UC in the Valley
 

MEDIA ADVISORY
Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2005

Media Contacts:
Cheri Cruz, Central Valley Higher Education Consortium
(559) 292-0576, ccruz@csufresno.edu
John Madrid, Mayors Education Office, City of Fresno
(559) 621-7906, John.Madrid@Fresno.gov
Despina Costopoulos, California Student Aid Commission
(916) 526-6410, DCostopoulos@csac.ca.gov
Brandy Ramos Nikaido, UC Office of the President/UC Merced
(559) 241-7512, brandy.nikaido@ucop.edu

Education pays and money is available to help students pay for their education
Mayor Autry, educational leaders kick off Cash for College campaign in Fresno

Fresno - According to U.S. Census Bureau data, the average college graduate with a bachelors degree will earn about $1 million more over his lifetime than the average high school graduate. Education pays and money is available to help students pay for their education. They just have to apply for it. Cash for College workshops show students how to get the money they need.
 
A press conference to publicize the Cash for College campaign and workshops in Fresno is set for tomorrow, Thursday, Jan. 27 at 1:15 p.m. in the library at Sunnyside High School (1019 S. Peach Ave.).
 
Mayor Alan Autry will join John D. Welty, president of California State University, Fresno and the Central Valley Higher Education Consortium at the event. Students, along with representatives from Fresno City College, Fresno Pacific University, State Center Community College District and UC Merced, also will participate. 
 
California Cash for College is a statewide effort sponsored by the California Student Aid Commission and promoted by the Central Valley Higher Education Consortium in conjunction with colleges and universities in the San Joaquin Valley. The campaigns aim is to help students and parents successfully complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and Grade Point Average Verification Form, which are necessary to apply for Cal Grants and other types of financial aid. The deadline to submit the FAFSA and GPA Verification forms is March 2.
 
For more details, please call the Consortium toll-free at (877) 487-7677.

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