RCCF Announces Establishment of Ripley County Trade School Scholarship

Friday, April 5, 2024 at 2:22 PM

By Ripley County Community Foundation, news release

The scholarships will go to graduating high school students who have studied a skilled trade at the Southeastern Career Center.

(Ripley County, Ind.) - The Ripley County Community Foundation is honored to announce the establishment of the Ripley County Trade School Scholarship, which will provide scholarships to graduating high school students who have studied a skilled trade at the Southeastern Career Center, who reside in Ripley County, and intend to pursue higher education in the skilled trades.

An anonymous donor created this fund to “encourage further training and education for young adults who are looking to expand their knowledge in their chosen field. We recognized that scholarship opportunities were rare for advance training in these fields of study. We feel humbled and honored to be able to assist in the further education of a Southeastern Career Center Graduate.”

The Community Foundation has a keen interest in supporting educational opportunities which will cultivate a strong workforce of future tradesman for the local economy. According to National Skills Coalition, Indiana has a skills mismatch - 58 percent of the jobs in Indiana require skills training beyond high-school but not a 4 year degree, and there are not enough workers with the skills needed to fill those jobs. “We appreciate the trust placed in our ability to steward these dollars in an effort to close the skills gap within the building, mechanical, industrial and medical trades,” stated Amy Streator, Executive Director of Ripley County Community Foundation.

An online application may be accessed through the Ripley County Community Foundation’s website at https://rccfonline.org/scholarships/ and the due date will be in February of 2025. Visit https://rccfonline.org/ to donate to the Ripley County Trade School Scholarship or any of the 209 endowment funds managed by the Ripley County Community Foundation. To learn more about how you can create opportunities in your community, contact the Ripley County Community Foundation, which is located at 13 E. George Street, Suite B, Batesville, IN, by calling 812-933-1098, or via email at office@rccfonline.org. This is just one more way we are working to Connect People who Care with Causes that Matter.

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