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Some for-profit school students may be ineligible for state aid
Erin Bowen
Issue date: 4/20/07 Section: Community
Governor Ted Strickland's recent budget proposal will make students attending for-profit schools ineligible to receive financial assistance through the Ohio College Opportunity Grant (OCOG), a scholarship grant previously available to all of Ohio's residential college students.
For-profit institutions or proprietary schools, run by profit organizations rather than religious organizations or state or local government, are also commonly called career colleges, business colleges, institutes or for-profit colleges. The Ohio Board of Regents, a coordinating board dedicated to the continuation and promotion of higher education, includes ITT Technical Institute, Southern Ohio College, and ACA College of Design as examples of proprietary schools.
In defense of Governor Ted Strickland's revamped budget, Keith Dailey, press secretary for the governor, said sacrifices are necessary when adjusting a budget.
"The budget requires tough choices that must be made in order to invest resources in the things that matter most to Ohioans," Dailey said.
The proposed budget, however, will not impact Miami University scholarships or state financial aid, according to Ellie Houde, assistant director of Student Financial Assistance at Miami.
"This change would not affect Miami students as it only cuts funding for students who attend profit schools," Houde said. "Since Miami is public, our students would continue to receive funding."
Dailey said further that the educational budget in Ohio is the slowest growing budget, meaning it develops the least amount of revenue.
"The budget is limited in resources and revenue growth is essentially flat," Dailey said.
Dailey said further that a reexamination of the distribution of funds is required because the educational budget receives the least amount of income. This leads to a cut in the budget.
According to a report released by the Ohio Board of Regents, the OCOG is a need-based scholarship that provides tuition for Ohio students from low to moderate-income families with a combined annual income of less that $75,000.
For-profit institutions or proprietary schools, run by profit organizations rather than religious organizations or state or local government, are also commonly called career colleges, business colleges, institutes or for-profit colleges. The Ohio Board of Regents, a coordinating board dedicated to the continuation and promotion of higher education, includes ITT Technical Institute, Southern Ohio College, and ACA College of Design as examples of proprietary schools.
In defense of Governor Ted Strickland's revamped budget, Keith Dailey, press secretary for the governor, said sacrifices are necessary when adjusting a budget.
"The budget requires tough choices that must be made in order to invest resources in the things that matter most to Ohioans," Dailey said.
The proposed budget, however, will not impact Miami University scholarships or state financial aid, according to Ellie Houde, assistant director of Student Financial Assistance at Miami.
"This change would not affect Miami students as it only cuts funding for students who attend profit schools," Houde said. "Since Miami is public, our students would continue to receive funding."
Dailey said further that the educational budget in Ohio is the slowest growing budget, meaning it develops the least amount of revenue.
"The budget is limited in resources and revenue growth is essentially flat," Dailey said.
Dailey said further that a reexamination of the distribution of funds is required because the educational budget receives the least amount of income. This leads to a cut in the budget.
According to a report released by the Ohio Board of Regents, the OCOG is a need-based scholarship that provides tuition for Ohio students from low to moderate-income families with a combined annual income of less that $75,000.
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