Scholarship Support with Tashina

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For many colleges and a possibility without scholarships, but at FPCC, there’s a vast array of financial assistance. Take for instance, Tashina, a student who moved to Fort Peck from Canada. When she arrived, she found numerous resources that helped her attend college without being weighed down by the stress of paying for it. Tell us all about it, Tashina, take it away.

– Thanks, Alex. Hey, everyone. I was born in Canada, but ever since I was young, it was my dream to come live and go to school here at Fort Peck Community College and now, that dream is a reality. Growing up in Canada, I am registered on the Piapot First Nation and I’m an enrolled member of the Assiniboine and Sioux Fort Peck tribes. I moved to Fort Peck a few years ago and I am the first person on the reservation with dual citizenship to receive the Pell Grant, and I have earned both the Jeanette Rankin Montana Scholar Grant and the American College Fund Tribal College Scholarship, along with a handful of other scholarships. Numerous staff members at Fort Peck were instrumental in helping me seek out and win this financial support, which has allowed me to focus on academics. Because of this, I have earned multiple presidents and deans lists and will be this year’s graduating class salutatorian. Since I have no children of my own, I am studying early childhood education where I can put all my effort into seeing young native children get the education they deserve. I have the drive, skills, and the ability to demonstrate and show the children that they can be whatever they wanna be, and I believe I can make a difference in my native community by being there and helping them get the knowledge they need to be successful in their lives. I plan to attend a four-year university and get my bachelor’s degree online and then work in a school or daycare here in the Fort Peck area. Fort Peck has helped me to live my dream and so I wanna give back and help this community continue to thrive and that’s my story. Back to you, Alex.

– Wow, Tashina. We are blown away by all the accolades you’ve received and how great is it that Fort Peck Community College was there to guide you along the way? As daunting as it may be to seek out financial aid, having someone in your corner to assist is phenomenal. Thanks again for sharing.