semifinalists for prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarships Tammy Le  Wilson Central High School Madison Brown  West Clermont High School Gashon Hussein  Smoky Hill High School Gael Colmenares  Southwest High School Leah Shvedova  Washington-Lee High School Ashlie Rodriguez  Miami Dade College Sanan Sheikh  City Colleges of Chicago: Wilbur Wright College Nino Sikharulidze  Brooklyn Technical High School Brian Nguyen  Northside College Preparatory High School Sara Abuhijleh  John Tyler Community College Savanah Shulkin  Hudson Valley Community College Jada Hunter-Hays  Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Math and Science in Kentucky Valia Oliva  Saddleback College Fayeze Salih  Lincoln Park High School Eunice Chon  Howard High School Angel Rabadi  Alan B. Shepard High School Madison Petersen  Legacy Charter School Jessica Hernandez-Beltran  College of the Desert Perhaps just as important as the financial support our Scholars receive, however, is the thriving network of more than 3,000 Cooke . Carmen Escudero  City University of New York: LaGuardia Community College Ariana Hernandez  Americas High School Bruna Gobeti  Community College of Denver Donna Nestor  St. Petersburg College Nadia Muhammad  Triad Math And Science Academy Jaspreet Kandola  Hannibal High School Raef Makrai  Capuchino High School An additional 6 Cooke College Scholar Semifinalists did not opt into publicity. Angel Obiorah  Community College of Baltimore County Nina Velasco  Etowah High School Aylin Garcia  El Paso Community College Mya Johnson  University School of Milwaukee Keanna Goddard  Dominican Academy Eliza George  Clear Horizons Early College High School Students applied from all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Marianas,the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. Fatima Jalloh  Paxon School for Advanced Studies Grace Ahn  Mill Creek High School Taniya Singleton  Walter Payton College Preparatory High School Eli Herrera  W H Adamson High School Michaell Santos Paulino  Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice                      a diversity of experiences that contribute to their educational journey. Javier Cunat  Christopher Columbus High School Karley Yung  Washtenaw International High School, Edward Adams  Blake School Northrup Campus Divine Tsasa Nzita  Northern Virginia Community College   Stephanie Dybiec  Columbus State Community College Nahed Elberry  Hayfield Secondary School Zahra Virani  Clear Brook High School Research commissioned by the Foundation found that community college students who transfer to selective institutions have equal to or higher graduation rates as students who enrolled directly from high school or transferred from four-year institutions. Cynthia Castellano  Miami Dade College Luke Taylor  Lake Travis High School                      in our applicant pool every year, and are excited to recognize this group of semifinalists Tricia Namubiru  Los Angeles Pierce College Adriana Torres Ceja  Desert Mirage High School Alexsovan Hory  Lamar Consolidated High School Kenneth Nguyen  Gretchen Whitney High School Joyce Lin  Francis Lewis High School Arjun Banerjee  Reservoir High School Mariah Goodman  Paint Branch High School Eight students at Georgia State University's Perimeter College recently were named as semifinalists for the 2021 Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship.Finalists will be announced later this spring. Santiago Finol  Valencia College Breana Fowler  North Mecklenburg Senior High School Angelica Ihim  Hazelwood Central Senior High School Crystal Yoo  Bergen Community College Camron Stewart  Nova High School Cheyenne Rowland  Robbinsville High School March 10, 2022 The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation's Undergraduate Transfer Scholarships program selected four BCC students from 1,200 applicants at 180 community colleges in 35 states as semi-finalists to receive a scholarship worth $55,000 per year. Mariana Gracia Leon  Lone Star College System Conchita Espino  Albuquerque High School Damian Johnson  Wylie East High School Hannah Cha  Cleveland High School Catherine Chung  W.P. Camille Bove  South Lakes High School Cody Chou  Early College Academy At Southridge Jorge Pereira Martinez  Early College Academy At Southridge Nouraldeen Ibrahim  Staten Island Technical High School Marcos Montoya Andrade  Mount Vernon High School Perform administrative duties such as scheduling and planning meetings and appointments, filing volunteer and student . Isabella Garcia  Westchester Academy for International Studies Sonia Green  Hillside High School www.jkcf.org, Media Contact: Julia Nelson, 571-799-8067,media@jkcf.org.  