hOW MIGHT Grant Funding PAY Your Way to Higher Education and Higher Wages?
2025-26 Opportunity Grant application is closed for winter quarter funding. Students who will receive OG funding for the winter quarter will be notified via email by December 18.
Opportunities in Allied Health Education, Early Childhood Education, and More!
See if you qualify for Opportunity Grant (OG), which may pay for up to 45 credits of college tuition and fees and up to $1,000 per year toward the cost of required textbooks.
You are eligible if you:
- are a Washington State resident according to RCW 28B.15.012
- have not used 45 credits or three years of Opportunity Grant awards at another college
- are pursuing a certificate or degree in one of the OG approved programs
- are at or below the income guidelines (200% of the Federal Poverty Level)
- have filled the FAFSA or WASFA for the current award year
Train for High Demand Careers
- Accounting - Certificates in Accounting
- Allied Health Education — Certificates in patient care, electrocardiography, pharmacy, phlebotomy, medical office, licensed practical nursing, and many more
- Computer Technology/Electronics - Robotics and Electronics Technology
- Construction - Certificates in Construction Management, Building Inspection, Project Management, Occupational Safety, Horticulture
- Early Childhood Education — Certificates in Early Childhood Education
- IBEST - Certificates in accounting, bookkeeping, and healthcare professions
Questions?
OpportunityGrantProgram@edmonds.edu
- Suzan Bartee, Opportunity Grant Program Coordinator: 425.640.1534
- Morgan Santiago, Opportunity Grant Program Assistant: 425.640.1368
- WorkForce Funding, Main Office: 425.640.1686
Office Hours: Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Fridays 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Winter Quarter Holiday Closures: December 20 - 28, January 1, January 19, February 16
Visit us at Gateway Hall, Room 106 -- 6600 196th Street SW, Lynnwood, WA 98036