Jersey City, N.J. – March 13, 2015 – Saint Peter’s 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 Saint Peter’s. The awards will be for two $10,000 scholarships per year for two years.
“Tremendous progress has been made in regards to transfer enrollment at Saint Peter’s and a majority of these transfer students are graduates of HCCC,” said Eugene J. Cornacchia, Ph.D., president of Saint Peter’s University. “We 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 Saint Peter’s. 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 Saint Peter’s community.”
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 Saint Peter’s 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.
“Hudson County Community College has always worked with Saint Peter’s University to provide the people of our community with extraordinary opportunities that will benefit them and their families in the long term,” said Glen Gabert, Ph.D., president of HCCC.
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. Students will be chosen for this award by Saint Peter’s University from the nominees supplied by HCCC Office of Academic Affairs.
For more information on this scholarship, please contact Joseph Sansone, vice president for development at Hudson County Community College Foundation, at jsansone@hccc.edu or (201) 360-4006.
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