Carl D. Perkins Student Support Services
Carl D. Perkins Application
Completed applications and documents can be scanned and emailed to perkins@swtjc.edu.
All scanned documents should have any social security number(s) removed before submission.
***We are accepting applications for the Fall 2024 Semester.***
Carl D. Perkins Qualifications
Qualified career and technical education students are eligible to receive funds for student support services under public Law 101-392. To help determine your eligibility, please complete this form. Allocations will be determined by the number of participants and the availability of funds.
You may qualify for assistance from this grant if you are enrolled in a Technical Program and can show economic need.
- Individual with Disabilities
- Individual from economically disadvantaged family, including low-income youth and adults
- Individual preparing for non-traditional field
- Out-of-workforce individual
- English Learner
- Homeless individual
- Youth who is in, or has aged out of the foster care system
- Youth with a parent who is a member of the armed forces and is on active duty
Carl D. Perkins Assistance
The Carl D. Perkins Grant offers assistance in the following areas:
- Career Counseling
- Childcare Expenses
- Textbook Lending Library
- Transportation and Fuel Assistance
- Tutoring Services
- Academic and Technical Preparation Assistance
Campus Information Offices
Uvalde Campus Information Office
Vannessa Villarreal
(830) 591-2926
vvillarreal26760@swtjc.edu
April S. Ruhmann
(830) 591-2920
asruhmann@swtjc.edu
Del Rio Campus Information Office
April S. Ruhmann
(830) 591-2920
asruhmann@swtjc.edu
Eagle Pass Campus Information Office
Aracely Gonzales
(830) 758-4120
jagloria@swtjc.edu
April S. Ruhmann
(830) 591-2920
asruhmann@swtjc.edu
Technical Programs
Southwest Texas Junior College offers one-year certificates and two-year degrees in the following programs:
Air Conditioning & Refrigeration
Airframe Mechanics
Associate Degree in Nursing
Automotive Technology
Business Management
Business Office Technology
Child Development
Computer Information Systems
Cosmetology
Criminal Justice
Cybersecurity Specialist
Diesel Technology
Emergency Medical Services
Law Enforcement Academy
Patient Care Technician
Radiologic Technology
Vocational Nursing
Welding Technology
Wildlife Management