CLU Guarantee expands to Berkeley, Davis
Students can get private education at public price
More than 40 percent of the recipients of the CLU Guarantee Scholarship are first-generation college students.
(THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Oct. 20, 2009) California Lutheran University is expanding a popular program that provides a private school education at a public school price to include students accepted at University of California, Berkeley, and University of California, Davis, for the 2010-2011 year.
The CLU Guarantee Scholarship: Private Education, Public Price allows incoming students who are also admitted to one of four UC schools to attend CLU for the cost of attending the public university. The other universities are UCLA and UC Santa Barbara. The innovative program started with incoming freshmen during the 2008-2009 year and expanded to include transfer students last year.
The savings on tuition, books and living expenses for students will amount to about $17,000 a year. If students maintain a 3.0 grade point average and make satisfactory academic progress, they can renew the scholarship each year. The amount will increase every year that the cost of attendance goes up.
There are currently 56 students receiving CLU Guarantee Scholarships totaling nearly $1 million for the 2009-2010 year. More than 40 percent of the recipients are first-generation college students.
During these tough economic times, the expansion of the program will provide more students with the opportunity to enjoy the high-quality education, small class sizes and experience of working closely with faculty that a small private university like CLU offers. The university's goal is to expand the group of scholarship recipients to at least 100 students over the next year.
The scholarship amount for the 2009-2010 year is $16,918. This is the difference in the price for full-time residential students attending CLU, which is $43,780, and the average price of attending UCLA or UCSB, which is $26,862. The 2010-2011 scholarship amount will be announced in spring after the universities have updated their fees.
The CLU Guarantee Scholarship is open to everyone applying for the traditional undergraduate program and the Adult Degree Evening Program. It has no income or residency requirements. Students can also receive institutional, state and federal aid based on need to further reduce their cost.
For more information, visit http://www.callutheran.edu/cluguarantee or contact coordinator Rebecca Keenan at rkeenan@callutheran.edu or (805) 493-3139.