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đ„ Game-Changer: Pell Grants Just Opened the Floodgates for Trade Schools
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The College-Only Era Is Over â Short-Term Trade Courses Just Got a MASSIVE Boost
For years, Pell Grants were locked inside the traditional college system.
No matter how outdated, expensive, or ineffective a 4-year degree became â they still got the funding.
Meanwhile, trade schools offering real skills in months instead of years?
Zero access to that same federal money.
Until now.
In a move that just changed the game, Congress approved the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act, which expands Pell Grant eligibility to short-term workforce training programs. This means that students can now use Pell Grants for programs as short as 8 to 15 weeks, provided they meet certain quality and outcome standards.
Hereâs what this means:
Students can now get up to $7,395 in free grant money (not a loan)
Trade school owners can now tap into millions in new funding streams
Programs as short as 8 to 15 weeks now qualify â no need for a 2-year degree
The biggest barrier to enrollment, cost is now eliminated for thousands of students
This isnât theory. Itâs policy.
And itâs going to send a tidal wave of enrollments through the doors of trade schools nationwide.
If youâre running a trade school â or thinking of starting one â this is the moment to act.
Pell Grants used to be reserved for universities.
Now theyâre available for your healthcare, IT, or skilled trade courses.
Pell is next.
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The world is finally catching up.
Students donât want debt, they want skills.
And now the government agrees.
With Pell Grants now available for short-term trade courses, the next 12 months will separate those who talk about launching a schoolâŠ
From those who actually do it.
The window just opened.
Watch more Trade Schools scale with this new game-changing news.
Until next time, control what YOU can control, take action on something, and donât forget to smile.
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