By Mackenzie Gregory
The Scene staff
The wait is over.
Forest Park students, faculty and staff who want to show school spirit on the road can now get St. Louis Community College license plates.
In fact, they’re available to any Missouri resident.
“Our chancellor, Dr. (Jeff) Pittman, has already sent his forms in,” said Colleen Phillips, coordinator of alumni relations and annual fund for the St. Louis Community College Foundation.
The license plates are being used as a fundraising tool for the foundation, which distributes scholarships and otherwise helps students.
A vehicle owner can get an STLCC license plate by making a $25 donation to the foundation and paying an additional $15 personalized-plate fee to the Missouri Department of Motor Vehicles.
The STLCC license plates became available on Oct. 21. The left side shows a small emblem of the city’s Gateway Arch with the name “St. Louis Community College” overlayed.
Along the bottom is the college’s slogan, “Expanding Minds. Changing Lives.”
“We had over 450 people show interest in the license plates,” Phillips said, speaking of those who already donated $25 to register their support and help persuade the DMV to offer them.
To get an STLCC license plate, you can go to the foundation’s website at bit.ly/36p2jEr, apply for an Emblem Use Authorization Statement and pay the $25.
You then mail your authorization statement to the DMV, along with an Application for Missouri Personalized and Special License Plates, the regular plate fee and an additional $15 personalized-plate fee.
You will be notified when your STLCC license plate is available for pickup at the DMV office that you specify.