On Ramp

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The Program Can Provide

You With these Benefits

Assistance with Career Change

Financial Assistance

Referrals to Academic Support

Services such as Tutoring, Career Counseling, and Learning Resources

One-on-One or Group Career Counseling

Assistance with College Admissions Application and Financial Aid

The On Ramp Program assists dislocated workers with tuition, books, and certification/licensing fees in an effort to successfully transition them back into the workforce through short term training. Continuing education/workforce programs as well as credit courses are encouraged.

You may qualify If you are a dislocated worker defined as:

unemployed - displaced homemaker/caretaker - failed small business owner
- eligible for, or exhausted, unemployment insurance.

 If you can check any of the following, we may be able to help you navigate the On Ramp to a successful college experience. Contact us today!

I have been terminated or laid off, or received a notice of termination or layoff from employment.

I am eligible for or have exhausted unemployment insurance.

I demonstrate an appropriate attachment to the workforce, but am not eligible for unemployment insurance and am unlikely to return to a previous industry or occupation.

I am employed at a facility where the employer has made the general announcement that the facility will close within 180 days.

I am self-employed and am now unemployed as a result of general economic conditions in the community or because of a natural disaster. Or,

I am a displaced homemaker who is no longer supported by another family member.
The primary focus of the On Ramp Program is to provide financial aid to dislocated workers, and for whom other funding is non-existent or not enough to cover tuition, certification/licensing fees, books and supplies.

That's for both credit and noncredit classes. A key component of the On Ramp Program is to assist in providing access for you to higher education and training opportunities. The program fills an unmet need within the one-stop service delivery system in terms of education and career advising that will place you on a pathway to success!

In addition, the program will help you file college and financial aid applications, as well as navigate the Virginia Education Wizard and other online tools to help guide you forward on a career-focused education path.