LAJCC 2008 Community/Junior College Scholarship Program
For questions regarding LAJCC Scholarships, contact Nancy Takata at 213.989.2159 or via email at ntakata@lajcc.org

OVERVIEW

The Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the continuation of its Community/Junior College Scholarship Program, which was introduced in 2001.  In 2008, the LAJCC will award two scholarships exclusively to students currently enrolled in a community or junior college in Los Angeles County (or to students residing in Los Angeles County and commuting to a community or junior college in Orange County). 

The primary selection criteria are public service, the personal statement, and the applicant’s academic record.  Other considerations include future goals, financial need, leadership, work history, and other activities (such as athletics and the arts).  All applicants who satisfy the eligibility requirements (as stated below) are encouraged to apply.

Each 2008 scholarship recipient will receive a scholarship for $2,000 (to be used for Fall 2008 expenses at the recipient’s current college or another college or university that the recipient will transfer to at that time) and one-year paid membership in the Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce.

Recipients of a 2008 LAJCC Foundation Community/Junior College Scholarship will be required to serve four hours at an LAJCC-sponsored event or volunteer project, prior to beginning their Fall 2008 semester and prior to receipt of their scholarship award.  Recipients are also required to attend a recognition ceremony, to be held in August 2008 (exact date will be announced at a later time).  Recipients will be notified by July 7, 2008.

1) Applicant must be a California resident who attended a California high school for at least two semesters.  (High school diploma or GED are NOT requirements.)
2) Applicant’s year of birth must be during or after 1982.
3) Applicant must be one of the following:

1. A matriculated student at a community or junior college in Los Angeles County.
2. A Los Angeles County resident who is matriculated in and commutes to a community or junior college in Orange County or Ventura County.

4) Applicant’s community or junior college must be accredited (or have been granted official “candidate-for-accreditation” status) by one of the following accrediting bodies: the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), the Accrediting Commission for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS), the Accrediting Commission for Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT), the Accrediting Association of Bible Colleges (AABC), the Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools (AARTS), the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS), the Council on Occupational Education (COE), and the Transnational Association of Christian Schools (TRACS).A partial list of eligible community colleges, junior colleges, and four-year colleges with Associate degree-granting programs is available here.
5) At the close of the Fall 2007 Semester, applicant must have completed a minimum of 12 cumulative units and must have a minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 2.5.  No more than 20% of the cumulative units may have been from online instruction.
6) Applicant must have completed at least six units in the Fall 2007 Semester and must be enrolled in at least six units for the Spring 2008 Semester.  (Students who completed between three and five units in the Fall 2007 semester are also eligible if their cumulative units earned exceed 20 units; however, these eligible applicants must be enrolled for a minimum of six units in the Spring 2008 semester.)

The following students are not eligible:

• Foreign students attending on student visa.  (NOTE: U.S. citizenship is NOT a requirement).
• Students who have previously earned a Bachelor degree.
• Previous recipients of an LAJCC scholarship (but prior applicants who were not selected are encouraged to reapply).
• High school students concurrently attending community college (such as students attending through a “middle college” high school program).  (Current high school seniors may participate in another LAJCC scholarship program for graduating high school seniors – for more information, visit the “Scholarships” section of our website, www.lajcc.org.)