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SJRCC Press Release
March 2009
SJRCC Open House gives high school students personal look at college life
St. Johns River Community College recently welcomed local high school seniors to its annual Open House to inform the potential freshmen of educational opportunities, scholarships and financial aid while giving them a more in-depth look at what college life would be like.
Students from Bartram Trail, Pedro Menendez, Allen D. Nease, St. Augustine and St. Johns Technical high schools, Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, and the St. Joseph Academy toured the campus and attended presentations on the Associate in Arts (transfer) degree as well as programs in respiratory care, computer science and architectural drafting and construction technology. Students were treated to lunch in coordination with Chick-fil-A of St. Augustine, and a drawing was held for a $250 scholarship to SJRCC. Pedro Menendez High School student Julia Asbury was selected as the scholarship winner.
Open registration for the summer A term begins on March 16. Summer A classes begin May 11. For more information, contact SJRCC at 808-7400 or visit the Web site at www.sjrcc.edu. SJRCC has locations in Palatka, St. Augustine and Orange Park and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate degree. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of St. Johns River Community College.
PHOTO CAPTIONS:
PHOTO ONE: SJRCC Dean of Counseling, Advising and Student Services Edward Jordan, Ph.D. reviews the college admission process with St. Johns County high school seniors at the College’s annual Open House held on the St. Augustine Campus.
PHOTO TWO: Pedro Menendez High School student Julia Asbury was the winner of the $250 scholarship presented by SJRCC Dean of Admissions and Records O’Neal Williams and Glen Moore, Ed.D., Provost of SJRCC’s St. Augustine Campus.
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Susan Kessler
SJRCC Director of Public Relations and Publications
5001 St. Johns Avenue
Palatka, FL 32177
(386) 312-4020
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