UC Clermont Launches 'Obstacle Free' Program for First-Generation College Students

UC Clermont College offered  'Obstacle Free 2016' – a summer bridge program –  aimed at first generation college students from Clermont, Brown and Adams counties.

UC Clermont's College Success Program and Testing Services partnered to launch this program funded by a Diversity & Inclusion Grant and UC Clermont ($10,000 total). 

The Obstacle Free Program funded twelve students and ran from June 21-23.

Goals of the program were to provide small group assistance with:

•  Identifying a career guidance according to strengths

•  Completing a Federal Financial Aid Application (FAFSA)

•  Academic review/placement test preparation -- guidance in writing and math

•  Navigating the application process at UC Clermont College (fee waived)

•  One-on-one sessions with an advisor

Students who completed the program received a scholarship for a free class ($667 value).

“UC Clermont strives to provide students with an education that is both accessible and affordable. This incredibly successful program is one of the many ways UC Clermont proves it is student-centered,” said Lesley Dorhout, Educational Advisor, College Success Program at UC Clermont.

UC Clermont College is located in the center of Clermont County on 91 beautiful wooded acres in Batavia Township.  The college is an accredited, open-access college offering more than 50 programs and degrees. UC East, a Clermont County expansion in the former Ford plant in Batavia Township, opened in the fall of 2010. It is home to UC Clermont's Allied Health programs. The college is part of the nationally recognized University of Cincinnati.  For more information, call 513-732-5200 or visit www.ucclermont.edu