Concorde Career Colleges offers a First Responder Grant of $2,000 or $4,500 toward tuition, fees and books, depending on the program and the campus, and the page says it’s open to any first responder personnel intending to continue their education there. The page doesn’t say who counts as first responder personnel, so that’s the first question for admissions.
Concorde is a career college with healthcare programs at campuses in Colorado, Texas, California, Florida, Missouri, Tennessee, Oregon and Mississippi, according to the grant table. On Concorde’s grants page, the school says it makes institutionally-sponsored grants available to students who qualify, and that specific conditions, criteria and awards may vary.
How To Get The Concorde Career Colleges First Responder Discount
- Open the grant page and find your program in the table. Each row lists the campuses that offer it and the award.
- Check the campus exclusion list at the bottom of the page. A program can be in the main table and still be excluded at your campus.
- Contact admissions at the campus you’re considering and tell them you’re a first responder.
- Ask what they need as proof, whether the grant is still funded, and whether it can sit alongside anything else you’re getting.
The grant page doesn’t print application steps, a deadline or a list of documents, so those answers have to come from the campus.
What The Grant Pays, Program By Program
The page splits the award into two tiers. At $2,000 you’ll find Dental Assistant, Medical Assistant, Pharmacy Technician, Massage Therapy and the two medical office programs. Dental Assistant, for example, is listed at campuses in Colorado, Texas, California, Florida, Missouri, Tennessee, Oregon and Mississippi. Medical Office Administration is listed as Missouri: Online, and a footnote says a program is offered 100% online by Concorde’s Kansas City campus.
At $4,500 the page lists the nursing and allied health programs: Nursing (Pre-Licensure), BSN, Dental Hygiene, Respiratory Therapy and Physical Therapist Assistant among them. Practical / Vocational Nursing at Garden Grove, North Hollywood and Grand Prairie carries the note Excludes Evening Program, which matters if nights are the only schedule that works around your shifts.
Programs Left Out Campus By Campus
Below the table is a list headed with the words that these programs are not eligible for the grant. Orlando excludes Dental Hygiene, Surgical Technology, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Cardiovascular Sonography, Phlebotomy Technician and Sterile Processing Technician. Memphis excludes Respiratory Therapy and Surgical Technology along with the sonography, phlebotomy and sterile processing programs. Southaven’s list has one entry, Phlebotomy Technician. Every campus has its own line, so read yours.
Terms On The Grants Page
Concorde’s grants page says any grant is applied only to tuition, fees and books, has no cash value and won’t leave you a cash or credit balance. A grant can’t be combined with any other Concorde grant or employee education benefit, and the page adds that grants can’t be stacked with partnership discounts or with the Nursing Demand Scholarship at Garden Grove and North Hollywood. It also says grant programs are subject to available funding and may be discontinued at any time.
Q&A
Q: How much is the Concorde first responder grant?
A: The page lists $2,000 for some programs and $4,500 for others, depending on program and campus.
Q: Who counts as a first responder?
A: The page says first responder personnel, but it doesn’t define the term or name job titles. Ask admissions about your role.
Q: Can my spouse or kids use it?
A: The page doesn’t say whether family is covered. Ask admissions.
Q: What proof do I need?
A: The grant page doesn’t name any. The campus can tell you.
Q: Can I use it with another Concorde grant?
A: No. The page says a grant can’t be combined with any other Concorde grant or employee education benefit.
Q: Is there a school I can attend fully online?
A: Our Liberty University page covers one.
More Information:
Concorde can change or end the grant, so read its page before you apply. For more ways to save, browse our money discounts. You can also see it alongside other options in How First Responders Can Save Thousands on College Tuition: The Best Schools Offering Tuition Discounts.
