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In this dynamic and changing world there is one constant: that attaining higher education -- technical education specifically -- is a greater financial burden to students and families than at any other time in our history.  Technical education provides a foundation for life-long learning and the skill sets to earn a great living.  Yet, state support for Southeast Technical is at an all-time low and as a result, tuition is at an all-time high. 

The majority of our students commute and are typically balancing family, work, transportation and a myriad of other responsibilities along with rigorous course work.  Over the past ten years, our average age of the student body is approximately 27. This validates a working student base of which approximately 95 percent of graduates are employed after graduation.  We challenge anyone to say the pursuit of a technical degree is not one of the best investments our state, nation or an individual can make.

Southeast Technical has been fortunate to grow enrollment 10 of the past 11 years as we continue to balance and deliver critical programs for the workforce needs of this region.  We remain committed to investing in the latest technological training tools to keep pace with the requirements of an ever-evolving workplace.  In conjunction with core program skills, industry is telling us that students must possess skills sets of math, science and critical thinking to round out their portfolio to be productive in the current and future workplace.

Curricular challenges aside, the daunting financial challenge is where donors can directly impact the future of our students.  We experience too many stories of students who have scraped together tuition dollars, arranged child care, and secured transportation yet just cannot afford a trip to the bookstore…financially they cannot afford a $400.00 bill for books and supplies.  Many times, this is where the student just psychologically hits a wall and cannot continue.

If you are or have been a donor to Southeast Tech Foundation, we thank you for your caring and vision.  If you are not yet a donor, we encourage you to invest in a student and experience the joy of knowing that you have touched a life and strengthened a community…with a gift that will endure.  Please send a gift to support scholarships and the Foundation that makes the gifts possible.  Then celebrate your investment in a deserving student who will make a difference to our regional communities.   Thank you for your consideration.