Carl D. Perkins Grant

Carl D. Perkins Student Support Services

Carl D. Perkins Application

To apply for assistance, you need to complete an application and provide copies of the listed documents on the application. Please submit your Public Assistance Award Letter for any of these types of assistance that apply to you, such as WIC, Food Stamps, Medicaid, TANF, and SSI. If you are applying for daycare assistance, please also submit a Birth Certificate copy for each child in order to be considered for assistance from the grant. Applications and further information can be found at the Administration buildings of the following campuses or by downloading below.

Carl D. Perkins applications for the Summer 2023 Semester are now being accepted.

Completed applications and documents can be scanned and emailed to the following address perkins@swtjc.edu.

All scanned documents should redact any social security number prior to submission.

Funds are on a first-come, first-served basis.

Students must reapply every semester if seeking assistance.

Student Application

Don't have Adobe Reader?

Participant Survey

list_alt
Take Our Participant Survey!

Carl D. Perkins Qualifications

Qualified career and technical education students are eligible to receive funds for student support services under public Law 101-392. To help determine your eligibility, please complete this form. Allocations will be determined by the number of participants and the availability of funds.

You may qualify for assistance from this grant if you are enrolled in a Technical Program and can show economic need.

Individual with Disabilities
Individual from economically disadvantaged family, including low-income youth and adults
Individual preparing for non-traditional field
Out-of-workforce individual
English Learner
Homeless individual
Youth who is in, or has aged out of the foster care system
Youth with a parent who is a member of the armed forces and is on active duty

Carl D. Perkins Assistance

The Carl D. Perkins Grant offers assistance in the following areas:

Career Counseling
Childcare Expenses
Textbook Lending Library
Transportation and Fuel Assistance
Tutoring Services
Academic and Technical Preparation Assistance

Campus Information Offices

Uvalde Campus Information Office

Johnny Guzman
(830) 591-7264
jcguzman@swtjc.edu

Del Rio Campus Information Office

Johnny Guzman
(830) 591-7264
jcguzman@swtjc.edu

Eagle Pass Campus Information Office

Aracely Gonzales
(830) 758-4120
jagloria@swtjc.edu

Technical Programs

Southwest Texas Junior College offers one-year certificates and two-year degrees in the following programs:

Air Conditioning & Refrigeration
Airframe Mechanics
Associate Degree in Nursing
Automotive Technology
Business Management
Business Office Technology
Child Development
Computer Information Systems
Cosmetology
Criminal Justice
Diesel Technology
Emergency Medical Services
Law Enforcement Academy
Patient Care Technician
Radiologic Technology
Vocational Nursing
Welding Technology
Wildlife Management