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Grants and Scholarships

PTC offers grants and scholarships to help you afford your education—one of the most important investments you’ll make as you set your sights on professional and personal success. For the 2023-2024 academic year, grants and scholarships are offered to all incoming students and are renewed each academic year as long as you remain in good academic standing. Grants and scholarships are not repaid by you, so it’s important to take advantage of them.

Start with the financial aid application steps today to qualify for grants, scholarships, student work study, and student loans. If you have questions, reach out to your Financial Aid Counselor and we’ll go through these steps together.

Academic Achievement Awards

PTC Merit Scholarship

$500-$4,000 awarded each academic year:

  • Your award is based on your program and minimum GPA.
  • This is a scholarship and renewal must meet Satisfactory Academic Progress mimimum requirements.
  • Schedule a visit at https://ptcollege.edu/admission/visit/ so that we can determine your award amount

PTC Need-based Grants

You are eligible for need-based aid if you have filed a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and demonstrate need. A PTC Need-Based Grant is awarded to 2023-2024 incoming students who have submitted a FAFSA application.

Requirements & Qualifications

  • You must be accepted through the PTC Office of Admissions for the 2023-2024 academic year.
  • Awards range from $500 to $2,550 each academic year.
  • Students who participate in Employee Tuition Remission, Child Benefit, and Tuition Exchange programs are not eligible for PTC Need Grants.
  • Outside scholarships or third-party awards will not reduce the PTC Need Grant. However, outside scholarships in conjunction with all other aid cannot exceed the student’s cost of attendance as established by the College.
  • Students must remain in good academic standing to renew the PTC Need-Based Grant each academic year.
  • Once the FAFSA is completed, incoming students are automatically considered for the grant.

Begin the FAFSA application process.

Institutional Matching and Grant Awards

Veterans Yellow Ribbon Program

PTC will award a Yellow Ribbon grant to all eligible veterans currently receiving Chapter 33 benefits that exceed the maximum base year amount of $26,042.81 established by the VA.

» If a veteran has used all of their benefits (36 months), they are not eligible for the Yellow Ribbon grant.

S-STEM Scholarship

National Science Foundation Logo

Supported by the National Science Foundation Scholarships for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S-STEM) Program, each academic year, PTC will award eight scholarships of up to $10,000 to incoming Electronics Engineering Technology, Computer Programming, and Information Technology students.

S-STEM Scholarship

The Pittsburgh Promise Scholarship

Pittsburgh Promise Logo

The Pittsburgh Promise Scholarship awards $5,000 for each academic year to eligible students within the Pittsburgh Public School District. The Pittsburgh Promise Scholarship is a “last dollar” scholarship, meaning The Promise pays for eligible expense after all other grants and scholarships, such as Pell, PHEAA, FSEOG, and institutional grants have been deducted. Graduates of Pittsburgh public or charter high schools are eligible.

PTC will award financial assistance up to $2,500 per academic year for recipients who live in our student housing.

For details, talk with your Enrollment Coordinator.

Pittsburgh Promise

Lou Holtz Matching Scholarship

Up to four students who apply and are awarded a Lou Holtz scholarship will have that award matched by PTC up to $10,000 for their program. Students should apply to the Lou Holtz Scholarship Foundation for consideration.

STRIVE

Fostering Independence Tuition Waiver Program

Eligible PA residents who are or have been in foster care after the age of 16 will receive a waiver of college tuition and mandatory fees. This waiver will provide eligible young adults the opportunity to continue their education and graduate college with much less debt.

STRIVE

Financial aid is available to those who qualify.

Outside Scholarship Opportunities

Outside scholarships are offered through private agencies and organizations such as high schools, community organizations, scholarship foundations, employers, and government agencies, and are not affiliated with Pittsburgh Technical College. Criteria for these scholarships generally include academic performance, financial need, underrepresented groups, volunteerism, heritage, community affiliations or other unique factors important to the sponsoring individual or organization.

Pittsburgh Technical College does not endorse, recommend, nor have any views or opinions as expressed by the external websites listed. In addition, the Financial Aid Office cannot guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of information at any external links or particular deadlines. We are always here to answer your questions as we partner with you to create an affordable plan for your education.

Scholarship Searches

www.collegeboard.org
www.fastweb.com
www.salliemae.com/scholarships
www.scholarships.com
www.studentscholarships.org
www.unigo.com

Click here for more scholarship opportunities

ANY PROGRAM

TRADES

NURSING

WOMEN PURSUING COLLEGE DEGREES

INCARCERATED PARENT/GUARDIAN

CULINARY ARTS

COMPUTER AIDED DRAFTING

HISPANIC ANCESTRY

Military Personell and Family

Woman ages 35+

Latino DESCENDANTS

Graphic Design

American Indian

Portuguese Descent

Community Service

African American

Criminal Justice

* PTC does not endorse or recommend a specific organization, individual, point of view, product, or service offered by the external resources. Students should review all scholarship information carefully.

Start your financial aid steps today to qualify for grants and scholarships.

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