OLIVET, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Olivet College President Dr. Steven M. Corey joined Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday and announced that Olivet College is investing millions of dollars to create the Olivet College ADVANTAGE Scholarship.

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This initiative will begin in fall 2023 to ensure Michigan students have access to a private, small college education without paying tuition or fees. The program is made possible by the Michigan Achievement Scholarship program, which became law this year. It saves students up to $8,250 on an associate degree at a community college, up to $20,000 at a private college, or up to $27,500 at a public university.

“Since 1844 – day one of our founding – Olivet College has made a college education accessible to anyone regardless of gender, race or financial means,” President Corey said. ”The Olivet College ADVANTAGE Scholarship is our pledge to the students of Michigan that we remain firmly rooted in our mission to make a private college education available to all.

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