Dental Hygiene Student Gets Free Tuition

Free tuition winner, Rebecca Zeiler, with Dr. Cady Short-Thompson, UCBA Dean. (Photo Courtesy of UCBA Office of Communications). 

Rebecca Zeiler is the winner of free tuition for the fall semester at UC Blue Ash College and the news couldn’t have come at a better time.

“I just recently had surgery on my vo- cal chords, which meant I wasn’t able to work for a few weeks. Getting free tuition for the semester is a huge help since I am saving everything I can to pay my own way for college,” said Zeiler, who works as a hostess at a restaurant.

The free tuition is the result of a pro- gram at UC Blue Ash that encourages stu- dents to register early for the upcoming semesters so they can get the classes and schedule they prefer.

Those who register by the desig- nated deadline are automatically entered into a drawing to win free tuition. Rebec- ca’s name was drawn from a pool of 1,770

eligible students.
The fall semester at UC Blue Ash be-

gan August 25 and runs through Decem- ber 13. The free tuition covers all instruc- tional costs for the semester and is valued at approximately $3,000.

“We are always happy to help our bright and talented students pursue an education,” said Dr. Cady Short-Thomp- son, Dean of UC Blue Ash. “I am excited for Rebecca and really glad to hear that this gift of free tuition came at the perfect time.”

Rebecca is a graduate of Mt. Healthy High School and is studying to become a dental hygienist. She chose to attend UC Blue Ash because it offers a great dental hygiene program and she liked the idea of earning her degree from the University of Cincinnati.