Lehigh Carbon Community College Board of Trustees, at its April 13 meeting, approved a new scholarship program for Lehigh County high school graduates. The Promise Scholarship Program assists recent high school graduates from the county’s school districts of Catasauqua, Whitehall-Coplay, East Penn, Salisbury, Parkland, Northwestern Lehigh, Allentown, Northern Lehigh and Southern Lehigh.

Lehigh Career andTechnical Institute seniors are eligible as long as they reside in one of the nine districts.

Graduating seniors must complete the LCCC application no later than May 1 in order to be eligible for the scholarship. Seniors should complete their applications as soon as possible because the scholarships will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis until funding set aside for students slated to register in fall 2023 is exhausted.

The first group of students will be funded with $100,000 of the scholarship principal for two years (four semesters). The scholarship covers up to full-time tuition and fees, less Federal Pell Grant funding, plus a $500 per-semester allowance for books and supplies for Federal Pell Grant recipients.

LCCC will use annual investment earnings on the fund calculated on or before April 15 to support the scholarship in future years.

Scholarships cover fall and spring semesters only; summer or winter terms are not funded.

If awarded, the fall 2023 scholarship recipients will be notified by June 15.

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Reminder: Registration for Camp LCTI is still open. LCTI hosts the summer camp each year to provide a fun, educational opportunity for kids and spread the word about career and technical education in the Lehigh Valley.

This year, LCTI is offering a four-day camp session for $250, but Catasauqua Area School District Rough Riders are getting 60% off Camp LCTI this summer. That’s a $150 savings! The discount is automatically applied at checkout during online registration.

The session is scheduled for 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. June 20-23. Campers choose four classes per session. Campers will have tons of fun with science, technology, engineering, arts, math and career exploration. New this summer are camp classes featuring poetry and an escape-room challenge. Also being offered are classes where campers can learn how to make a Mason jar light fixture, drive a police car simulator and develop coding skills.

Visit the Camp LCTI website to learn more and register at lcti.org/camplcti.