 Are you interested in college training but aren't sure how to pay for it? You may qualify for free or reduced tuition books and fees at King County's Community and Technical Colleges. Workforce education programs can help you if you are unemployed or underemployed, low income, receiving basic food assistance, or receiving temporary assistance for needy families. Workforce education helps thousands of people get the training they need every year. Programs include Adult Basic Education, English as a Second Language, Certificates, Associate of Applied Science Degrees, Bachelor of Applied Science Degrees. My name is Luan Nguyen and I'm the student in the BAS program, Hospitality Management Program at South Seattle College. Workforce education has helped me from day one. I'm currently enrolled in the Worker Retraining Program and they had helped fund me toward the BAS program. You can come to the college and go to Workforce Education Office or you can go online and apply at the Star Next Quarter website to find out if you're eligible. Hi, my name is Cherie Brooks and I go to the Lake Washington Institute of Technology. I'm in the Social and Human Services Program and I'm getting my AAS. Workforce education has helped me tremendously. They've helped me with books. They've helped me with transportation. They've helped me personally. Like I said, I have a great support team in them because you do need a support system no matter what you're taking in school and the Workforce Education is a great one because there's so many different parts to it that can help everybody. My name is James Jackson and I am in the PFT program which is a personal fitness trainer program here at Highline College. Being a full-time student and a part-time worker, I really could not afford the materials such as book cost and supplies and so Workforce covered that for me and that really helped me to continue my path through the summer. The Workforce Education counselor and the team over there, they really helped me by encouraging me for one thing, getting into student leadership and being there for moral support for me. I could go over there anytime I needed to talk to them whether it was good or bad or just to visit to say hi, they really stood behind me. I think once you get there you'll find that people are more than willing to go out of their way and to go really above and beyond to help you accomplish your goals. Get started today. Explore careers and view job trends at www.careerbridge.wa.gov Pre-qualify for funding and sign up for an orientation at www.startnextquarter.org Call or visit the Workforce Education Office at one of these King County and community technical colleges.