Centenary College Announces "Louisiana Live Your Dream" Tutition Program

Shreveport, LA, December 22, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Centenary College is pleased to announce the Louisiana Live Your Dream program. They are celebrating our rich history in Louisiana by offering to pay the tuition and fees for all Louisiana residents eligible for a Federal Pell Grant who enter Centenary for the first time in Fall 2008.

“In 2008, Centenary College celebrates 100 years in the Shreveport/Bossier area,” said Kenneth L. Schwab, Centenary College President. “Centenary grew out of combining The College of Louisiana in Jackson, Louisiana, and Centenary College of Brandon Springs, Mississippi, to form a premier liberal arts college that would be accessible to families in the state of Louisiana. And while the College now serves students from 36 states and 14 countries, we are pleased that the Louisiana Live Your Dream program means we will open our doors even wider to our own Louisiana students.”

For these Louisiana students, Centenary College will combine financial aid from federal and state sources and compute the difference between the funding from these sources and the total tuition and fees. Centenary College will then grant funds to the students to make up this difference.

For example – Let’s say Sonya is receiving Federal Pell, SEOG and ACG totaling $4,000 State TOPS and Louisiana Go Grant $5,000, total $9,000. In this example, Centenary College funds for Sonya will total $11,950.

The Louisiana Live Your Dream program is renewable annually for a total of four years based on Pell eligibility.

“This is part of Centenary’s ongoing commitment to make college affordable for students and their families,” said Provost Darrel Colson. “And why Centenary previously launched CAP (Centenary Affordability Program) and the Campaign for Scholarships.”

Tim Crowley, Dean of Admissions, said that he plans to share information with guidance counselors, principals, youth leaders, and families throughout the state of Louisiana.

For more information about Centenary College’s Louisiana Live Your Dream program and general information about Centenary, please contact Mary Sue Rix, at 1-800-234-4448 or (318) - 869-5137.

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Centenary College of Louisiana is a private, four-year arts and sciences college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Founded in 1825, it is the oldest chartered liberal arts college west of the Mississippi River and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Centenary is one of 16 colleges and universities constituting the Associated Colleges of the South and is regularly rated as one of the top colleges in the South.