HOPE Career Grant

HOPE Career Grant Eligible Programs

The HOPE Career Grant, (formerly known as the Strategic Industries Workforce Development Grant) is available to HOPE Grant-qualified students who enroll in select majors specifically aligned with one of 12 industries in Georgia for which there are more jobs available than there are skilled workers to fill them. Wiregrass programs that qualify for this grant are as follows:

CERTIFICATES
Advanced Child Development Specialist – AE71
Advanced Commercial Refrigeration – AC81
Advanced Emergency Med Tech – EMH1
Advanced Pharmacy Technician - AP91
Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welder – OSM1
Air Conditioning Electrical Technician – ACK1
Air Conditioning Repair Specialist – ACY1
Air Conditioning Technician Assistant – AZ31
Auto Electrical/Electronic Systems Technician – AE41
Automation & Robotics Technology – EM81
Automotive Chassis Technician Specialist – ASG1
Automotive Climate Control Technician – AH21
Automotive Engine Performance – AE51
Automotive Transmission/Transaxle Tech Specialist – AA71
AWS Cloud Solutions Specialist – AA91
Basic Machining Operator – BMO1
Basic Machinist – BM31
Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welder – FS31
Basic Pharmacy Technician – BP31
Cable Installation Specialist – CIS1
Camera Assistant – CA21
CDA Preparation – CE71
Child Development Specialist – CD61
CNC Specialist – CS51
CompTIA A+ Certified Technical Preparation TCC – CA71
Commercial Truck Driving – CT61
Computer Engineering Technology – CET1
Criminal Justice Fundamentals – CJ71
Criminal Justice Specialist – CJ21
Cybersecurity Technical – IS81
Design and Media Production Specialist – DAM1
Diesel Electrical/Electronic Systems Technician – DE11
Diesel Truck Maintenance Technician – DTM1
Early Childhood Program Administration – ECP1
Early Childhood Care and Education Basics – EC31
Electrical Maintenance – EM81
Emergency Medical Responder – EB71**
Emergency Medical Technician – ​​​​​​​ED91
Family Child Care Specialist – ​​​​​​​FC21
Flux Cored Arc Welder – FC61
Full Stack Developer – FS21
Game Development – GD11**
Gas Metal Arc Welder – GM31
Gas Tungsten Arc Welder – GTA1
General Construction Assistant – GC41
Geriatric Care Assistant - GC11
Graphic Design and Prepress Technician – GD21
Graphic Design Assistant – GDA1**
Health Information Specialist – HMC1
Help Desk Specialist – HD41**
Industrial Electrician – IE41
Industrial Electrical Assistant – IE21
Industrial Fluid Power Technician – IF11
Industrial Maintenance Assistant – IM11
Industrial Maintenance Technician – IM31
Industrial Systems Fundamentals – IS61
Infant/Toddler Care Specialist – IC31
Lathe Operator – LP11
Low Voltage System Installer – LV21
Mechatronics Specialist – AM11
Medical Receptionist – MR51
Microsoft Network Administrator – MS11
Mill Operator – MP11
Neuromuscular Massage Therapy – ​​​​​​​NM21
Nurse Aide – CN21
Nurse Aide Fast Track – ​​​​​​​NAF5
Nursing Technician – NT61
Paramedicine Accelerated – ​​​​​​​PAF1
Patient Care Tech/Asst – PCT5
Payroll Accounting Specialist – PA61
PC Repair and Network Technician – PR21
Phlebotomy Technician – PT21
Practical Nursing Certificate – ​​​​​​​PN21
Pre-Hospital EMS Operations – ​​​​​​​PEO1
Programmable Control Technician – PC81
Programmable Control Technician II – ​​​​​​​PC91
Radiologic Technician Assistant – RT21
Video & Film Editor – FAV1
Web and Mobile Application Development – ​​​​​​​WAM1

DIPLOMAS
Air Conditioning Technology – ACT2
Aircraft Structural Technology – AST2
Automation Technology – IST4
Automotive Fundamentals – AF12
Automotive Technology – AT14
Business Technology – BA22
Commercial Electrical Construction Technology – CEC2
Computer Programming – CP24
Computer Support Specialist – CS14
Criminal Justice Technology – CJT2
Cybersecurity – IS12
Dental Assisting – DA12
Design and Media Production Technology – DEM2
Diesel Equipment Technology – DET4
Early Childhood Care/Education – ECC2
EMS Professions – EP12
Game Development – CSD4
General Construction Technology – GCT2
Health Information Coding – HI12
Industrial Systems Technology – IST4
Medical Assisting – MA22
Networking Specialist – NS14
Paramedicine – PT12
Pharmacy Technology – PT22
Precision Machining & Manufacturing (Previously Machine Tool Technology) – MTT2
Telecommunications and Security Technology – TES2
Welding & Joining Technology – WAJ2

**Indicates High School Only Programs

To qualify, a student must be fully admitted to the college, enrolled in one of the above programs and receiving the HOPE Grant for the same term.

A student's HOPE Career Grant award is a fixed amount per term based upon the student's program of study and number of hours of enrollment.