Workforce Scholarships, provided through a third-party vendor, allow eligible students to obtain the skills needed to successfully reenter the workforce. The scholarship can cover the cost of tuition, fees, books, supplies, and other related costs for individuals who enroll in one of the following Workforce Programs:

College Credit Programs

A Lone Star College Workforce Advisor in the Financial Aid Office can assist you with how to apply for a Scholarship.  Please contact an Advisor at a campus near you.

Certificate and Associate Degree Programs

• Accounting AAS/Advanced Technical Certificate
• Business Administration AAS - Human Resources
• Business Administration AAS - Management
• Business Administration AAS - Marketing
• CISCO Network Analyst
• CISCO Network Administrator Level II Certificate
• Computer Networking AAS - CISCO/Microsoft
• Network & Computer System Administrator AAS/Certificates
• Cybersecurity AAS
• Dental Hygienist AAS (acceptance required)
• Diagnostic Medical Sonography AAS (acceptance required)
• Echocardiography AAS (acceptance required)
• Electrical Technology AAS/Certificate
• Engineering Technology - Architectural Design AAS
• Engineering Technology - Mechanical Design AAS
• Field Service Technician Certificate
• Health Information Technology AAS (acceptance required)
• Heating-Ventilation & Air Condition AAS/Certificates
• Industrial Diesel Technology AAS
• Industrial Electronics Technology AAS
• Instrumentation Technology AAS/Level II Certificate
• Land Surveying & Mapping AAS/Certificate
• Logistics Management AAS/Certificate
• Machining Technology AAS/Certificate
• Mechatronics AAS/Certificates
• Medical Radiologic Technology AAS (acceptance required)
• Nursing AAS – Integrated/Block (acceptance required)
• Paralegal AAS/Advanced Technical Certificate
• Petroleum Data Technology AAS
• Petroleum Service Technician AAS/Certificates
• Pipefitting AAS/Certificates
• Process Technology AAS
• Respiratory Care Therapist AAS (acceptance required)
• Surgical Technology AAS (acceptance required)
• Transition to Professional Nursing AAS (acceptance required)
• Vocational Nursing Certificate (acceptance required)
• Welding AAS/Certificates
• Welding – Inspection AAS/Certificate

Bachelor's Degree Programs

• Cybersecurity Bachelor of Applied Technology
• Nursing Bachelor of Science
• Energy, Manufacturing, & Trades Management Bachelor of Applied Science

Non-Credit (CE) Programs

A Lone Star College Continuing Education Advisor can advise you on how to enroll in the program.  Visit a Workforce Advisor in the Financial Aid Office for assistance with applying for a scholarship.

• Alternative Teacher Certification
• CISCO Network Administrator Certificate (CCNA)
• Electrical NCCER Workforce Certificate Level I/II
• HVAC NCCER Certificate
• IADC Gateway Floorhand Roustabout Certificate
• Lean Six Sigma – Green Belt Certificate
• Lean Six Sigma - Black Belt Certificate
• Machining Certificate
• Medical Coder Certificate
• PMP Exam Preparation
• Pre-Apprentice Mechatronics Certificate
• SolidWorks Designer Certificate (Upgrade Skills)
• Sterile Processing Technician
• Welding Master Certificate
• Welding SMAW &GMAW Certificate
• Welding (SMAW/GMAW/GTAW/PIPE) Certificates
• Welding NCCER Level I/II Certificate

Please contact one of the campuses below for enrollment assistance:

LSC-CyFair

CFCE@LoneStar.edu
Phone: 281.290.3460

LSC-Kingwood

LSCKCE@LoneStar.edu
Phone: 281.312.1660 

LSC-Montgomery

LSCMCE@LoneStar.edu
Phone: 936.273.7446 

LSC-North Harris

LSCNHCE@LoneStar.edu
Phone: 281.618.5602 

LSC-Tomball

LSCTBCE@LoneStar.edu
Phone: 281.357.3676

LSC-University Park

LSCUPCE@LoneStar.edu
Phone: 281.290.2601

LSC-Houston North

HN-CE@LoneStar.edu
Phone:281.618.5634

Qualifications

Eligibility is based on overall family income levels or individuals who have been laid off and receiving unemployment benefits, or recently exhausted their unemployment benefits and the student must be enrolling in one of the above-mentioned programs.

How to apply

Applications, eligibility and scholarship awards are handled on an individual basis at local Career Offices. If approved for training and awarded a scholarship, the student will return to a Lone Star College campus with a voucher in the amount of the scholarship. A Lone Star College Workforce Advisor will receive the payment voucher from the student and explain processes and procedures.