Colby Dellinger, a senior from Ashdown High School, has been awarded a $500 RAMP scholarship from the University of Arkansas Cossatot. Colby plans to use this money to help him finish his degree at UA Cossatot, which he started working on while he was in high school.
As a high school junior, Colby began taking concurrent classes at UA Cossatot, where he accumulated 15 college credit hours and achieved a GPA of 3.6. These college credits will be applied to his college transcript as he continues to pursue an Associate of Applied Science: General Technology degree at UA Cossatot after high school graduation.
Colby is currently enrolled in an online summer course at UA Cossatot. He plans to pursue a career in industrial maintenance and will become a full-time student at the college this fall. He will be taking classes at the Lockesburg Industrial Maintenance Institute on the Lockesburg Campus.
UA Cossatot’s Lockesburg Campus also offers a welding program. Other Skilled and Technical programs offered at UA Cossatot‘s other campuses are cosmetology, automotive technology, diesel technology, welding, and pipe welding. These programs are available to students who wish to pursue certificates of proficiency, technical certificates, or an Associate of Applied Science degree in General Technology.
High school students, like Colby, can enroll in concurrent courses at UA Cossatot by contacting their high school career coach or UA Cossatot High School Programs Director, Julie Rhodes, at 870-584-1343. They can also enroll in classes through UA Cossatot’s Secondary Career Center.
The Secondary Career Center offers area high school students the opportunity to attend technical classes at one of UA Cossatot’s campuses and explore technical skills training in automotive technology, diesel technology, welding, medical professions, or industrial technology.
The Regional Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (RAMP) Scholarship was established in 2015 by UA Cossatot after receiving a Workforce Education Grant from the state of Arkansas. This grant has allowed UA Cossatot to develop and implement two programs within the fields of skilled and technical trades as well as provide scholarships for students who are pursuing an education in the Skilled and Technical Sciences.
Other RAMP Scholarships are available on a first-come, first-serve basis and can be used for classes this summer or fall. The deadline to apply is set for July 1, 2020. The RAMP scholarship application can be found on UA Cossatot’s website at www.cccua.edu/scholarships, along with requirements for potential recipients. For more information, please contact Tommi Cobb, RAMP Coordinator at 870-584-1158, or tcobb@cccua.edu.