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National Labor College Scholarship

The Union Plus NLC Scholarship Difference:

  • NEW Building Trades President's Award Scholarship
  • Special union scholarship to attend the National Labor College
  • Union Plus Education Foundation is the largest contributor to the National Labor College.
 

To apply for Union Plus NLC Scholarships

Call the enrollment advisors at 1-888-427-0300 and ask about the Union Plus scholarships.

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Labor's College

With the National Labor College (NLC) in Silver Spring, MD, America's unions have their own college: the nation's only accredited higher education institution devoted exclusively to educating union members, leaders and staff.

Now you can apply for 3 online degree programs:

In 2011, Union Plus has provided 91 scholarships totalling $70,000 for the NLC degree programs. 

Each year, $25,000 is awarded to eligible students through the new Union Plus National Labor College Scholarship. Awards are determined and administered by the National Labor College; they typically award roughly 12 recipients with financial need every quarter, including January, April, July and October.

Meet four of the IBEW Scholarship recipients here.

 

New Building Trades President's Award


Starting with the January 2012 semester, Union Plus is offering the Union Plus NLC Building Trades President's Award, over $13,500 in scholarships for building trades union members who enroll in one of the three new online degree completion programs.  Seventeen scholarships of $795 (3 credit course cost) each are available.

Eligibility: Current dues-paying members of building trades unions offering Union Plus programs: Bricklayers (BAC), Boilermakers, IBEW, IBT, Insulators, Ironworkers, IUEC, IUPAT, LIUNA, OPCMIA, Roofers, SMWIA, and UA.  Scholarship recipients must also agree to provide feedback about the NLC program upon completion of their first class. You'll be eligible for these scholarships as part of the NLC enrollment process.

How to apply:  Contact the National Labor College (NLC) at 1-888-427-0300 or www.NLC.edu.  Deadline to apply for the January 2012 semester is December 12, 2011. 

All Union Plus NLC scholarships are sponsored by the Union Plus Education Foundation and administered by the National Labor College. The Foundation's donation to the National Labor College represents the largest financial aid contribution to the college.

 

Union skills, training, undergraduate and graduate programs

The National Labor College offers:

  • Undergraduate degree programs, including a Bachelor of Arts for labor studies and a Bachelor of Technical/Professional Studies degree.
  • Graduate programs
  • Union skills training - including week-long labor education classes in arbitration, organizing, negotiations, safety & health, union building and leadership development.
  • Certificate programs
  • Safety and health training

Check www.nlc.edu for details.

Eligibility

  • Participating union members from the U.S., Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada are eligible.
  • All dues-paying labor union members or staff employees for an AFL-CIO affiliated organization enrolled in the National Labor College.
  • Undergraduate students of the National Labor College (NLC) are eligible.

Customer Service

Questions about the National Labor College scholarship? Contact Tracie Sumner in the Office of Student Services at the National Labor College at 301-628-4253 or email tsumner@nlc.edu.

To learn more about the National Labor College, visit www.nlc.edu


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