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Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Grant
This grant sponsored program is designed to increase opportunities and successful transfer by community college graduates from low to moderate income levels to selective institutions. MCC is partnering with Amherst College and Cornell University.
If you would like to further discuss the eligibility criteria for
enrolling in this program, please contact the MCC Career Center at
292-2248 and schedule an appointment with a Career Center Counselor.
AMHERST COLLEGE
Amherst, a private liberal arts institution in western Massachusetts, provides exceptional academic and scholarship opportunities to high achieving students. For more information please visit www.amherst.edu.
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
The Pathway to Success program is a partnership between MCC and Cornell
University that provides
prospective transfer students with information, support, and guidance as
they explore the transfer admission and financial aid processes. MCC is the only community college chosen by Cornell to participate. Connect to the Cornell University Pathway Web-site:
www.admissions.cornell.edu/pathway and read more about this program and
its benefits to MCC students.
Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Transfer course requirements for each major.
Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences / MCC course equivalency sheet.
**Check back often for updates.
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Fall 2008 |
Spring 2009 |
Transfer Common Application Workshop
September 18, 2008
11:00am - 12:00pm
Career Center Library (3-108)
Learn how to fill out the common application... used by over 300 four-year colleges including Cornell University. |
TBA |
Transfer Common Application Workshop
September 24, 2008
11:00am - 12:00pm
Career Center Library (3-108)
Learn how to fill out the common application... used by over 300 four-year colleges including Cornell University. |
TBA |
Cornell Pathway Student Information Session
Monday, October 6, 2008
5:15pm - 6:15pm
Empire Room
R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center
Information on: Admissions requirements, financial aid,
housing, campus life, student clubs and Alumni experience. |
TBA |
Rochester
Area Cornell Information Session
Monday, October 6, 2008
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Monroe A&B
R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center
Information on: Admissions requirements, financial aid,
housing, campus life, student clubs and Alumni experience.
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Meet a Cornell Representative at the
MCC Transfer College Fair
Thursday, September 25,
2008
10:30am - 1:00pm
Monroe A&B
R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center
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Cornell Transfer Day
November 7, 2008
This
event provides an opportunity for prospective transfer students
to tour the beautiful Ivy-League campus of Cornell University. Explore
the various academic opportunities offered by the three
state assisted colleges: Agriculture and Life Sciences,
Human Ecology, and Industrial and Labor Relations. Learn
about financial aid, housing, and student life.
Speak
to faculty, staff and current students; they will be available
to answer your questions about academics and student life.
Morning
refreshments and lunch will be provided at no cost to participants.
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For additional information on the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation or any of
these events, please contact the MCC Career Center at 292-2248 or email
JKCprograms@monroecc.edu.
About the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
The Foundation is a private, independent foundation established in
2000 by the estate of Jack Kent Cooke to help young people of exceptional
promise reach their full potential through education. It focuses in
particular on students with financial need. The Foundation's programs
include the largest scholarships in the U.S. for community college transfer
students, scholarships to graduate and high school students, and grants to
organizations that serve high-achieving students with financial need.
www.jackkentcookefoundation.org
For a complete listing of dates and times of other Career Centers
programs and events please go to our Events
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