Great Plains College held their Fall Scholarship Luncheon this past Tuesday at the Swift Current Campus and handed out a large number of awards.

David Keast is the President and CEO of Great Plains College in Swift Current. He says, "Great Plains College has six campuses and three different service regions of Learning Centers. And Swift Current being the largest..Swift Current is also the biggest campus in the system."

Keast says that scholarships are awarded based on primarily academic performance.

More scholarship money is handed out per year by Great Plains College than other Regional College in the province.

At this Luncheon they awarded $130,000 to a large number of students, and will be holding another Scholarship Reception in early 2019.