Publish Date: Aug 5, 2016
SALINAS, Calif. – Hartnell Community College District in partnership with the Matsui Foundation and CSU Monterey Bay are excited to introduce CSin3 Cohort IV this Friday, August 5, 2016 at the Matsui Foundation Scholarship Awards Banquet at 5:30 p.m. at Hartnell College – Steinbeck Hall, 411 Central Avenue, Salinas, CA.
The fourth cohort is comprised of 33 students who will embark in the program starting this fall. Each recipient will be presented with a $30,000 check to be utilized during the three-year program.
Special guests and speakers include: Dr. Willard Lewallen (Superintendent/President of Hartnell), Dr. Eduardo Ochoa (President of CSU Monterey Bay), Teresa Matsui (Executive Director, Matsui Foundation), Rivka Garcia (Cohort 1 alumna), and Christian Martinez (Cohort 2).
The CSin3 program is a Computer Science degree achieved in three years thanks to a partnership between Hartnell College and CSU Monterey Bay. Students in each cohort are dedicated students whose goal is to better themselves and in turn become agents of positive influence in their communities.
The first CSin3 Cohort graduated in May 2016 and have received job offers up and down the state. This program has a high rate of minorities entering the Computer Science field: 42% of our students are women and 85% of students are Latino. These are unprecedented numbers in a local, state, and national level.
The Matsui Foundation and the Matsui Family have supported the program from the start. “Hard work, education, and opportunity can change everything,” said Andy Matsui, founder of Matsui Nursery and the Matsui Foundation.
Hartnell Community College District – established in 1920
The Hartnell CCD serves over 16,000 students annually through its main campus in Salinas, the Alisal Campus in East Salinas, the King City Education Center, and various outreach learning centers throughout the Salinas Valley. Hartnell College, a Hispanic Serving Institution, provides workforce training, basic skills courses, and prepares students for transfer to four-year colleges and universities. Hartnell College is recognized for its innovative public and private partnerships that support world class STEM education, career technical education, fine and performing arts, humanities, and athletics. We are proud to be the winners of the Innovation Award for CSin3 – a Computer Science degree in three years . We are growing leaders through opportunity, engagement, and achievement. For more about Hartnell CCD, visit www.hartnell.edu . ###