We had a group of people that donated over 2 million dollars so that every senior that graduated from the local HS would be able to attend the community college TUITION FREE. The only thing the students had to do was complete 16 hours of volunteer work a semester and maintain a C average. Talk about a win-win.
You could get a whole laundry list of degrees besides an associates that would get you a job, like auto mechanic or medical assistant.
There were about 1500 students eligible. Many had over means to go to college, several started and dropped out.
So far 253 students have gone through the program and will complete it this spring. Thats over 25 THOUSAND hours of volunteer time that will be donated into our community in addition to 253 kids that get a jump on life.