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Help your student figure out how much will it cost to get the skills, training or experience they might need
The cost of education and training continues to rise, but we know that there are creative and innovative ways that you and your student can access and afford the types of training actually necessary to achieve career goals.

Our partners have made and pulled together a number of resources that will help you and your student understand the cost of various training programs, where the best values are hidden, and what types of traditional or nontraditional financing options may be available. 

Understanding the different types of education and training financing is important and necessary as students consider what credentials they are already on track to achieve and what additional credentials they want to GO for in the future. 
These are from the ASK curriculum, which uses Indiana Career Explorer and will help with how to pay for training or experience your student might start.
Invest: Grade 6              Invest: Grade 10
Invest: Grade 7              Invest: Grade 11
Invest: Grade 8              Invest: Grade 12
​Invest: Grade 9
Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana has a number of rich materials to help your student understand not only the cost of education and training but also the personal finance aspect of investing in their future. 
  • JA My Way and JA Career Discovery address the cost of training and education associated with specific careers that your student might consider.
  • JA Personal Finance®  is a series of videos to help your high school student understand financial responsibility as a critical element of investing in his or her future. These were created for eLearning, but they're a great resource available to anyone right now. 
The Northeast Indiana Internship Professional Development virtual series has a session to help your college or high school student think about financial responsibility during and after college or starting a career. 
Registration is required and seating is limited
Schwab Foundation funded I-Complete Scholarship is designed to support your student in the completion of an academic or industry-recognized credential.  The award eliminates any financial barriers including tuition, fees, consumables, textbooks, mandated supplies.Olive B. Cole Foundation funded Scholarship is designed to support students residing in DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, and Steuben Counties in the completion of an academic or industry-recognized credential.  The award eliminates any financial barriers including tuition, fees, consumables, textbooks, mandated supplies.  
"Being given the opportunity to earn the I-Complete Scholarship I was able to successfully complete the CNA course at Ivy Tech Fort Wayne with no financial barriers.  This training and support from Ivy Tech faculty has allowed me to gain successful employment at a local long-term care facility.  This patient experience as a 16-year old high school student will allow me to prepare for a lifelong professional career in the medical field."
MaKayla W. Dual Enrollment Student (CNA License)