{"id":3968,"date":"2015-03-13T15:22:26","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T19:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/news\/?p=3968"},"modified":"2015-03-13T15:22:26","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T19:22:26","slug":"hudson-county-community-college-foundation-to-offer-scholarships-to-hccc-graduates-with-plans-to-transfer-to-saint-peters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/news\/2015\/03\/13\/hudson-county-community-college-foundation-to-offer-scholarships-to-hccc-graduates-with-plans-to-transfer-to-saint-peters\/","title":{"rendered":"Hudson County Community College Foundation to Offer Scholarships to  HCCC Graduates with Plans to Transfer to Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Jersey City, N.J. \u2013 March 13, 2015 \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0 Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s University today announced that it will accept scholarship awards from the Hudson County Community College Foundation for graduates from Hudson County Community College (HCCC) who plan to transfer to Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s. The awards will be for two $10,000 scholarships per year for two years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTremendous progress has been made in regards to transfer enrollment at Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s and a majority of these transfer students are graduates of HCCC,\u201d said Eugene J. Cornacchia, Ph.D., president of Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s University. \u201cWe are very grateful to the Hudson County Community College Foundation for offering this scholarship to provide students with the opportunity to continue their education at Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s. As always, we are proud to work with HCCC to improve access to education in our area and HCCC graduates continue to be great assets to the Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Students who wish to apply for the HCCC Foundation scholarship must be graduates of HCCC, must be accepted, enroll as full-time students and maintain that status at Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s University, must have a GPA of 3.5 or higher, and must have academic recommendations from the Office of the Academic Affairs Vice President at HCCC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHudson County Community College has always worked with Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s University to provide the people of our community with extraordinary opportunities that will benefit them and their families in the long term,\u201d said Glen Gabert, Ph.D., president of HCCC.<\/p>\n<p>The award is for two students and each student may receive up to $5,000 for each semester for a maximum of $10,000 per year. The award may be continued for a second year for a total of $20,000, contingent upon the availability of funds and provided the student maintains a minimum GPA of 3.5.\u00a0 Students will be chosen for this award by Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s University from the nominees supplied by HCCC Office of Academic Affairs.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on this scholarship, please contact Joseph Sansone, vice president for development at Hudson County Community College Foundation, at <a href=\"mailto:jsansone@hccc.edu\">jsansone@hccc.edu<\/a> or (201) 360-4006.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"># # end # #<\/p>\n<p><strong>Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s University<\/strong>, inspired by its Jesuit, Catholic identity, commitment to individual attention and grounding in the liberal arts, educates a diverse community of learners in undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and professional programs to excel intellectually, lead ethically, serve compassionately and promote justice in our ever-changing urban and global environment. To learn more, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/\">www.saintpeters.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contact<\/strong><br \/>\nAngeline Boyer<br \/>\n(201) 761-6238<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:aboyer1@saintpeters.edu\">aboyer1@saintpeters.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jersey City, N.J. \u2013 March 13, 2015 \u2013\u00a0 Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s University today announced that it will accept scholarship awards from the Hudson County Community College Foundation for graduates from Hudson County Community College (HCCC) who plan to transfer to Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s. 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