STAY CLOSE, GO FAR
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Stay Close, Go Far is a universal last-dollar scholarship available to any student who attended Lynchburg City Schools all four years of high school. Students can attend Central Virginia Community College, Centra College of Nursing, Liberty University, Longwood University, University of Lynchburg, Randolph College, and Sweet Briar College. While the scholarship is what the program is designed around, the support from the Office of College and Career Success and Future Center at Central Virginia Community College has been crucial to student success.
Stay Close, Go Far by the Numbers
382 In Fall 2024, 382 Lynchburg City School graduates are set to attend one of the 7 partner schools on a Stay Close, Go Far scholarship. In total, these students are recieving over $250,000 in scholarships and related institutional aid. 78% From the years of 2019-2022, retention rates of students attending CVCC on a Beacon of Hope scholarship bested the retention rates of LCS graduates not on a Beacon of Hope scholarship.
Stay Close, Go Far Scholars at one of the four-year partners have a Fall-to-Fall retention rate of 90% , compared to a national retention rate of 82% 90%
STAY CLOSE, GO FAR STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Riley is a 2023 graduate of Heritage High School and currently enrolled at Longwood University. After studying English Literature, she plans to get her master’s degree in Library Science. She credits the Future Center for the support she received on college applications and essays to be chosen for the Honors program at Longwood.
“It makes me feel really supported to know that the community I grew up in and that shaped me supports me even after high school.”
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