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Cass County, area students can apply for health related scholarships

Health care students

BELTON, Mo., (Jan. 18, 2024) – Applications for Cass Community Health Foundation’s health related scholarships are open. Students in Cass County and the surrounding area who are pursuing health related degrees should apply. Students pursuing a nursing degree will have priority over other health care students.

Both current high school seniors and former graduates from Cass County and Grandview high schools are eligible to apply. Eligible high schools include Archie High School, Belton High School, Cass Midway High School, Drexel High School, Grandview High School, Harrisonville High School, Heartland Christian School, Pleasant Hill High School, Raymore-Peculiar High School, Sherwood Cass High School, or Training Center Christian School.

Students from Cass County who were home-schooled and non-traditional students residing in Cass County are also eligible to apply. All applicants must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and should apply by March 15.

Cass Community Health Foundation also offers a scholarship to students from Cass County or Grandview who are enrolled in the practical nursing program at Cass Career Center in Harrisonville, Missouri; Kansas City Kansas Community College in Kansas City, Kansas; and Concorde Career College and Metropolitan Community College – Penn Valley in Kansas City, Missouri. Preference is given to students who have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above. Practical nursing scholarship applications must be submitted by March 15.

Visit casscommunityhealth.org/scholarships to apply.