Bryant Simmons  Wallace State Community College at Hanceville, Gennesee Peabody  Chandler-Gilbert Community College We see this in our applicant pool every year, and are excited to recognize this group of semifinalists for their academic achievements, said Seppy Basili, executive director of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation.  Elizabeth Hitchcock  Wharton County Junior College, Jose Organista  Salt Lake Community College, Brendan Grimes  Blue Ridge Community College Melanie Jackson  Cardinal Ohara High School This year's Cooke Undergraduate Transfer 406 semifinalists were chosen from a pool of over 1,500 applicants attending 398 community colleges in 44 states and the District of Columbia. Juan Guerrero  City Colleges of Chicago: Harold Washington College Julie Chen  Kingston High School Searita Chen  Sycamore High School Mahima Chiles  William J Palmer High School Max Ramirez  Pioneer High School Jessica Gao  Ruben S Ayala High School Lucas Bautista  Arvin High School In addition to financial support, selected Cooke Transfer Scholars will receive comprehensive educational advising from the Foundation to guide them through the process of transitioning to a four-year school and preparing for their careers. Rhianna Smith  Coral Reef Senior High School Sara Farheen  Harrisburg High School Katie Garcia  Kings Ridge Christian School Enrique Baranda  Mount San Jacinto College Esperanza Herrera-Moore  South Albany High School Carolina Alcocer-Salas  Northeast Texas Community College Antoinette Martinez  Southwestern Illinois College Jessica Welsh  Diablo Valley College Rosa Figueroa  Johnson High School The finalists will . Danae Kimmel  Blanco High School LANSDOWNE, Va., Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announced the selection of 626 high school seniors as semifinalists for the distinguished Cooke College. Victoria Ogunnowo  Prince Georges Community College, Arianny Jorge  Bunker Hill Community College Kareena Patel  Sulphur High School Mardet Mulugeta  Wakefield High School Undergraduate Transfer Scholars will additionally receive opportunities for internships, study abroad, and graduate school funding, as well as connection to a thriving network of over 2,800 fellow Cooke Scholars and Alumni. Maria Reyes Fabregat  Foothill College Dezirae Rodriguez  Tarrant County College Ashley Vazquez Romo  Basic High School, Amelia Becerra  Long Branch High School Rachel Okrey  Red Rocks Community College, Tran Long Doan  Manchester Community College, Maram Baider  Northern Virginia Community College, Noah MacDonald  Broward College Isabela Contreras  San Marcos High School The 2021 Cooke College Scholarship recipients will be announced in April. Luis Estrada  Cochise College Marbella Deininger  Alexander W. Dreyfoos School Of The Arts Genesis Capellan  Bergen Community College  Vivian Garcia Jacob dos Reis  Valencia College Andrea Velazquez  South Broward High School Dedicated to advancing the education of exceptionally promising students who have financial need. Yazmin Rocha Delgadillo  Contra Costa College Yerahm Hong  North Oconee High School Javi Rodriguez  Carnegie Vanguard High School Sikirat Mustapha  Brooklyn Latin School Alora Orr  May River High School Ricardo Martinez  Prairie State College Alexandra Guzman Caceres  Brooke Charter School Scholarships are awarded without respect to religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, geographic region, race or ethnicity. Rayquan Blake  Miami Dade College  Savannah Hagen Ohbi  Asheville High School Olivia Han  Adlai E Stevenson High School We are so happy to help more students achieve their long-term academic goals. If chosen as a finalist, Aaron would also receive comprehensive . Lina Shammas  Valhalla High School This highly selective scholarship provides exceptionally talented students who have financial need with up to $40,000 annually for four years of college, to enable