Education briefly

-- Deirdre Newman

Orange Coast College has received an anonymous gift of $335,000 that

will support a variety of projects and programs.

Fund For Families, which works to provide high-quality child care for

student-parents and the working poor, will receive $100,000.

The Harry and Grace Steele Children’s Center Capital Fund will get

$125,000 to fund half of the remaining balance needed for the

construction of a classroom addition to the Children’s Center.

Another $100,000 will go to the Marine Science “On the Water”

Endowment Fund, to help fund water-based educational experiences.

And the Marine Science Outreach Program and Marine Science Internship

Stipends will receive $10,000 to provide internships for students with

local marine organizations.

The same anonymous donor has contributed $985,000 to the college over

the past four years.