Springfield College Partners with Making Opportunity Count, Inc. to Offer Employee Grants

Springfield College has partnered with Making Opportunity Count, Inc. (MOC) in providing employee grants to full and part-time employees of MOC, who are enrolled in either undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, or certificate of advanced graduate study programs at Springfield College.

"We are very excited to partner with Springfield College in offering our employees grants that will assist them in attaining their degrees and a pathway to greater opportunities with Making Opportunity Count," said MOC Vice President of Family and Children Services Nancy Mahone.

Making Opportunity Count employees are eligible to receive scholarships, which have been established by Springfield College to support its members being educated for leadership in service to others. Students must provide employment information to confirm their eligibility. For more information, check out springfield.edu/partnership.

Employees of Making Opportunity Count can receive the employee grant for each degree pursued at the College, and participants will be awarded potential transfer credits who have completed trainings and certifications as outlined in the College’s experiential learning handbook.

In addition, the College will provide a pathway for Making Opportunity Count employees, once enrolled, to earn additional credits for their degree program through the College’s prior learning assessment portfolio program.

Springfield College is an independent, nonprofit, coeducational institution founded in 1885. Approximately 4,100 students, including 2,500 full-time undergraduate students, study at its main campus in Springfield, Mass., and at its regional campuses across the country. Springfield College inspires students through the guiding principles of its Humanics philosophy – educating in spirit, mind, and body for leadership in service to others.