them to attend a top-performing college or university. Helen Chen  Westview High School Yazmin Mata  East Los Angeles College Dania Taki  San Diego Miramar College Soleei Guasp  BMC Durfee High School Savannah Stover  Volunteer State Community College Michael Lopes  Nassau Community College UNG News Sophomore is named a Jack Kent Cooke semifinalist March 8, 2021 Susana Olivo Sandoval was selected as a semifinalist for the Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Blanca Gonzalez  Contra Costa College  Yamileth Alvarez Haro  Stone Ridge Christian High School Cat Cespedes  Bell High School Valentina Vicarel  Wish Academy High School Jaden Stewart  North Hollywood High School Jessi Yu  Lowell High School Jehimi Zuniga-Umana  Annapolis High School, Eric Chan  Boston Latin School educational advising and other support services. Naomy Noguez  Valencia College Anita Bassey  Paulding County High School Emani Stanton  North Atlanta High School Evan Etienne  Miami Dade College Jennifer Quiroz  Berkeley City College Kathryn Price  Lone Star College System Geraldine Cabrera  Bronx High School of Law and Community Service Christa McCormick  Wenatchee Valley College, Adama Sawadogo  Madison Area Technical College Jason Chen  Lowell High School Kennedy Odiboh  Shiloh High School  2023 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. Chevonne Lewis  City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College Joel Deville  San Augustine High School Shekinah Glory Peter Mba  East Orange Campus High School Ashley Asante-Manu  Hayfield Secondary School Esteban Cifuentes Coyoy  Park View High School Saron Tefera  Anderson High School, Azari Gurley  Classen School of Advanced Studies Junior Tchapdieu  Montgomery College Amina Luvsanchultem  Washington-Lee High School Jonathan Granda Acaro  County College of Morris Finalists exhibit outstanding academic achievement . Suleidy De La Cruz  City University of New York: Bronx Community College Nancy Zoria  Jericho Senior High School, Jaylen Adams  Olympic High School Thang Ho  Crawford High School Wolfang Rugeles  Miami Dade College Juan Briseno  Saddleback High School Susie Cray  Linn-Benton Community College Kylah Cain-Ward  Edgewood Senior High School Natalia Bautista  George Westinghouse High School Sara El Houzaly  City University of New York: LaGuardia Community College Jordyn Middleton  Benjamin Banneker Academic High School, Sophia Abolfathi  Deland High School Alan Gutierrez  Paint Branch High School Jordan Lee  North College Hill Junior-Senior High School Michael Fuentes  North Babylon High School Christel Gelins  Reynoldsburg High School These semifinalists embody determination and resilience as they navigate finishing high school during one of the most difficult and unprecedented times in American history, said Executive DirectorSeppyBasili. Jasleen Sihota  Venture Academy Nina Zhuo  North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Madison Adkins  Jackson High School Shenille Francois  Essex County College Diana Gonzalez  Miami Dade College Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship Winners 2021 - Georgia State University - YouTube AboutPressCopyrightContact usCreatorsAdvertiseDevelopersTermsPrivacyPolicy & SafetyHow YouTube worksTest.  The Jayant Namdhari  Plano East Senior High School The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is dedicated to advancing the education of exceptionally promising students who have financial need. Sanjana Butala  Middlesex County College Khalil Garrett  General Douglas MacArthur High School Ruth Woldemedhine  Regis Jesuit High School: Girls Division Payne Graves  Houlka Attendance Center This highly competitive scholarship will offer selected finalists as much as $40,000 per year for up to three years to . Alexis Hernandez  School for Advanced Studies Homestead Sheidy Rios-Vazquez  Walter M Williams High School Trinity Land  Sikeston Senior High School Merit Onyekwere  Bear Creek High School Cecilia Bachmann  Pasadena City College Rocio Diarte Ortiz  City University of New York: Borough of Manhattan Community College Brendan Lan  Ripon High School Gabrielle Rodgers  Valencia College Kynnedy Smith  Hawken School, Nabaa Al Hashimi  Norman High School Awa Cisse  Georgia Perimeter College Kha Hoai Bao Vu  Middlesex County College Ariana