Promises kept in District 3

              2013
Sen. Wayne Shaw
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Oklahoma’s Promise
is recognized by
many as America’s
best college
access program
and considered
a model that
combines emphasis
on academic
preparation and
financial support for
college.
DISTRICT COUNTIES
• Adair
• Mayes
• Cherokee
• Rogers
• Delaware
Promises Kept in District 3
Recognized by many as America’s best college access program and considered
a model that combines emphasis on academic preparation and financial
support for college, Oklahoma’s Promise has been providing Oklahoma
students the opportunity to earn college tuition scholarships for 20 years.
Oklahoma’s Promise, originally designated as the Oklahoma Higher Learning
Access Program, was created in 1992 by the Legislature to help more
Oklahoma families send their children to college. Its goal is to prepare
students academically for college and to provide them financial assistance.
Since inception, more than 50,000 students have received the scholarship.
In 2007, the Legislature approved a significant change to funding for
Oklahoma’s Promise. Beginning in 2008-09, the scholarship program
had a permanent, dedicated funding source from the state’s general
revenue fund. This means the program will be fully funded each year
from a stable source of revenue.
BY THE NUMBERS
In Your District
• In the counties of District 3, 490 students from the 2012 high school
graduating class qualified for the Oklahoma’s Promise scholarship.
• Currently, 1,666 high school students in the counties of District 3 are
enrolled in Oklahoma’s Promise.
		 Adair County — 209 	 Mayes County — 316
		 Cherokee County — 370 	 Rogers County — 453
		 Delaware County — 318
• Since inception in 1992, 3,823 students from the counties of District 3 have received
the Oklahoma’s Promise scholarship.
• During the 2011-12 academic year, approximately 2,000 students at higher education
institutions in or near District 3 received approximately $5.6 million in scholarships from
Oklahoma’s Promise.
	 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College — more than 300 students received more than
	
	 $560,000.
Northeastern State University — nearly 1,200 students received nearly $3.8 million.
Rogers State University — more than 500 students received more than $1.3 million.
Statewide
• More than 6,800 students from the 2012 high school graduating class qualified for the
Oklahoma’s Promise scholarship.
• In FY 2012, Oklahoma’s Promise paid $59.5 million in scholarships to 20,029 students.
• A projected 19,650 students will receive the award in 2012-13.
• Approximately 92 percent of Oklahoma’s Promise students stay in Oklahoma after
graduating college.