value of a wlc education
Four ways to recognize the value of a
Wisconsin Lutheran College education
#1: Explore scholarship opportunities. Two recent programs approved for implementation in 2014 that would affect the final cost of a WLC education for many students are a four-year guarantee and new scholarships.
• Partners in Christian Education AND Christian Leadership Summit Scholarships A new $1,000 scholarship is now available and automatically given to students who graduate from a Christian high school and enroll at WLC, continuing their Christian education. WLC’s Partners in Christian Education Scholarship is renewable annually, for a value of up to $4,000 during a four-year college career.
• Four-year graduation guarantee Wisconsin Lutheran College guarantees that students who enter as freshmen and follow the parameters established within the guarantee will graduate in four years. “This guarantee underscores our commitment to effective academic advising as well as containing the cost of higher education in terms of both time and money,” said Lucas Faust ’02, executive director of enrollment. “Essentially, if a student who qualifies for this guarantee does not complete his or her degree requirements in four years, WLC will waive the student’s tuition for the courses needed to complete his or her degree requirements at the college.” For details, limitations, or specific exceptions, visit 8 wlc.edu/guarantee.
In addition, recipients of the $1,000 Partners in Christian Education Scholarship who attend a Christian Leadership Summit, a one-day session held on the WLC campus, will receive a second $1,000 scholarship per year, named the Christian Leadership Summit Scholarship, also renewable annually for a total value of $4,000 over four years. The 2014 Christian Leadership Summit will be offered on January 5 and again on February 9. While qualifying for the Christian Leadership Summit Scholarship, attendance at the summit also will help participants identify their leadership strengths through StrengthsQuest, a highly regarded self-evaluation program. For more information on these and the numerous WLC annual, endowed, church-matching, merit, and fine arts scholarship opportunities, visit 8 wlc.edu/scholarships.
#2: Pay attention to what others are saying! Wisconsin Lutheran College is consistently ranked among colleges that deliver a quality education that is both academically excellent and affordable.
An outstanding education and faculty U.S. News & World Report For the 12th consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report rates Wisconsin Lutheran College as one of America’s Best Colleges. WLC is ranked among the best national liberal arts colleges 8 | wlc.edu
for 2014. Schools in the liberal arts classification emphasize undergraduate education and award at least half their degrees in the arts and sciences. CBS MoneyWatch Colleges with Best Professors Forbes.com includes Wisconsin Lutheran College on its 2013 list of America’s Top Colleges, compiled by Forbes and the Center for College Affordability and Productivity (CCAP). The CCAP ranks 650 undergraduate institutions focusing on quality of teaching, career prospects, graduation rates, and low levels of debt.