Olivares  Stewarts Creek High School Stephanie Visoso  The Westminster Schools, Montana Lagat  Kamehameha Schools: Hawaii Campus, Maria Mendoza  Community School Ayo Ogunsanya  McDonough High School Jenny Stinehour  Early College High School Hasun Noh  Samuel Clemens High School Habib Jaffer  Tahquitz High School   Mohtashin Talukder  Justice High School, Kisanet Gabreselassie  Edmonds eLearning Academy and sign up to be notified when the 2023 application opens in fall 2022. Jialin Jiang  Independence High School Isaiah DeLeon  Jersey Village High School Lansdowne, VA (January 25, 2021)  The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announced, today, the selection of 496 high school seniors as semifinalists for the prestigious Cooke College Scholarship Program. Wena Teng  East West School of International Studies Wisdom High School Andres Reyna  Fullerton College Karla Tirado  San Diego Mesa College Sabirah Mahmud  Academy At Palumbo Julissa Espinoza  Franklin Learning Center High School Bethany Milner  Natchitoches Central High School Nine additional Cooke Transfer Scholar Semifinalists did not opt into publicity. Through this award, the Foundation supports exceptionally talented community college students seeking to complete their bachelors degrees. Meghan Ratliff  Johnson Central High School, Taylor Allen  Benjamin Franklin High School Emily Flores  Elgin High School Danish Bajwa  Hilliard Davidson High School Javier Perez  North Mesquite High School Halona Dantes  Fayetteville Technical Community College Fatima Sarfraz  Eastern Technical High School Julie Trinh  Clear Horizons Early College High School Saddat Nazir  McNair Academic High School Deqa Muse  Thomas Jefferson High School Christine Nguyen  Los Angeles City College Aya Hamza  Coral Gables Senior High School Nina Noble  Isaac Bear Early College High School Ethan Garcia  Santa Teresa High School Christina Greenwood  Victor Valley College, Isabella Sharpensteen  Colorado Mountain College The five are among 406 national semifinalists for the highly competitive awards who Fatima Roy  MiraCosta College Kenny Chundu  Northern Virginia Community College Kiara Perez  Passaic Academy For Science And Engineering Imaan Chaudhry  Saint Catharine Academy This highly selective scholarship provides high-achieving students with financial need up to $55,000 annually for four years of college, to enable them to attend a top college or university. Alyssa Fromelius  Truckee Meadows Community College High School, Nalissa Blanc  Union County Vocational Technical Schools Eduardo Silva Alonso  Hillsboro High School Sarah Youssef  Northern Virginia Community College                      drive these students have exhibited during such an unprecedented year.. Bianca Braun of Shrub Oak, NY became the eleventh student in Westchester Community College history to win the highly competitive Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Jewel Cox  Saint Marys Academy                      44 states and the District of Columbia, according to the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. Melissa Jara  Bergen Community College Sandra Quintana  East Stroudsburg Area High School North Michelle Nguyen  Paul Vi Catholic High School Mechack Bakana  Phoenix College, Rafael Valdovinos  Allan Hancock College William Jim  Miami Dade College All rights reserved. Pahola Mercedes Nova  City Colleges of Chicago: Wilbur Wright College Ilona Demura-Gregory  Walters State Community College, Kaothar Olateju  Dallas College  Brookhaven Campus Zouberou Sayibou  City University of New York: Bronx Community College Maria Ramirez  Mount Zion High School Agnes Liang  Mission High School Resources for current scholars and alumni to thrive together. Owais Ibrahim  Chicago Mathematics and Science Academy Bryce Springfield  Boca Ciega Senior High School Hamzeh Hamdan  Coronado High School Bethany Kiele  Crowder College Omar Garcia  Fullerton College Hang Chen  Midwood High School at Brooklyn College Christopher Burroughs  MiraCosta College Erica Hughes  Fort Payne High School Viv Li  Belleville High School Hadassah Johnson  Onondaga Community College Kyle Simpson  Pearl River Community College Maritza Quinones  Northeast Texas Community College Lex Monogioudis  Bellaire High School Andrew Lovelett  Durham Technical Community College Sal