The purpose of the planning grant is to develop a strategic plan to advance entrepreneurship in curriculum and operations across MCC’s five-campus system. This past year, MCC officials made entrepreneurship a strategic priority for the college.
Initially, MCC will use the grant to develop a blueprint to create entrepreneurial capacity in educational offerings and institutional operations.
MCC [...]

Scholarship application deadline for Oregon Coast Community College Foundation scholarships for the 2006 fall term is Monday, July 10. The foundation has received additional scholarship funding, according to A.T. Ronan, college development director.
She said, “Our total scholarships are now at $35,880 which potentially will assist 36 OCCC students. The foundation board of directors is very [...]

If they’ve said it once, they’ve said it a thousand times — but members of Pueblo Community College Foundation never tire of saying everyone has a shot at a postsecondary education.
On Thursday evening, two dedicated members brought these sentiments to the hallways of the Fremont campus. Foundation Executive Director Diane Porter and founding board [...]

The Bonner Foundation of Princeton, N.J., awarded Oberlin College a $4.5 million grant on Monday to continue a campus program begun 15 years ago to promote student service.
The college must match the grant by raising another $2 million.
The Bonner Scholars Program, begun by Corella and Bertram F. Bonner in 1990, came to Oberlin in 1992 [...]

The J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation is donating $10 million to help jump-start the College of Western Idaho in the Treasure Valley. “We can’t say enough about the citizens of the Treasure Valley who last week showed their support for a comprehensive community college in this valley,” Joe Scott, chairman of the J.A. [...]

McCook Community Foundation proudly announces the 2007 recipient of the Bernard and Nelda Haag Scholarship. Through the generosity of Nelda and the late Bernard Haag, a $1,000 scholarship will be presented to Dylan Ruppert, a senior at McCook High School. Mr. Ruppert is planning to attend Colby Community College in the fall to study beef [...]

Chemeketa Community College announced that the deadline for scholarship applications for the 2007-08 academic year is April 6.
Application packets are available in Chemeketa’s Financial Aid office, Building 2, Room 200; the Foundation Office, Building 2, Room 208; and at Chemeketa’s campuses and centers in Dallas, McMinnville, Santiam and Woodburn. Additional scholarship information is available at [...]

Maude Williams Griffis Scholarship Is for African-American Nursing Students
RALEIGH, N.C. – Dr. Stephen Scott, president of Wake Technical Community College, today announced that Rebecca Lane Payne has established an endowed scholarship with the Wake Tech Community College Foundation for African-American students pursuing a degree in nursing at the college. The scholarship honors Maude Williams Griffis, [...]

The McCook College Foundation has announced the establishment of the Randy J. Matheny Memorial Patriot Scholarship as an enduring pledge to preserve remembrance, and as a recognition to honor, with distinction, respect, and gratitude, the love, devotion and service of Randy J. Matheny to his country.
Randy J. Matheny, of McCook was a member of the [...]

Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation announced it received a bequest from Marion “Bunny” Hoover of almost $1 million to provide an endowment fund for annual scholarships benefiting graduates of North Platte High School as well as students at North Platte Community College.
The announcement was made at the community foundation’s celebration event Saturday night in North Platte.
In [...]