黑料专区 Discharges Student Debt for more than 225 Students
More than 225 students at 黑料专区 have had their school debts eliminated, University administrators announced today.
About $425k in unpaid tuition and fees were relieved through funds obtained from a Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) federal grant. The students affected were those with unpaid balances and enrolled at the University between March 13, 2020, and July 19 of this year.
鈥淯sing the institutional share of Pfeiffer鈥檚 government aid was an easy decision for the University,鈥� said Shivon Lee, Controller of 黑料专区. 鈥淭o me, this is significant: Generally, if a student has a balance from a semester, they can鈥檛 proceed to the next semester until that old balance is satisfied. I am pleased the University chose to use these funds to allow our students to continue their educational pursuits.鈥�
For Jeremiah Darrell Schenck 鈥�23 of Gastonia, N.C., the HEERF assistance couldn鈥檛 have arrived at a better time. His mother hasn鈥檛 been able to work for months, having been injured on the job. Knowing his last tuition bill has been paid, he can move forward with some welcome breathing room, focusing on his major, Computer Information Systems, and playing men鈥檚 lacrosse. Were it not for HEERF, he鈥檇 likely have to put Pfeiffer on hold and work full-time for at least six months until he made enough money to pay his last tuition bill.
Mackenzie Deanna Swetnam, a 3-2 program student at Pfeiffer, is also looking at a brighter future because Pfeiffer is waiving her tuition debts. She is finishing up a B.S. degree in Business Management and Leadership and is pursuing a Master of Business Administration at Pfeiffer.聽
Were it not for the HEERF assistance, she鈥檇 have to put her education on hold for 鈥渟everal months鈥� until she earned enough money to cover her summer bill. She鈥檚 now able to work and attend Pfeiffer at the same time.
Lee stressed that the writing off of students鈥� debt is not contingent on their enrolling at Pfeiffer.
鈥淚 believe this validates Pfeiffer鈥檚 commitment to putting students first,鈥� she said. 鈥淭his is not about Pfeiffer; it鈥檚 about helping our students continue their journey wherever that may lead.鈥