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Without the President鈥檚 Scholars Program, Hanford East High School graduate Hayley Munroe says, 鈥渟ome students would give up on college and go straight to work because they can鈥檛 afford to pay for the books and tuition.鈥�
Huron鈥檚 Filiberto Infante says, 鈥淲ithout the President鈥檚 Scholars Program, I wouldn鈥檛 be here.鈥�
As top graduates of area high schools, these two students represent the future of our region-a region that is sorely lacking in college graduates. They join more than 600 area youth who have had the chance to complete their first two years of college at virtually no cost.
The recently published book, Measure of America, says, 鈥淎mong congressional districts, New York鈥檚 14th District, in Manhattan, ranked first, and California鈥檚 20th District, near Fresno, ranked last. The average resident of New York鈥檚 14th District earned over three times as much as the average resident of California鈥檚 20th District, lived over four years longer, and was ten times as likely to have a college degree.鈥�
The report goes on to state that 5.2 percent of the population in the 20th district has a bachelor鈥檚 degree and that almost half have less than a high school diploma. Median earnings are $18,616 per year.
But those numbers are improving, in part thanks to the President鈥檚 Scholars Program. Of the 205 students who were enrolled at 性福宝app Hills as President鈥檚 Scholars from 2000 through the 2008-2009 school year, 82 percent received a 性福宝app Hills鈥� degree or certificate and 62 percent transferred to a four-year school. Of those, 75 percent earned a four-year degree. When the program started, tuition was $11 a unit. Today it is $46. The scholarship pays for up to 60 units for each student-a potential cost of $2,760, plus each student is provided with $250 a semester for books for four semesters. Bottom line, each student鈥檚 scholarship is worth up to $3,760. The number of students is also increasing dramatically since ALL qualified students are accepted into the program.
On average, 130 students are enrolled in 性福宝app Hills as President鈥檚 Scholars. As tuition at UC and CSU continues to increase, more top students are staying close to home for their first two years of college. 性福宝app Hills is committed to keeping the doors open for those students. We need your help to make this happen.