North Seattle College's Workforce Education has multiple programs that may be able to help you pay for school. To find out if you're eligible, go to www.startnextquarter.org and answer the questions.

Some basic eligibility information:

Worker Retraining

Must meet one of the criteria:

Received a lay-off notice and will be eligible for Unemployment Insurance benefits
Currently receiving Unemployment Insurance benefits
Your spouse is receiving Unemployment Insurance benefits and you are unemployed
Exhausted Unemployment Insurance benefits within the past 4 years
Closed down your business due to economic conditions and unemployed (must have had a business license)
Divorced, widowed or separated and low-income
Separated from U.S. Armed Services within the past 4 years.
Active duty military member with a separation order
Lost employment or experienced a reduction in employment due to a natural disaster

Worker Retraining for Vulnerable workers

Must meet at least two of the criteria below:

Employed in an occupation that is "not in demand" according to the demand/decline list for your county. Check here: In Demand Decline list
No prior degree or certificate and have completed less than 45 credits of college education
Need to learn new skills in order to keep your job

Opportunity Grant

Must meet all of the following:

Washington state resident
No prior degree
Enroll in an approved pathway of study: Accounting, General Business, IBEST Early Childhood Education, IBEST Phlebotomy, IBEST Electronics, IBEST IT, Medical Assisting, Allied Health, Nursing
Have financial need based on the FAFSA or WASFA
Family income below 200% of the federal poverty level

BFET

Must meet all of the criteria:

Receiving federal Basic Food Assistance from DSHS
Able to work with intentions to obtain employment after completion of school training

WorkFirst

Must meet all of the criteria:

Parent receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
Referred by DSHS case manager

The Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA)

WIOA can provide the following:

Guidance to identify training programs
Assistance developing a funding plan to pay for training
Training scholarships
On-going support and coaching
Job placement assistance

Contact a WIOA partner to learn more.

If none of these programs work for you, check out the North Seattle College Financial Aid office for information about federal, state and local tuition funding. On the Financial Aid website you can learn about FAFSA, WAFSA, Scholarships, Veteran's tuition benefits and more.