Scholarships hit by S.C. Lottery downturn

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Just6ntlc — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:31:51 GMT

I hope these scholarships in South Carolina will help the students go on to college. I have an associate arts degree at Diablo Valley College. I rather have some type of college degree right now so I want to have a good future.

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sweetie7398 — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 06:28:41 GMT

Hopefully these scholarships will not decline. I have recently taken a few classes at a nearby technical school and since I did not have the specific amount of minimum hours, I was unable to receive any lottery tuition assistance. The school suggested I pick up an additional class that I did not need in order to receive this money.

Scholarships hit by S.C. Lottery downturn

Lottery Post — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:43:00 GMT

As revenue declines, grants could cover less of rising in-state tuition

Declining revenues from the S.C. lottery and increasing demand for the scholarships it provides means students could see their tuition grants drop.

It's already happened in Georgia, where tighter standards for winning lottery-funded scholarships have cost 18,000 students once-free rides.

Some day, we will have to cap the cost, S.C. Senate Finance Chairman Hugh Leatherman said. The general fund cannot afford to ha... [ More ]