By Ben Boulden
The UAMS College of Health Professions brought together and celebrated both the students who recently received scholarships and many of the donors who support them.
At the Sept. 5 reception, College of Health Professions Dean Susan Long, Ed.D., said the average debt of an in-state undergraduate student is $35,000, while an in-state graduate student’s debt is more than twice that at about $75,000.
“Because of the generosity of our donors, we have been able to award over $100,000 in student scholarships to 57 students this year,” Long said. “However, with increasing enrollment, this equates to only 3% of our students. Obviously, there is more work to be done to help students afford a higher education.”
College of Health Professions Celebrates Students, Donors at Scholarship Reception