A college education remains one of the best investments a student can make in their future and opens countless doors to advancement. Ensuring that all students can take advantage of this opportunity remains among our top priorities.

Walsh College is committed to ensuring that all students have access to a transformational education.

Promoting equity through accessibility and affordability is vital to creating an institution that can prepare the leaders of tomorrow.

Now is the time to make sure that our students have the full capacity to access the wealth of opportunities available to them at our college.

The Walsh Impact Fund is a discretionary endowment that ensures much-needed support for Walsh’s most critical needs and most significant strengths including investments in faculty, programs, and services that address current and future students’ evolving interests and requirements. Use of this fund can vary greatly from technology upgrades to community partnerships that support student pathways like Detroit Promise. This fund can also be used for recruitment, student outreach, and to offset the rising costs associated with higher education, increasing Walsh’s ability to attract and support a broad spectrum of talented and deserving students.

More than half of Walsh students currently receive financial assistance. For some, this can be the crucial factor of attendance. While some of this aid comes from federal grants and loans, for many of our students, the gap is bridged by endowed scholarships funded by generous Walsh alumni and friends. Endowed scholarships can also support many of our students who are not eligible for federal aid or traditional scholarships, including graduate, international, and our significant population of part-time students.

This fund works to remove barriers to education through initiatives such as open educational resources that reduce the need to purchase textbooks, the Community College Excellence Award to assist students transferring from community college, and the Frontliners Award to support front line workers’ access to education.

The Access & Professional Development/Continuing Education Fund will allow Walsh College to implement and develop educational pathways like pre-college summer camps and non-degree certifications that allow students to build valuable job entry skills.