Workforce Education Funding  

Our funding programs could help you pay for your education as you pursue any of our several Professional/Technical degrees and certificates. Read more about eligibility criteria and types of assistance below.

 

Basic Food Employment & Training (BFET) Program: Provides assistance with education costs (including childcare assistance from DSHS) to eligible students receiving DSHS Basic Food Assistance.

Contact:	Savena Garrett
	5000 (FOSS) Building, Room 5101
	(206) 546-6967 or (206) 546-5882

 

Opportunity Grant Program: Provides assistance with education costs to eligible low-income students who have not yet earned 45 college credits in the U.S. and are enrolled in one of the following programs: Automotive, Accounting, Business Technology, Clean Energy Technology, Education, Manufacturing, Phlebotomy and Visual Communications Technology.

Contact:	Victoria Lauber
	5000 (FOSS) Building, Room 5101
	(206) 546-4695 or (206) 546-5882

 

Worker Retraining Program: Assistance to eligible students who: are collecting unemployment benefits or have exhausted them within the past 24 months, have received a lay-off notice, were formerly self-employed, are a displaced homemaker, or a recently honorably discharged veteran.

Contact:	Kim Cambern
	5000 (FOSS) Building, Room 5101
	(206) 546-6961 or (206) 546-5882

 

WorkFirst Program: Provides assistance with education costs to eligible low-income parents receiving TANF cash assistance from DSHS.

Contact:	Fikru Diro
	5000 (FOSS) Building, Room 5101
	(206) 546-6957 or (206) 546-5882

 

Additional Sources of Financial Assistance

Many other types of financial assistance are available both on campus and off campus.  Follow the links to see if you might be eligible.