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News and Programs
ANNOUNCEMENT
As many as 300 new higher education scholarships will be created for children of Marines and Navy Corpsmen over the next five years as a result of an additional $1.35 million contribution from Toyota to the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation.
Toyota made the announcement during
a special event aboard the USS Midway in San Diego on June 26. Scholarship recipients Andrew Coba of Oceanside, CA, and sisters Elleine Sanchez and Ellysa Aquino of Fallbrook, CA, were honored by Toyota at the event.
Andrew Coba is the son of Captain
Javier Coba, USMC. Both Andrew and
his sister, Amy, also a Scholarship Foundation scholarship recipient, say they are working hard to meet the high bar their father has set. Sisters and scholarship recipients Elleine Sanchez and Ellysa Aquino credit their father, Gunnery Sergeant Pedro Aquino, USMC, for their commitment to education and their drive to succeed.
Toyota has supported the Scholarship Foundation since 2004, and this gift brings Toyota’s total investment in the Foundation to more than $3 million.
2014–2015 STATS
In the 2014–2015 academic year, the Scholarship Foundation has awarded 2,200 scholarships for a total of $6,600,000.
Scholarships awarded since 1962:
Over 33,000
Amount awarded since 1962:
Valued at nearly $90 million
GRADUATION RATE
The graduation rate of Scholarship Foundation recipients is 86% with any degree.
2014–2015 STATS STUDENT STATS
89% of scholarship recipients are attending a 4-year
college or university
9% are attending a 2-year academic institution
2% are attending vocational/ technical certificate programs
$55,000 Avg. family income $3,000 Avg. scholarship
38%
STUDENT MAJORS
45% n STEM & Health Science 17% n Social Science
14% nBusiness
11% n Arts & Humanities
9% nEducation
5% n Marketing/Comm
GENDER
% Female n % Male n
62%
Scholarship Recipients Elleine Sanchez, Andrew Coba and Allysa Aquino along with Gunnery Sergeant Pedro Aquino USMC aboard the USS Midway for the Toyota announcement.
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