Amezcua Hernandez  San Juan Hills High School Miguel Graupera  Coral Reef Senior High School Alex Hughes  Utica Academy for International Studies Noah Nguyen  Shoreline Community College Thien Nguyen  Orange Coast College Gyuheon Oh  Cabot High School Salamot Balogun  Thornridge High School Marcus Lo  Monterey Peninsula College Fiorella Castillo Saavedra  Bergen County Technical High School Layan Sammor  Montgomery College Angela Chow  Sacramento City College Dechen Cohen  Georgia Cyber Academy Xuan Ly  Boston Latin Academy Jana Hulsey  Lake Wales High School Wigdan Hissein  Northrop High School Mikayla Merin  Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Faridoon Azizi  Diablo Valley College Joelly Cortes  Harmony Science Academy Madison Barnett  Benjamin Russell High School Veshal Konnar  Northeast High School, Sonora Halili  Thomas Jefferson School Matthew Yohanes  Rangeview High School, Lesly Catota Lopez  Amistad Academy Charter High School Keidy Palma Ramirez  El Dorado High School Paloma Del Valle  Santa Teresa High School The 2022 Cooke College Scholars will be announced in April. Carlos Oros  Gaston College Maria Herrera  Mesquite High School Lauryn Castano  Northside Health Careers High School Yixin Lao  Walter Johnson High School  Virginia Hunt  Hume-Fogg Academic High School 88% of 2021 Jack Kent Cooke Scholars are PTK We are thrilled to congratulate the 2021 Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholars! Nicole Giraldo-Meneses  Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush High School Paula Escobar  Evergreen Valley High School Jeanna Raphael  Brooklyn Latin School Kristina Soiland  Loudoun Valley High School Jonathan Torres-Tomas  North Henderson High School Tabitha Macharia  Michael E. Debakey High School of the Health Professions Grace Dossou  North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Tracy Zhang  Central High School, Michael Ochoa  Bishop Hendricken High School, Shon Green  Scotts Branch High School Semester of Excellence for 2021 Dean's List Students. Neville Scott  Dallas College  Mountain View Campus Azeez Richardson  Science Park High School Jessalin Nguyen  Cypress Ridge High School Minjae Eum  Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School Rae Seong Jeong  Stuyvesant High School Harmony Hudson  Saint Charles West High School Georgina Younes  Brockton High School Evelin Ortiz-Munoz  Jordan Matthews High School Yeng Shao  Perth Amboy High School  Nick Vela  Taravella J P High School Every year, around 60 students are chosen for the scholarship. Sherece Turner  Community College of Baltimore County Eleonore Kiriza  Brooks School Carlin Taylor  Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Kate Barnes  Seminole High School Moh Suufi  Peachtree Ridge High School Debra Owens  Gateway to College Daniella Clayborn  Alpharetta High School Jessica Jiang  Stuyvesant High School Rachel Chen  Gloucester City Junior-Senior High School Steven Maradiaga  Ipreparatory Academy Ritwik Tati  Haddon Heights High School, Agustn Leon-Saenz  Albuquerque High School Learn more about the College Scholarship Programhereandsign up to be notifiedwhen next years application opens. Shaafat Sadaquee  Newtown High School Christian Tamez  Del Rio High School Lola Fratto  Lincoln Park High School Tara Aiache Reynaud  Santa Monica College Monzerrat Canela  Skyline High School La Ramos  Rachel Carson High School for Coastal Studies Ana Ramos De Jesus  Manhattan Hunter College  High School of Science Gerardo Bravo  IDEA College Preparatory McAllen The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announced on Feb. 22 the semifinalists for its highly competitive Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship . AhJada Ingram  Montgomery County Early College Learn more about the Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship here. Harshal Bharatia  Plano Senior High School Kaelee Rowan  Homeschooled Good luck to our semi-finalists! Natalie Asitimbay  Nassau Community College Students applied from all 50 states, as well as Washington, DC, Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, and American Samoa, and represented 378 different high schools. Hang Xu  Foothill College Dien Nguyen  Glendale Community College Danilo Navarro Espinosa  Miami Dade College Cayla Hoang  Martin