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Lehigh Carbon Community College Main is located on a beautiful 153-acre campus in Schnecksville, PA.
About LCCC
Dec. 5, 2007
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has opened the nominations processfor the largest scholarships available to students and recent alumnifrom community colleges, including Lehigh Carbon Community College(LCCC).
Through the initiative, called the Undergraduate TransferScholarship Program, the private foundation will award up to $30,000annually per recipient to help students and recent alumni fromcommunity and two-year institutions pursue four-year degrees at anyaccredited college or university in the United States and abroad. Lastyear, the Foundation received more than 700 nominations for theseawards.
While 45 percent of all college students in the United States attendcommunity colleges, few private funds are available to help topcommunity college students transfer to
four-year institutions, inspite of their high levels of ability and need. The Jack Kent CookeFoundation scholarships can provide funding for tuition, room andboard, required fees, and books for the length of the undergraduatedegree, generally two years. Each award can total up to $30,000annually, although the amounts will vary based on such factors as thecost of the institution each recipient attends.
The foundation plans to award approximately 50 scholarships throughthis program in spring 2008. It will renew awards each year based uponstudent performance. Current students are eligible, as are alumni whoearned a degree from a community or two-year institution since spring2003 and have not since transferred to a four-year college. Allcandidates for the scholarship must be nominated by the facultyrepresentative at their community or two-year institution.
About the Foundation
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is a private, independent foundationestablished in 2000 by the estate of Jack Kent Cooke to help youngpeople of exceptional promise reach their full potential througheducation. Cooke was a businessman and philanthropist who owned suchprofessional sports teams as the Los Angeles Lakers and the WashingtonRedskins as well as the Chrysler Building in New York City. When hedied in 1997, he left most of his fortune to establish the foundation.Besides the Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship Program, thefoundation's programs for outstanding students with financial need alsoinclude full scholarships for students attending graduate andprofessional school as well as scholarships to help
high-achieving youth develop their talents and abilities throughout high school.
Deadline for LCCC Nominations
The deadline for nominations for LCCC students and graduates is Jan.21, 2008. For more information about the nomination process andeligibility, see the foundation's Web site at www.jackkentcookefoundation.org or call Virginia Mihalik, LCCC Transfer Counselor and Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Faculty Representative, at 610-799-1178.
