State's technical college system runs out of grants

MILWAUKEE -- An estimated 4,000 low-income technical college students may get less aid this fall because the state has run out of grant money for them.

The state Higher Educational Aids Board stopped giving Wisconsin Higher Education Grants to students in the Wisconsin Technical College System on Aug. 21.

Students applying after that date are being put on a wait list, but the agency's executive secretary Connie Hutchison says it's unlikely they will get grants.

Grants for technical college students usually run about $430 to $1,100 per year.

Last year, the money ran out in November, and about 2,700 technical college students were shut out. About 24,000 students received grants last year.

Wisconsin Higher Education Grants are still available for University of Wisconsin System students.