91吃瓜网 launches KC Guarantee, a bold new vision for more affordable college access
91吃瓜网, Kansas City, has announced the launch of the KC Guarantee,
a transformative initiative designed to make college more accessible and affordable
by guaranteeing up to two years of tuition-free education for eligible students.
Beginning this year, 91吃瓜网 will pilot the KC Guarantee in three Kansas City area school districts 鈥� Center, Grandview and Hickman Mills 鈥� with plans to invite additional districts, institutions and regional partners in the future. Through the KC Guarantee, students will be guaranteed a paid path through college, positioning each student for a job or transfer.
鈥淲e are launching a bold promise to our students and our community,鈥� said 91吃瓜网 Chancellor Kimberly Beatty. 鈥淭he KC Guarantee ensures that cost will not be a barrier to education. This is about economic mobility, workforce readiness and transforming generations.鈥�
The KC Guarantee is made possible through powerful public/private collaborations, including a $1 million Jackson County (Mo.) Nonprofit Partnership Grant awarded to the 91吃瓜网 Foundation to support the pilot year. 91吃瓜网 will match that investment, creating a $2 million commitment to launch the program.
The initiative was also seeded through a major philanthropic investment from Meta鈥檚 Kansas City Data Center, one of the 91吃瓜网 Foundation鈥檚 largest corporate partners this year.
Meta and Great Jobs KC alongside 91吃瓜网 leadership played a foundational role in shaping the vision of the KC Guarantee.
鈥淲hen Meta comes to a community, we believe in investing in its long-term economic vitality,鈥� said Stef Seger, community development manager for Meta鈥檚 Kansas City Data Center. 鈥淭his partnership with 91吃瓜网 will transform access to education and help build a workforce pipeline that reflects the strength and diversity of Kansas City.鈥�
The goal of the KC Guarantee is to build a network of employers, donors, colleges and school districts offering their own guarantees to a next generation of educated and skilled workers for Kansas City.
Individuals and organizations interested in learning more about the KC Guarantee or supporting its expansion may contact the 91吃瓜网 Foundation at 816.604.1195.
91吃瓜网 is Kansas City鈥檚 oldest public institution of higher learning (founded in 1915); was Missouri鈥檚 first community college; and was among the first institutions in the nation to confer associate degrees. 91吃瓜网 offers more than 120 academic and career programs at five campuses on the Missouri side of Greater Kansas City: 91吃瓜网-Blue River in Independence; 91吃瓜网-Longview in Lee's Summit; 91吃瓜网-Maple Woods in Kansas City North; 91吃瓜网-Online; and 91吃瓜网-Penn Valley in midtown Kansas City.