Lamar State College Orange issued $1,030,998 in CARES Act funding this week to 1,426 students who experienced financial hardships due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The funding comes from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) III authorized by the American Rescue Plan (ARP), which was signed into law on March 11, 2021.
“As a first-generation college student, myself, I...