ELIGIBILITY

Students from urban Tacoma, Seattle, and Spokane prepared to go directly to a four-year university.

ELIGIBILITY

Students from urban Tacoma who want to start their college education at a community college before transferring to a four-year college.

OPPORTUNITY

The Direct Four-Year Track sends scholars as freshmen to a university where they live on campus, developing and practicing their leadership for four years while earning a bachelor’s degree. Partner universities include Whitworth University, Pacific Lutheran University, Northwest University, and Gonzaga University.

OPPORTUNITY

The Urban Service Track provides a unique opportunity for scholars to gain two years of street-level urban service experience with local non-profits in Tacoma while living at home and earning an associate’s degree at Tacoma Community College (TCC). Scholars then bring their leadership to the Trinity Lutheran College (TLC) campus for two years as they complete a bachelor’s degree in Everett.

SUPPORT

Once on campus, faculty and staff mentors meet weekly with the cadres and regularly with each individual scholar throughout the first year. Mentors provide social support and connect students with campus resources. In addition, university and Act Six staff provide ongoing leadership training, internships, and career opportunities.

SUPPORT

During their first two years in Tacoma, scholars continue to meet regularly with Act Six staff and receive extensive academic support, advising, and personal mentoring to ensure they are prepared to transfer. Throughout all four years, TLC and Act Six staff provide ongoing leadership development, internships and career opportunities.

SCHOLARSHIP

Scholars receive the full-tuition, full-need Act Six award for all four years at the university.

SCHOLARSHIP

Scholars receive regular TCC financial aid for their first two years. After transferring to TLC, scholars receive two years of the full-tuition, full-need Act Six award.