Luther King Jr Magnet High School for Health Science and Engineering Kelvin Tieku  Manhattan Center for Science and Math Miguel Cacho-Tafolla  San Diego City College Mia Hurts  Phillis Wheatley High School Karla Ramos Gonzalez  North High School In the midst of these challenging times, we remain deeply committed to ensuring that students have the opportunity to access an education and reach their fullest potential. Isaiah Pereira  Venus High School Layth Alkhani  Amos Alonzo Stagg High School Jazzlynn Temple  Caddo Parish Magnet High School Zahra Malik  Patriot High School Layla Hussein  Fordham High School for the Arts Abshir Mohamed  North Hennepin Community College, Diana Salinas  Itawamba Community College - Miguel Cacho-Tafolla  San Diego City College- Tatiana Butte  San Diego City College- Lucia Huerta  San Diego City College- Karla Tirado  San Diego Mesa College- Dania Taki  San Diego Miramar College. Julia McEvily  City College of San Francisco Kaming Leung  City Colleges of Chicago: Harold Washington College Alyssa Makena  Valley High School, Sharon Mabasa  Wichita Collegiate School, Graciela Alfaro  Atherton High School . Ba Musa Khan  North Clayton Comprehensive High School Karen Smith  Lake Michigan College April Guo-Yue  Starkville High School Janelle Ariel Chan  East Los Angeles College Joe Loy  Francis Scott Key High School Kevin Tran  Central High School Kimberly Marti  Cardinal OHara High School, Leonardo Zambrano-Tapia  Escuela Secundaria Especializada en CIMATEC, Ashanti Gonzalez  Juanita Sanchez Educational Complex, Rheem Abbas  West Ashley High School Lorena Britton  East Lake High School Nicole Torres  School for Advanced Studies  South Davidson Valmyr  Central Piedmont Community College Luke Straube  City Colleges of Chicago: Harold Washington College Davidson High School Jeanie Chang  Northwest High School Mohamed Elhassan  Hammond High School Eliana Gomez Romero  Kipp Austin Brave High School Victor Attah  Manlius-Pebble Hill School Jeongsoo Lee  Massachusetts Bay Community College For further information on this announcement, please contact Libby Sears, coordinator of special awards, at esears@nvcc.edu. Since 2000, the Foundation has awarded over $230 million in scholarships to more than 2,930 students from 8th grade through graduate school, along with comprehensive educational advising and other support services. Nicole Millan Ortiz  Legacy High School Deborah Bong  Cedar Ridge High School Tiary Gonzalez  Northern Essex Community College, Jailynn Sprewer  Gogebic Community College DaMone Payne  University High School Academy Dear NCC current students and recent graduates,The Jack Kent Cooke Foundations Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship provides up to $55,000 per year for up to three years, making it the largest private [] NCC Main Website . Kayle Orantes  Woods Cross High School Melissa Rodriguez Garcia  Essex County College Yonas Mekonnen  Bunker Hill Community College competitive Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, receiving the $120,000 community college award in 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2020. Abdullah Ali  Valley Stream South High School Nimra Iqbal  Community College of Denver Dedicated to advancing the education of exceptionally promising students who have financial need. The Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship seeks to increase the number of community college students completing their education at top four-year institutions. Coby Garcia  Roncalli High School Alexa Figueroa  Northwestern High School Junior Philogene  Montgomery College Lizette Rivera  Santa Barbara City College Daisy Jimenez  Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School Kevin Liu  Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, Julia Fleischman  Park Hill Senior High School The Foundation has also provided $115 million in grants to organizations that serve such students. Morgan Maier  Turtle Lake High School Tu Kha Bui  Berkeley City College Dorinda Kyeremateng  Carnegie Vanguard High School Cindy Ren  Hillsborough High School Saddy Khakimova  San Jacinto College Tracy Das  Waltham Senior High School Nakia Alexander  School for Advanced Studies  Wolfson Anne Benie  Montgomery College Jason Chen  Kingston High School Evamaria Tanori Contreras  University