Antelope Point Marina General Manager Michael Anderson (left) and Human Resources Director Joey Smith hand over a $20,000 check to the CCC Foundation. Courtesy photo.
FLAGSTAFF — Antelope Point Marina has donated another $20,000 to the Coconino Community College Foundation to support scholarships for CCC students.
The funds will be split between two pots. About $10,000 of the donation will be applied to scholarships for the 2018-19 academic year. The remainder of the funds will be placed into an endowment, which will support scholarships at the College in perpetuity.
“These funds will help us provide educational opportunities to people in northern Coconino County,” said Scott Talboom, executive director of the CCC Foundation. “Many of our students often travel long distances to seek education at CCC Page and in Flagstaff, which can be an additional hardship, adding to the cost of their education.”
“We are proud to contribute to the assets of our regional communities – primarily the education and development of the diverse workforce in and around the Navajo Nation,” said Michael Anderson, Antelope Point Marina general manager.
The Antelope Point Marina scholarship is awarded to students who are residents of northern Coconino County. Preference is given to current or past employees of Antelope Point Marina. Preference is also given to members of the Navajo Nation, and particularly, residents of the LeChee Chapter of the Navajo Nation, which is near the city of Page.
For more information about the Antelope Point Marina scholarship and other scholarships available at the CCC Foundation, visit www.coconinofoundation.org.
About Coconino Community College: Student success is the heart and purpose of Coconino Community College. CCC provides affordable tuition and a wide variety of certificates and degrees including career/technical programs with more than 50 certificate programs and two-year associate degrees in various fields including nursing, fire science, law enforcement and business. The award-winning CCC2NAU program provides an innovative way to smooth a student’s path toward a bachelor’s degree at Northern Arizona University with tailored advisement and institutional collaboration, including access to amenities at NAU.
Since 1991, CCC has served residents across 18,000 square miles of Coconino County. CCC has helped create the region’s skilled workforce, which is improving overall health, safety and the economy in the region. Today, CCC serves more than 7,500 students per year with two campuses in Flagstaff.
CCC reaches out to the more rural portions of the County including Williams, the Grand Canyon/Tusayan, Page/Lake Powell, Fredonia, Tuba City and other remote areas on the Navajo, Hopi and Supai Tribal Lands. Instructional sites offer classes through online, in-person and Interactive Television classes to meet the needs of students in these rural and remote areas. Nearly 20 percent of CCC’s students are Native American learners.