSpecialist@lagcc.cuny.edu
Pharmacy Technician – aceprofessional@lagcc.cuny.edu

LaGuardia Foundation ACE Scholarship