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Wenatchee Valley College CAMP funding restored
September 30, 2025
Media Contacts:
Dr. Diana Garza, Vice President of Student Affairs, 509-682-6805, dgarza@wvc.edu
Marcine Miller, Executive Director, Public Information Office, 509-682-6582, mmiller2@wvc.edu
Funding for Wenatchee Valley College’s College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) has
been renewed following notification from the U.S. Department of Education in mid-September.
WVC will begin re-staffing the CAMP office and connecting with students who had applied
to the program for the 2025-2026 academic year.
In spring 2024, WVC CAMP was awarded a $2.4 million grant by the Department of Education's
Office of Migrant Education that fully funded the program through 2029. However, as
a result of the current administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, CAMP programs
across the nation faced months-long delays in the release of CAMP funding, which was
expected to arrive by July 1. Due to the lack of federal funding, WVC suspended its
CAMP program in mid-July.
“Through uncertainty, we remained optimistic and hopeful that CAMP would return,”
said Levi Vega, CAMP program director and acting athletics director. “We look forward
to beginning the new school year with renewed energy to serve and collaborate with
faculty and staff to empower CAMP Scholars to accomplish their goals. From the bottom
of our hearts, we would like to thank all the supporters, and we appreciate kind words
from students, campus colleagues, and community partners.”
WVC CAMP, which began in 2009, is designed to help students from migrant and seasonal
farmworker backgrounds during their first year of college by providing academic and
financial support services. The program also collaborates with college instructors,
student services, and community-based organizations to improve educational opportunities
for all students to be successful. Before its suspension, the program successfully
served over 850 CAMP scholars and over 16 cohorts of students. In its current grant
cycle of 2024-2029, CAMP is set to serve an additional 225 CAMP scholars and looks
forward to celebrating the program’s 20th anniversary in 2029.
WVC Vice President Dr. Diana Garza stated, “As a proud CAMP alumna, I know firsthand
the life-changing power of this program. CAMP provides wraparound support services
that empower students from migrant and seasonal farmworker families to thrive. Its
return means more students will have the belonging, direction, and opportunities they
need to succeed in college and beyond. We are thrilled to continue this legacy at
Wenatchee Valley College and remain deeply committed to advancing educational equity
for the communities we serve.”
Students at Wenatchee Valley College are eligible to apply for CAMP if they meet the
following criteria: they are in their first year of college undergraduate studies,
they have a migrant or seasonal farmworker background; they are U.S. citizens or legal
residents; they have a high school diploma or GED; and they are enrolled as full-time
students at WVC.
For more information about the College Assistance Migrant Program, visit www.wvc.edu/CAMP.
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