School Counts!

The high school graduating class of 2010 is the first official class of graduates in Conway County to benefit from the School Counts! Initiative. These students enrolled in the School Counts! program their freshman year of high school, and worked diligently over the last four years to meet the School Counts! criteria that designates them as official School Counts! completers. The 2010 class of Conway County School Counts! graduates included 70 students county-wide, 26 of which are taking advantage of the scholarships offered to them through School Counts! by attending UACCM. The scholarships students receive may be used to purchase books or go toward paying tuition and fees, depending on the students’ existing award package.
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