Tuition Assistance

The Bedford County Regional Education Foundation recently received a $10,000 Educational Improvement Tax Credit donation from Hometown Bank of Pennsylvania. The donation will enable the foundation to provide tuition assistance to high-school juniors and seniors who take early college classes through the Bedford County Campus of Allegany College of Maryland. More than 200 high-school students from Bedford, Fulton and Blair counties are participating in the ACM Early College program during the fall 2019 semester. Credits earned may be utilized to complete a degree at Allegany College of Maryland or may be transferred to other colleges and universities. Since 2003, the Foundation has provided nearly $725,000 to Early College students.

Pictured are (from left): Leah Pepple, director of PA Advancement and Community Relations, ACM; Beth Manges, president and chief executive officer, Hometown Bank of Pennsylvania; and Dan Koontz, chair, Bedford County Regional Education Foundation.