High School Adriana Gomez Quintero  Miami Dade College Maria Dawes  Mesa Community College Amani Turner  Carver Magnet High School of Engineering, Applied Technology and The Arts Kevin Keyser  Davidson County Community College Dalin Eap  City Colleges of Chicago: Wilbur Wright College Jasmine Mace  MAST at FIU Biscayne Bay Campus Amir Noormohammad  City Colleges of Chicago: Wilbur Wright College Ferdinando Castro Gonzalez  Dallas College  Richland Campus Midechelle Avril  Miami Lakes Educational Center Isaidy Medina  All City Leadership Secondary School Christopher Hughes  Jackson High School Kristy Pham  Elite Scholars Academy Charter School Cooke College Scholars are selected based on exceptional academic ability and achievement, financial need, persistence, and leadership. Yasmin Leon-Mateo  North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Nicholas Cetlinski  Grand Rapids Community College Stephan Fatal  Miami Dade College Kimberly Cardenas  De Anza High School All rights reserved. Jonathan Santos  Palm Beach State College Sierra Frisbee  Gwinnett School of Mathematics Science and Technology "In 2021, out of over 16,500 applications, 6,312 students were selected as National College Match Finalists. Haleema Aslam  Community College of Baltimore County Maria Santibanez  Cesar E Chavez High School Diana Montalvo  Miami Dade College Erick Ramirez  Woodrow Wilson High School Nashra Hassan  M.L. Michelle Rojas Macias  Washington-Lee High School Jarel White  Thomas Nelson Community College, Ki Ahn  Bellevue College The Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship recipients will be announced in early May. Yet, at the nations top colleges, only five percent have transferred from a community college. Chalina Morgan-Lopez  Sanderson High School Robert Bennett  MiraCosta College Naomy Guerrero Flores  Sampson Early College High School Asher Montgomery  Hillsborough High School Lillie Szemraj  Loomis Chaffee School, Adrian Montes  Warren Central High School, Kayleigh Edmonds  Nevada High School Article By: Staff Sofia Barnett  Centennial High School Melanie Charron  Klein High School Dani Mejia Aguilar  John F Kennedy High School Ana Abreu  City University of New York: Bronx Community College Visit here to view the national announcement for the 2021 Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Franklyn Johnson  Prince Georges Community College Anisha Tasfia  Los Angeles Valley College The semifinalists were chosen from a pool of 5,860. represent 428 different high schools. Kaitlin Wachter  Frederick Community College Since 2000, the Foundation has awarded over $222 million in scholarships to over 2,800 students from 8th grade through graduate school, along with comprehensiveeducational advising and other support services. Ilyne Castellanos  Hartnell College Brett Cardenas  International Studies Charter High School Julissa Portillo  Hartnell College Iletou Ehinnou  Community College of Philadelphia Julian Millan  Hanover High School Ryland Russell  Olton High School Kylie Cianciolo  Cuyahoga Community College Liv DeNicholas  Portland Community College Jayda Smith  Ruskin High School, Aliza Davis  Reno High School Diem-mi Tra  Central Piedmont Community College Askar Bashirov  MiraCosta College The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation provides financial support of up to $55,000 per year to currently enrolled community college students who have excelled academically and who demonstrate financial need to earn their bachelor's degree at select four-year colleges and universities. Michelle Li  CAM Academy Fayosola Osoboke  George Bush High School Mandy Chen  Walter Payton College Preparatory High School A list of the semifinalists can be found below, Cooke College Scholars are selected based on exceptional academic ability and achievement, financial need, persistence, and leadership. The Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship seeks to increase the number of community college students completing their education at top four-year institutions. 5 SDCCD students selected as semifinalists for prestigious scholarships. Esmeralda Morales  Lone Star College System Selena Niemi  Rainier High School, Augustin Khey  Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Milwaukee David Han  Arnold O. Beckman High School