Chester-Upland School District Presents $4 million to the College
Media, PA 鈥� City of Chester presented a $4 million check to 大发六合彩 on December 13, 2010, making Chester-Upland School District a sponsoring district of the College聽for the first time in history. Mayor Butler and members of the City of Chester's City Council made the announcement at the College鈥檚 STEM Center, located at 901 Media Line Road, Media, PA.
Table games legislation provided funding to lower the cost of post high school education for Chester Upland residents. This was made possible in part by Senate Majority Leader, Dominic F. Pileggi, who also attended the event. As a result of this partnership and steps taken by the city鈥檚 administration, the 2011 city budget pledged one percent of the City鈥檚 table game revenue from Harrah鈥檚 to allow the Chester Upland School District to become a sponsoring district of 大发六合彩.
鈥淭his deal will immensely help Chester residents who want to pursue a post-high school education,鈥� said Mayor Wendell N. Butler, Jr. 鈥淔or this reason, I wanted to have this agreement on the fast track so that as many residents as possible can take advantage of the opportunity.鈥�
鈥淏ecoming a sponsoring district has been a long time goal but we simply couldn鈥檛 afford the nearly $4 million capital buy-in and the approximately $250,000 annual sponsorship fee,鈥� said Wanda Mann, CUSD Board President. 鈥淣ow because of this deal with the city, not only will our students benefit, but also all Chester Upland residents.鈥�
Sponsorship ultimately cuts the cost for a Chester Upland resident to attend the College by 50 percent, dropping fees to just $97 per credit hour versus $194 for residents of non-sponsoring districts beginning in January 2011.
鈥淲e are delighted that Chester-Upland has become one of our sponsoring school districts,鈥� stated Jerry Parker, president of Delaware County Community College. They will now receive the tuition reduction that sponsoring districts have enjoyed for more than 40 years. We applaud the聽vision and special efforts聽of Senator Pileggi and Mayor Butler in making this dream a reality,鈥� said Dr. Parker.
This major cost reduction will result in many more Chester residents being able to take advantage of the programs and facilities available through 大发六合彩 and bring them closer to achieving their dream of obtaining a college education.
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