{"id":36227,"date":"2015-09-14T19:54:43","date_gmt":"2015-09-14T19:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=36227"},"modified":"2015-09-14T20:07:37","modified_gmt":"2015-09-14T20:07:37","slug":"number-of-acc-foundation-scholarship-awards-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2015\/09\/14\/number-of-acc-foundation-scholarship-awards-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"Number of ACC Foundation scholarship awards increase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The number of student scholarships awarded this fall by the Austin Community College Foundation has increased for the 12th consecutive year.<\/p>\n<p>The Foundation awarded more than $825,000 to more than 500 students for the current fiscal year, an increase of 18 percent over fiscal year 2015, when 426 students received funds totaling $657,985. Total funds awarded have increased 38 percent since fiscal year 2013.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"im\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"visualizer-front-container\" id=\"chart_wrapper_visualizer-36277-1437541263\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\" name=\"visualizer-custom-css\" id=\"customcss-visualizer-36277\">.locker,.locker-loader{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%}.locker{z-index:1000;opacity:.8;background-color:#fff;-ms-filter:\"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=80)\";filter:alpha(opacity=80)}.locker-loader{z-index:1001;background:url(https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/plugins\/visualizer\/images\/ajax-loader.gif) no-repeat center center}.dt-button{display:none!important}.visualizer-front-container.visualizer-lazy-render{content-visibility: auto;}.google-visualization-controls-categoryfilter label.google-visualization-controls-label {vertical-align: middle;}.google-visualization-controls-categoryfilter li.goog-inline-block {margin: 0 0.2em;}.google-visualization-controls-categoryfilter li {padding: 0 0.2em;}.visualizer-front-container .dataTables_scrollHeadInner{margin: 0 auto;}<\/style>\n<div id=\"visualizer-36277-1437541263\" class=\"visualizer-front  visualizer-front-36277\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- Not showing structured data for chart 36277 because description is empty --><\/div>\n<p> <\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Stephanie Diina-Dempsey, Foundation executive director, credits the Foundation Board of Directors for the increase in funds available for scholarships.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur Foundation board members have worked tirelessly in the community talking about ACC and its impact on our region, which in turn has attracted new donors,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dempsey says faculty and staff should encourage students to check out scholarships listed on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/business-and-community\/foundation\/acc-scholarship-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACC Scholarship List<\/a> webpage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNormally, spring scholarships are somewhat program-specific, but we have more this year that have broad criteria, so more students can benefit,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>Established in 1991, the Austin Community College Foundation has raised more than $13 million to support college programs and scholarships.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more, visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/business-and-community\/foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACC Foundation<\/a> website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The number of student scholarships awarded this fall by the Austin Community College Foundation has increased for the 12th consecutive year. 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