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Students attending Carl Sandburg College last spring have received up to $700 in funding from the CARES Act.
The college has been awarded a total of $1.17 million, according to WGIL. Half of the funds will be used as financial aid grants for the community college students.
Any student enrolled in at least 10 credit hours as of March 20 was automatically awarded $700; $350 was given to any student enrolled in nine hours or fewer. Over 1,000 students received aid.
“We are very grateful for the support of the Department of Education in helping our students deal with the disruption caused by the COVID-19 virus," college President Dr. Seamus Reilly told WGIL. “We are also thankful to others in the state and community who have contributed to the Carl Sandburg College Foundation to provide some support for those students not covered by the CARES Act. This support makes it possible for our students to succeed.”
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