College Scholarship Programs

On average, an individual with a Bachelor’s degree makes $354 more a week than an individual with a high school diploma. This difference may seems insignificant until you do the math:  the gap in salary results in the individual with a Bachelor’s degree earning $1,416 more a month, which adds up to $16,992 more a year. Money, of course, is not the only difference between individuals who have gone on to receive a college education and those who have not. Students who attend college gain invaluable experiences that range from reading books that they may never have heard of otherwise, contemplating ideas they would have never imagined, and the ability to open doors that they would have never dreamed of opening. Attending college also provides students with the priceless opportunity to meet others with common interests and form friendships that will last a lifetime.

A Scholarship Success Story

Vania Godoy - Change a Life Foundation Alumni (pictured here with her husband and Executive Vice President of Change a Life Foundation, Lisa Fujimoto)
Vania went to Lincoln High School in Los Angeles County. She received the Change a Life Foundation Scholarship each year for the four years that she attended UCLA. She graduated in 2004 from UCLA with a major in communications andnow does marketing for CBS Interactive. We were able to get bakc in contact with Vania through Facebook and have her attend our 10-year anniversary Scholarship Reception!