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Even if you are planning on attending a 4-year college, you can still take advantage of A+ by taking OTC/Crowder summer classes for FREE.  The details for Crowder/OTC summer enrollment are below: 

Crowder/OTC Summer A+ Scholarship FAQ’s

If it is my first summer after high school graduation, can I use A+ for the summer semester?

Yes! The Missouri Department of Higher Education allows you to use A+ program benefits at a community college your first summer after high school graduation, even if you plan to transfer to a four-year college or university in the fall. Just be sure to complete the steps outlined below.

If I am seeking a certificate or degree, can I use A+ for the summer semester?

Yes. If you are eligible for A+ and wish to enroll for the summer semester, be sure to enroll in a minimum of 6 credit hours.

If I am attending another college, can I come back and use A+ for the summer at Crowder/OTC?

The answer to your question, visiting students are not eligible. Here is why…

The Missouri Department of Higher Education (MDHE) permits a student to use A+ Program benefits at a community college his or her first summer after high school graduation, even if he or she plans to transfer to a four year college or university in the fall.

Visiting students to a community college or students enrolled at 4-year colleges and universities during the prior fall or spring semesters of the current school year are not eligible to use A+ funding during the summer semester.  This is due to the fact a student must be degree seeking at the institution where A+ is utilized.  If your intent is to transfer your summer credits back to a four-year college for the fall semester, you are degree seeking there, not at the community college; therefore, you would not be eligible.

If you are attending a community college during your first summer after high school graduation, or if you are pursuing a certificate or degree, and you meet the requirements of A+, you must complete the following steps:

  1. Apply for admission to the community college of choice.  (New HS graduates will need to register as a First-Time Freshman)
  2. Select a program of study (Visiting students are not eligible)
  3. Enroll in a minimum of six (6) credit hours (Typically 2 classes)
  4. Have your Final Official High School A+ stamped transcript sent to the Admissions Office (after graduation)
  5. You must have a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on file with the college for the current year
  • To complete a current FAFSA go to http://www.fafsa.gov (Links to an external site.); 
  • If you have already completed a FAFSA for classes beginning this fall, you MUST go back and complete the current FAFSA for the summer semester
  • This is because the summer semester is the tail end of the current academic year
  • The last possible day you may submit the current FAFSA is the last day of June

Even if you are planning on attending a 4-year college, you can still take advantage of A+ by taking OTC/Crowder summer classes for FREE.  The details for Crowder/OTC summer enrollment are below:

Crowder/OTC Summer A+ Scholarship FAQ’s

  • Yes! The Missouri Department of Higher Education allows you to use A+ program benefits at a community college your first summer after high school graduation, even if you plan to transfer to a four-year college or university in the fall. Just be sure to complete the steps outlined below.

  • Yes. If you are eligible for A+ and wish to enroll for the summer semester, be sure to enroll in a minimum of 6 credit hours.

  • The answer to your question, visiting students are not eligible. Here is why…

    The Missouri Department of Higher Education (MDHE) permits a student to use A+ Program benefits at a community college his or her first summer after high school graduation, even if he or she plans to transfer to a four year college or university in the fall.

    Visiting students to a community college or students enrolled at 4-year colleges and universities during the prior fall or spring semesters of the current school year are not eligible to use A+ funding during the summer semester.  This is due to the fact a student must be degree seeking at the institution where A+ is utilized.  If your intent is to transfer your summer credits back to a four-year college for the fall semester, you are degree seeking there, not at the community college; therefore, you would not be eligible.

    1. Apply for admission to the community college of choice.  (New HS graduates will need to register as a First-Time Freshman)
    2. Select a program of study (Visiting students are not eligible)
    3. Enroll in a minimum of six (6) credit hours (Typically 2 classes)
    4. Have your Final Official High School A+ stamped transcript sent to the Admissions Office (after graduation)
    5. You must have a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on file with the college for the current year
    6. To complete a current FAFSA go to http://www.fafsa.gov (Links to an external site.); 
    7. If you have already completed a FAFSA for classes beginning this fall, you MUST go back and complete the current FAFSA for the summer semester
    8. This is because the summer semester is the tail end of the current academic year
    9. The last possible day you may submit the current FAFSA is the last day of June