Forsyth Tech Opens Doors to Illegal Immigrants
A news release from Forsyth Tech:
FORSYTH TECH BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS POLICY
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (April 26, 2005) – The board of trustees at Forsyth Technical Community College approved policy on the admission of undocumented immigrants at its meeting held Thursday, April 21, 2005. The policy states that undocumented immigrants are eligible for admission as curriculum students at Forsyth Tech with limitations as set out below:
1. An undocumented immigrant may be considered for admission if he or she has graduated from high school in North Carolina.
2. Undocumented immigrants may not receive state or federal financial aid in the form of a grant or a loan.
3. An undocumented immigrant will be considered an out-of-state resident for tuition purposes per the North Carolina Community College System policy and Title 23 of the North Carolina Administrative Code.
4. When considering whether or not to admit an undocumented immigrant into a specific program of study, the college will take into account that federal law prohibits the states from granting professional licenses to undocumented immigrants.
Dr. Gary Green, president of Forsyth Tech stated, "By opening the doors of postsecondary education to young people who have grown up here and will live and work in our community, Forsyth Tech is reaffirming its commitment to provide access and opportunity for all.”
Forsyth Technical Community College campus and center locations include the Main Campus on Silas Creek Parkway, the West Campus on Bolton Street, the Mazie S. Woodruff Center in Northeast Winston-Salem, the Grady P. Swisher Center in Kernersville, the Forsyth Tech Small Business Center in the Winston-Salem Chamber Building, the Forsyth Tech Hispanic Center in the Forsyth County Public Library in downtown Winston-Salem and the Stokes County Center in
the Stokes County Government Center in Danbury. Currently, 1,150 full- and part-time faculty serve students in more than 150 programs of study, and corporate and continuing education courses. The college is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. For information on the college: call (336) 723-0371 or visit www.forsythtech.edu.