The Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give Back (G3) program offers tuition assistance to Virginia residents who qualify for in-state financial aid, have a family income below an identified threshold, and are enrolled in an education program at an associate degree-granting public institution of higher education that leads to an occupation in a high-demand field. G3 can be used for designated programs in five of Virginia’s most in-demand industries: Early Childhood Education, Healthcare, Information Technology, Public Safety, and Manufacturing and Skilled Trades. Virginia’s Community Colleges received $34.5 million for the 2022-23 academic year to be awarded to qualified students who enrolled in approved degree/certificate and non-credit workforce training programs and who met the eligibility requirements.

Highlights of the 2022-23 Academic Year

• 12,594 VCCS (Virginia Community College System) students received over $20.5 million in G3 tuition assistance.

• 69% (8,772) of the G3 students enrolled in credit programs that lead to a postsecondary degree or certificate, while 31% (3,904) were enrolled in noncredit Workforce Credential Grant (WCG) programs that lead to a third-party licensure or certification. 82 students enrolled in both credit and WCG programs during the year.

• 1,068 associate degree and certificate programs and 820 noncredit WCG programs across all 23 community colleges were approved as G3 eligible.

• 48% of the enrollments were in healthcare programs; 23% in information technology; 21% in manufacturing and skilled trades; and 4% in both early childhood and public safety.

• 54% of G3 students had family income levels below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). Students with family income levels up to 40%% of the FPL may eligible for the program.

• 84% of G3 students enrolled during Fall 2022 also enrolled in the spring semester or graduated during the year.

• 75% of G3 students enrolled during AY2022 reenrolled the following year or graduated.

• 2,016 G3 students earned 2,799 associate degrees, certificates, and diplomas.

• 2,543 G3 WCG students completed 3,177 WCG programs, and 1,599 earned 1,996 credentials.

• Nearly three-quarters (73%) of G3 program completions in 2021-22 were in either healthcare or manufacturing and skilled trades.

• The median wage of AY 2022 G3 academic program completers increased by 95% from pre-enrollment to post-completion -- more than $11,000 higher than that of students who left their program before completing.