Financial Aid Fair on campus today The...

Financial Aid Fair

on campus today

The financial aid office at Orange Coast College is conducting a

Spring Financial Aid Fair today.

Financial aid information will be available for OCC students,

those from other schools, parents and members of the community.

Many of the financial aid partners who work with the students on

campus, along with off-campus partners such as Citibank, Wells Fargo,

Sallie Mae and Washington Mutual, will be present at the fair to help

answer questions and provide financial information.

The fair will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in OCC’s Financial Aid

office, 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. For more information, call

(714) 432-5508.

Scholarship deadline

is approaching

The deadline for scholarship applications for Orange Coast

College’s 2004-05 academic year is Feb. 25.

More than $250,000 in scholarships will be awarded, ranging from

$250 to $2,500 each.

Scholarships include a continuing student scholarship, which is

designed for students who plan to enroll next fall, and a

transferring student scholarship designed for students who have

already completed 42 units at any post-secondary institution, to

include at least 24 units at OCC.

Criteria used for the evaluation of applicants are grade-point

average, units completed, financial need, service and leadership,

employment, and personal and academic circumstances.

There also will be a career education scholarship, which is geared

toward OCC technology, music, visual arts, and consumer and allied

health students. The specialized scholarships are judged on

individual criteria.

For more information, call (714) 432-5645 or visit

https://www.orangecoastcollege.com.

Still time to sign up

for European Art Tour

The deadline to register for the Orange Coast College European Art

Tour is March 15. Fine Arts professor Donald Jennings will lead the

17-day tour, which runs from June 19 through July 5.

The summer trip will include stops in France, Switzerland and

Italy. There is also an optional five-day London extension.

The excursion will focus on arts, architecture, culture and

history. The cost is $4,295 and includes round-trip airfare, hotels,

continental breakfasts, seven dinners and more.

For information, call (714) 432-5515.

Pick up applications

for summer in April

Summer and fall applications for Orange Coast College will be

available April 1.

Four-, six- and eight-week summer sessions will begin June 20, and

the fall semester will begin Aug. 29. The summer class schedule will

be listed on the college’s website at

https://www.orangecoastcollege.com.

For more information, call (714) 432-5072.