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Below you’ll find news stories, highlights, and features about the activities of the Seattle Colleges Foundation, its partners and donors, and the impact of gifts supporting teaching and learning excellence.
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PRESS RELEASE: Mitchell Fund for Excellence Passes $1 Million Mark in Student Scholarships Awarded at Seattle Central College
The scholarship fund has awarded dozens of student scholarships each year since 1999 in honor of the former Seattle Central College president.
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"I know that I can move forward. And so I do."
Seattle Central student Ren Natividad on navigating culinary school while deaf.
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Sewing up global success
Sara Johnson, alum of Seattle Central's School of Apparel Design & Development. Support the School of Apparel Design & Development.
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Catalysts of opportunity: The new Pugh Family Scholarships
New scholarships celebrate the inter-generational impact of higher education. Read the profile of Mary and her family.
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"The program does a remarkable job blending the creative and the practical."
Seattle Central Apparel Design alum Jacob Sutton blazes onto the fashion stage.
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Seattle Colleges Receives $1.5 Million Investment from Amazon to Broaden Access to Computer Science Degree Program
Amazon committed $1 million to Seattle Colleges in 2021 to launch the B.S. in Computer Science program, bringing its total investment in the Colleges to $2.5 million in one year
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Recent Respiratory Therapy grad thrust to frontlines of COVID-19 crisis
Faiza graduated in 2019 from Seattle Central's Respiratory Therapy program. Now she faces the pandemic firsthand as one of Seattle's communities essentials workers.
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Seattle Colleges creates COVID-19 Emergency Fund to help vulnerable students stay in school
Seattle Colleges creates COVID-19 Emergency Fund to help vulnerable students stay in school
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Seattle P-I: Community college students navigate pandemic
Community college students navigate pandemic
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PRESS RELEASE: Kerry Howell to Lead Advancement Efforts for Seattle Colleges
She will serve as vice chancellor for advancement for Seattle Colleges.