Dear Colleagues,

The Foundation’s spring quarter and annual 2021-2022 scholarship applications are now open. Please help us spread this news to our students. The following message went out to students earlier this week.

The Shoreline Community College Foundation’s spring quarter 2021 and annual 2021-2022 scholarship applications are now open. Each year the Shoreline Community College Foundation awards over 150 scholarships to students attending Shoreline Community College.

• Scholarship award amounts range from $200 to $4,000.
• Full-time, part-time, international, and undocumented students are eligible to apply.
• Spring scholarship applications close March 1 (awarded week of March 15)
• Annual scholarship applications for 2021-22 close March 23 (awarded starting mid-May)

To get started:

1. Create your user account. If you created a user account in the past, sign-in with the credentials you used when setting up your account
2. Click “Register”
3. Enter all of the required information, click the agreement box, then click the “Create Account” button
4. Once registration is complete, you will be directed to your Dashboard

Application Instructions:

1. Sign in to your account
2. Click the “Start Application” button to begin filling out your application
3. Click the “Submit Application” button in the lower right corner (Note: The “Submit Application” button is disabled until the application is complete)
4. You will be directed back to your Dashboard where you will see the number of scholarships to which you have been automatically applied
5. You may be eligible for additional scholarships that require additional information. The Dashboard will prompt you to provide this by showing a number in the “Items requiring completion” box
6. After completing all follow-up items for the scholarship, click the “Resubmit Application” button to submit your application (Note: If there are no follow-up items that need to be completed, you do not need to resubmit your application)
7. Proceed through all Follow-Up items for all scholarships listed until you see “0 items requiring completion” on your Dashboard

Questions?
Contact Michelle Cimaroli at scholarships@shoreline.edu.

Note:
An application for Shoreline Community College Foundation scholarships does not take place of the Financial Aid application. All students, excluding international students, are encouraged to complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) or the WASFA (for HB 1079 students) application for the current year, in addition to the scholarship application. For information about financial aid, visit our Financial Aid web page, or email mcimaroli@shoreline.edu.

Based on the Board’s approval of the 2020-2021 budget, including faculty reductions, Shoreline has begun the process of sunsetting the Early Childhood Education program.  Starting in spring quarter 2021, the program will not be accepting new students. Courses that are part of the program will be offered in spring quarter, based on current student needs. 

After spring 2021, there will be two primary options for Shoreline students to complete their Shoreline education degrees and certificates.  Shoreline will make every effort to ensure these options enable students to complete their certificates and/or degrees in the same amount of time, in the same modality (online), and for the same cost as originally planned. 

• The first teach-out option will be through Washington Online (WAOL).  With this option, students continue to attend Shoreline, have a Shoreline transcript, and enroll in Shoreline classes using their Shoreline Canvas accounts.  The online courses are taught by various faculty throughout the state and include students enrolled at different colleges. 
   
• The second will be through a teach-out agreement with another Washington community college.  There are several opportunities for partnering with other colleges on teach-out agreements, and preliminary conversations have begun. Expect an update on specific teach-out plans in mid-February.    

Students currently enrolled in this program (as of winter 2021), will receive a more detailed email about these options and next steps by February 15, 2021. Each student will work with an advisor to develop their own teach-out plan. Those students who have previously been enrolled in the program within the last two years will also receive notification and options for degree completion. The Office of Student Learning is identifying how to allocate and enhance advising resources for these students. If you have questions about this process, please contact Brigid Nulty, Acting Associate Dean of Business, Communication Studies, and Social Sciences (bnulty@shoreline.edu). 

Thank you for your patience as we undertake this process. 

Sincerely,

Phillip King 
Vice President for Student Learning, Equity, and Success