Scholarship Workshops, July 28 and 29

The deadline for local high school grads to get a year’s free tuition at Cuesta College is approaching and the school is holding two workshops to assist students with the paperwork.
The two final “Promise Scholarship” workshops are Tuesday, July 28 at the San Luis Obispo Campus, Rm. 3411, from 5-7 p.m.; and Wednesday, July 29 at the North County Campus in Paso Robles, Rm. N3129 from 5-7 p.m.
The deadline to apply for the scholarships is Monday, Aug. 3.
All recently graduated San Luis Obispo County high school students who attend the workshops can receive assistance with any of the Promise Scholarship application requirements — Cuesta College admissions application, and the FAFSA and/or Dream Act forms.
Attendees need to bring their “myCuesta” username and password information. For more information on the workshops, call (805) 546-3143.
Started in the 2014-15 school year, the Promise Scholarship Program has provided a fee-free first year to 646 students, saving each an average of $1,400. According to the Cuesta College Office of Institutional Research, when compared to local high school students who enrolled at Cuesta for the first time in fall 2013, promise students on average took more units, and were more likely to state intentions of obtaining an AA/AS degree and transfer to a 4-year institution.
They had higher rates of placement into transferable Math and English, had better persistence rates and maintained similar grade point averages.
The scholarship program stems from a more than $8 million donation from the Charles and Leeta Dovica Family Trust, who requested the funds be used for scholarships. The scholarships pay the per-unit cost of classes, health fees, Associated Students of Cuesta College fees, materials fees, Student Center fees, and the Student Rep fee. Approximately $357,000 in scholarships have been provided using the earnings of the endowment. For more information, see: www.cuesta.edu and click on the Promise icon.