Five More Colleges To Provide Scholarships To Chicago Star Scholars
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Five more schools have been added to the City Colleges of Chicago's "Star Scholars" transfer program for students who wish to seek a bachelor's degree.
Saint Xavier University, Kendall College, Marquette University, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale and Illinois State University will become four-year college Star transfer partners, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CCC Chancellor Juan Salgado announced Tuesday.
A total of 24 four-year colleges and universities now provide additional scholarships of $1,000 to $50,000 per year for Star Scholar graduates who have received a City Colleges degree.
The program was Emanuel's pre-election plan to help parents put kids through college without going broke.
To date, more than $1 million in scholarship funds have been offered to Star Scholars through transfer partnerships, according to the mayor's office.
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