Referred to as a “last dollar” scholarship, NV Promise is intended to pay for fees and tuition beyond what is covered by the Guinn Millennium Scholarship, Silver Opportunity Grant and federal grants.

Students have up to three years of college costs covered to complete their associate degrees, and the scholarship amount will vary upon amounts left unmet by each student.

Modeled after the Tennessee Promise Scholarship, “Nevada is sticking its baby toe into experimenting with that and seeing how it takes off,” Mackinnon said. “Our hope is it really does.”

Funded by the Legislature for one year, $3.5 million is available to high school seniors who apply by Oct. 31 and are planning to take a minimum of 12 credits.

Page explained that focusing on success instead of students is part of their strategic goals that measure graduation rates and overall satisfaction, tying it back to meeting the needs to the workforce.

The need for retaining students in Nevada is important, said Mackinnon, explaining that employees are being lured outside Nevada.

“We need to figure out how to change the narrative to say, ‘The answer is right here.’”

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