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Columbia College Foundation

Thank you for your interest in the Columbia College Foundation! 

The Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports Columbia College students through scholarships and support for various services, programs, and facilities on campus – such as our athletics teams, student organizations, publications, and community facilities like the campus tennis courts. 

Donations to the Foundation are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. 

For more information regarding making a gift to the Foundation, please call Colette Such at (209) 588-5055, or email suchc@yosemite.edu .

Giving Opportunities

Vision Statement

The Columbia College Foundation promotes quality higher education that enriches the academic, economic, and cultural life of our community.

Mission Statement

Our mission is to promote student success by providing community resources that support and expand educational opportunities for Columbia College's students.

Osher Scholarships

Overview

The Columbia College Foundation recently participated in an historic fundraising campaign to establish the California Community Colleges Scholarship Endowment. Thanks to the generosity of our community, we were able to raise $193,834, and gain an additional $96,917 in matching funds from the Bernard Osher Foundation.

Donors that contributed $13,500 or more were able to name the $1,000 scholarship generated from their gift each year. Named Osher Scholarships include: the Don Brady Scholarship, Joyce & Ed Brockman Scholarship, Marjorie L. Coffill Memorial Scholarship, Bob & Helen Francis Memorial Scholarship, four Front Porch Scholarships, Mick Grimes Scholarship, Holder Family Scholarship, Elwood & Elizabeth Johnson Scholarship, Irving J. Symons Memorial Scholarship, John Wise Scholarship, and Millie Wise Scholarship.

As a result of this tremendously successful campaign, the Columbia College Foundation will now be able to offer at least twenty $1,000 Osher Scholarships every year, forever.

Thank you to all of the students who applied for Osher Scholarships this year. The next Osher Scholarship application cycle will begin in Fall 2013; please check back for more information at a later date.

2012-2013 Osher Scholars:

Susan Battaglia
Shanna Beach
Zachary Calabrese
Brougane Cattedra
Aaron Cloyd
Jarron Crump
Tomi Farnsworth
Nacissus Frazier
Nicole Friend
Ivetta Gedarevich
Aiko Gonzalez
Gabriella Hernandez
Rachel Isaman
Aaron James
Alia Katz
Shelby LeBlanc
Cherish Rae Mortier
Nicole Rager
Taylor Skokan
Kevin Steele
Natalie Van Dyke
Mathew Warmerdam
Grant Wells
Fred Westmoreland

2011-2012 Osher Scholars:

Virginia Bailey, Donald S. Brady Scholarship
Shalei Dicksen, Bob and Helen Francis Memorial Scholarship
Natasha Gonsalez, Osher Scholarship
Monica Hay, Irving J. Symons Memorial Scholarship
Nicolle Head, Marjorie L. Coffill Memorial Scholarship
Ryan Hodge, Osher Scholarship
Lauren Kelly, Joyce & Ed Brockman Scholarship
Tori Palmberg, Osher Scholarship
Rebecca Petersen, Osher Scholarship
Keith Cline Robinson, Osher Scholarship
Ricky Shaw, Osher Scholarship
Matthew Sydney, John R. Wise Scholarship
Stephanie Romero, Millie Brady Wise Scholarship

2010-2011 Osher Scholars:

Elizabeth "Rose" Cutting, Osher Scholarship
Joel Lafayette, Osher Scholarship
Julianna Noe-Hoefle, Osher Scholarship
Matthew Owens, Osher Scholarship
Regina Villegas, Osher Scholarship
Fred Westmoreland, Osher Scholarship

2009-2010 Osher Scholars:
Duane Lillie, Osher Scholarship
Ariella Megory, Osher Scholarship
Sean Neuschmid  Osher Scholarship
Jennifer Nies, Osher Scholarship
Randy Parris, Osher Scholarship
Andrea Rochelle, Osher Scholarship

This is what some of our 2009-2010 Osher Scholars have said about receiving this critical scholarship support:

•  "I have gotten through school thus far relying on scholarships.  It is safe to say that my chances of becoming a nurse would be slim without the help of the community and so many generous people."
• "Receiving an Osher Scholarship helped me in a few different ways.  It gave me peace of mind, which I didn't have before.  Financially, it has allowed me to go where I needed to go, such as the Fire Academy..."
• "This award has helped immensely toward my goal of graduation from Columbia College and transfer to California State University, Stanislaus."
• "With my limited income your scholarship comes at a much needed time and will make a big difference to me and my education goals...The scholarship and your support mean a great deal to me..."