Joy Yoo/APIASF
Coastline Community College Celebrates Third Year of Partnership on the APIASF Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution Scholarship Program
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA – January 26, 2015 – The Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF) announced plans to award 12 full-time, degree-seeking Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) students at Coastline Community College with scholarships totaling $45,000. The APIASF Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI) Scholarship Program partnered with 15 institutions, including Coastline Community College, to accelerate the success of some of the highest concentrations of underserved AAPI students.
Coastline Community College campus. (Photo: Coastline college)
The APIASF AANAPISI Scholarship Program is a collaboration of AANAPISIs, a federal designation of minority-serving institutions that enroll large populations of AAPI students, and the communities they serve to provide scholarships, expand institutional capacity and mobilize local resources to help foster economic development. AANAPISIs serve disproportionately high concentrations of low-income AAPI students – this collaboration reaches some of the highest concentrations of underserved students.
Over the last five years, the APIASF AANAPISI Scholarship Program has supported over 500 scholars and distributed over $1.7 million in college scholarships. This year, the APIASF AANAPISI Scholarship Program added six new campus partners. This program contributes to increased persistence and degree attainment for traditionally underserved students. Since 2010, 83 percent of AANAPISI Scholars have graduated or are still enrolled in their college programs, 25 percent have received associate degrees and 29 percent have transferred from 2-year to 4-year institutions.
“APIASF is excited to continue its partnership with, Coastline Community College, for the third year through the APIASF AANAPISI Scholarship program. With more than 40 percent of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders enrolled in higher education attending an AANAPISI campus, this partnership provides an opportunity to support AAPI students in California and allow them to gain access to financial and support services – ultimately helping them to earn a quality education and degree,” said APIASF President & Executive Director Neil Horikoshi.
“Coastline is honored to have such a strong partnership with APIASF,” said JP Bareng Schumacher, Project Director of Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISI). “The work that we are doing together makes such a difference in the lives of so many Coastline students and their families.”
The AANAPISI Scholarship Program is supported by The Coca-Cola Foundation, Educational Testing Service, General Mills Foundation, Hilton Worldwide, Honda, USA Funds, Walmart Foundation and Wells Fargo.
To learn more about the scholarship recipients or for more information about the APIASF AANAPISI Scholarship Program, visit APIASF’s website at www.apiasf.org. Also, follow APIASF on Facebook and Twitter.
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About Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund
Based in Washington, D.C., the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF) is the nation’s largest non-profit provider of college scholarships for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). APIASF works to create opportunities for students to access, complete, and succeed after post-secondary education; thereby developing future leaders who will excel in their career, serve as role models in their communities, and will ultimately contribute to a vibrant America. Since 2003, APIASF has distributed nearly $90 million in scholarships to AAPI students across the country and in the Pacific Islands. APIASF manages three scholarship programs: APIASF’s general scholarship, the APIASF Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) scholarship program, and the Gates Millennium Scholars/Asian Pacific Islander Americans funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
For more information about APIASF, contact Joy Yoo, Associate Director, Marketing & Communications at 202-747-7236 or [email protected]
About Coastline Community College
Coastline Community College is one of the nation’s most innovative academic institutions. Founded in 1976, Coastline is committed to student success through accessible and flexible education that leads to attainment of an associate degree, AA/AS transfer degree, certificates, college readiness, and career and technical education within and beyond the traditional classroom, onsite and online.
Unlike many other community colleges, Coastline offers advanced structured pathway programs that guarantee classes for degree completion, catering to both traditional and non-traditional students, including working adults. Coastline also offers a variety of associate degrees and specialized certificates that are 100% online. All programs are developed to meet the demands of today’s popular fields.
Coastline Centers are located in Newport Beach, Garden Grove, Westminster, and online. For more information on Coastline Community College, call 714.241.6186 or please visit coastline.edu. Follow us onTwitter or find us on Facebook.
For more information about Coastline Community College, contact Director of Marketing and Public Relations, Nhadira B. Johnson at [email protected] or (714) 214-6186.
