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About The print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1977-1989 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1977)
I k study offers money, experience pence is a valuable tool these fences, knowledge and income J from the job. going to the instructor and saying 'Hey, have you thought about this for a work-study job?'," said Thompson. amas Community College Work- mis one of many ways a student ¡ledfinancial help as well as on- kaccordingto Richard Thomp- Possible jobs include lab assistant, P.E. assistant, custodial and grounds helper, sec retary, security officer, library assistant, audio visual helper, and many other on- campus positions. Some jobs in off-campus non-profit organizations are possible. Those may include sewage treatment plants, lib raries, non-profit boys' home, etc. ancial Aid Officer. jdy jobs are plentiful," said There are plenty of opportune r ht involved in work-study is pork up to 20 hours per week at 'rate of $2.50 per hour. Qualifi ed on need - not scholastic hough the participant must main- dory academic standing, and or more credit hours per quarter [cation,said Thompson. n needing work-study students 'Financial Aid Office and a refer- put up on a request board. When is granted work-study money, a schosen from the requests. Dent has a particular interest and ¡referral they can create a job bv A student on work-study is paid by check on a monthly basis and receives money for the hours worked, less taxes. A student working 20 hours, per week can earn about $1,800 during the academic year, If eligible, more money may be earned during vacation period when 40 hours a week work is per mitted. Money for the work-study program is allocated through the federal government (80%) and the CCC board (20%). There is close to $1,000,000 to be spent on financial aid at CCC this year, according to Thompson, with work-study using one-fourth of that total. There are also other possible ways a stu dent can obtain needed financial help in the form of grants (not to be paid back to the issuer, no strings attached) and loans (to be paid back, usually after schooling is com pleted). Some of these include the Basic Educa tional Opportunity Grant (BEOG). State Need Grants, Oregon State Guaranteed Loans, tuition waivers for need and for performing or athletic skills, (SEOG) State Educational Opportunity Grants. To determine eligibility for college work study or other federal financial aid, a stu dent must fill out an official financial state ment called the Financial Aid Form (FAF), and a financial aid application. Eligibility is based on nation-wide stand ards and regulations set by the federal govern ment, according to Thompson. Interested students may stop by the CCC Financial Aid Office, located in the Com munity Center Building, for the necessary financial aid forms. "We're always interested in spending the money we have allocated for the year," said Thompson. Placement center finds survival jobs is who are looking for part-time wp them survive the school year to contact Marv Thornley, Clacka- jnunity College Placement officer, cement office located in the CCC the students have to come to up and sign up- we can't go to them." Thornley, who has six years experience in working with employers in the Clackamas County-Portland area, is willing to help stu ty Center. dents find jobs by telling them where to look, [into part-time work to help stu who does the hiring for various businesses and fo school," said Thornley," but by getting them ready for interviews. "We get them ready and give them sup port and encouragement," said Thornley. "There are many good workers who are not good at interviews and have a hard time finding employment. The part-time market is very competitive in the Oregon City- MilWaukie core area. There are not many jobs tans Administration cautions and with high school students, college stu students that advance payment of Snalallowances, which can amount to dents and full-time workers moonlighting, there are lots of applicants." as two month's benefits at the start Thornley also says students should seek ool term, are advanced on future al part-time jobs in their areas of study even if they don't pay as much as other jobs. mdent requests advance payment, t school agrees to process it, the .interval between the first recurring pA check received will be 80 to I cautions ents to budget [ample, if a veteran accepts advance ¡itupon registering in September, it resent allowances for classroom at- tt during September, and October, itional benefits will be paid until ¡covering classroom attendance for Sir, minister of Veterans Affairs, Max Cle- [as put his agency on alert status to the way for veterans making the to the new procedures. W urged students to analyze what ange will mean to their individual f and to plan for any gap in their [payments. ents who can't find needed campus should inquire about the VA's work program. Cleland advised. Eligible ,nts can be advanced $250 toward a Bum $625 that can be earned in work- |projects during a school semester, ucational loans, which provide up to per academic year, may be granted to tits needing assistance beyond regular fences. slay, September 29,1977 centimeters Colors by Munsell Color Services Lab "A man who wants to be a teacher and spends his summer laying sheet-rock or driving truck is going to be passed over in favor of those who have spent time in people- related jobs or volunteer work." Part-time jobs are also a good place to get a "foot-in-the-door" according to Thorn ley. Many employers will hire full-time em ployees from among their part-time staff because they already know the business and have an idea of what the job is all about. "It's a matter of being in the right place at the right time," he said. Thornley admits, however, that for most transfer students part-time jobs are a means of survival, a way to pay the rent and get through school. "We do get good jobs and I can give stu dents good information about employers that don't list job openings through me," he said.