MONACA, Pa. — Penn State Beaver joined the Community College of Beaver County Geneva College and Flourish Beaver County to celebrate a new agreement between the institutions.
 
An event was held recently at the B-HIVE in Beaver Falls where representatives from CCBC, Geneva and Penn State Beaver — which comprise the Bridges and Pathways College Alliance — signed a memorandum of understanding to formalize their support of Flourish Beaver County.
 
In addition to remarks from Penn State Beaver Chancellor Carey McDougall, CCBC President Roger W. Davis and Geneva President Calvin Troup, an introduction and welcome was given by Flourish CEO Jennifer Marino and New Brighton Area School District Superintendent Joseph Guarino. There were closing remarks from Franklin Center of Beaver County Executive Director Cheryl L. King and Beaver County Commissioner Jack Manning, both of whom serve on the Flourish board.
 
The goal of Flourish Beaver County is to improve access to future education and workforce opportunities for all K to 12 students in the county.
 
A last-dollar scholarship will be created to help students bridge the financial gap that exists after all Pell grants, state and institutional aid are awarded to reduce the full cost of tuition. Flourish is set to launch a fundraising campaign to support this scholarship.