BELLE GLADE — Three Palm Beach State College students enrolled in the Nails Technician Career Certificate Program at the Belle Glade campus will be able to launch their new careers in style thanks to $1,000 scholarships from Dress for Success Palm Beaches. In addition to the money for tuition and education-related expenses, Guadalupe Ruiz, Maya Vallejo and Jessica Riquiz will have access to a network of support, mentors, professional attire and developmental tools that will help them thrive in their work and life.

With a mission to empower women to achieve economic independence, Dress for Success Palm Beaches named this scholarship the Mary G. Hart Scholarship for Women, after the organization’s longtime, now retired executive director. Awarded for the first time this year, it will be given annually to women who reside in Palm Beach County and attend classes at the Belle Glade or Lake Worth campus. The female scholarship candidates must demonstrate financial need and be enrolled in the College’s Cosmetology programs: Nails Technician, Facials Specialty, Barbering or Cosmetology. Dress for Success Palm Beaches provides these scholarships through a grant from the Quinn Foundation.