Graduation surprise: Entire 8th-grade class promised free college tuition in Michigan
MUSKEGON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Leaders from a Michigan state university made a surprise announcement Thursday night at an eighth-grade graduation ceremony.
All the graduates of the Timberland Charter Academy will receive free tuition to Grand Valley State University as long as they graduate high school with at least a 2.8 GPA.
The announcement was made to approximately 40 students at the end of the graduation ceremony.
The academy is the first school selected for the program in West Michigan.
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The money for the tuition comes through the Grand Valley Pledge program.
Parents are also eligible to apply for scholarships to help them with their degrees.
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