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PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS EARN $9.4 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarship total only includes awards based on student merit

PATERSON – Paterson Public Schools officials reported today that 1,022 students have been accepted to college. Collectively, those students have been awarded $9,430,490 in scholarships, based on data provided by the district’s 12 high schools. This funding total does not include monies that would be made available to students based on their families’ economic eligibility, such as the Pell Grant.

“These numbers are strong indicators of how well the district is working with students and families,” said Schools Superintendent Eileen F. Shafer. “I want to congratulate all of the students who have been accepted into college and have been awarded scholarships based on their hard work. I also want to thank all of the parents who have supported their academic achievements at home, as well as all of the teachers, administrators, guidance counselors and principals who have done everything they can to help prepare our students for college.”

What follows is a school-by-school representation of the number of students accepted into college, the colleges where the students were accepted, and the total amount of scholarship dollars awarded to students at that school.

PANTHER Academy Total Students Accepted Colleges (34) Total Scholarship Dollars 39  Passaic County Community College $2,558,174  Fairleigh Dickenson University  New Jersey City University  New England College  Montclair State University  Kean University  Albright College  Seton Hall University  Ramapo College  Iowa Central Community College  Berkeley College  Bloomfield College  Keiser University  University of Hartford  Johnson & Wales University  Indiana University of Pennsylvania  Washington Adventist University  Rutgers University  AMDA/College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts  William Paterson University  Hartwick College  Hilbert College  Dominican College  Saint Peter’s University  New Jersey Institute of Technology  Caldwell University  Hofstra University  Daemen College  Arcadia University  Duquesne University  Chestnut Hill College  University of New Haven  Georgian Court University  University of Maryland - Eastern Shore  New York Institute of Technology  Cheyney University  Penn State University  Drexel University  Marist College  Xavier University  Saint Michael’s College  University of Miami  Florida Institute of Technology

International High School Total Students Accepted Colleges (34) Total Scholarship Dollars 78  University of Pennsylvania $1,903,718  New Jersey Institute of Technology  Case Western Reserve  Northern University  Columbia University  William Paterson University  Caldwell University  New Jersey City University  Saint Peter’s University  Felician University  Rutgers University  Stevens Institute of Technology  Seton Hall University  Rochester Institute of Technology  Passaic County Community College  Bloomfield College  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute  Lehigh University  Pace University  University of Hartford  Ramapo College  New England College  Delaware State University  The College of Saint Rose  Johnson & Wales University  Bergen Community College  Rider University  Fairleigh Dickenson University  Penn State University  St. John’s University  Morgan State University  South Carolina State University  Culinary Institute of America  New York Institute of Technology  College of Saint Elizabeth  Millersville University of Pennsylvania  Hawaii Pacific University  Arcadia University  Wilkes University  Le Moyne College  University of Dallas  University of Houston  Houston Baptist University  Prairie View A&M University  Stockton University  Eastern Connecticut State University  Quinnipiac University  Jacksonville University  University of Pittsburgh  Howard University

School of Information Technology (Eastside) Total Students Accepted Colleges (34) Total Scholarship Dollars 131  Passaic County Community College $1,145,187  Bergen Community College  New England College  New Jersey City University  Rider University  New Jersey Institute of Technology  Ramapo College  Felician University  Georgian Court University  Kean University  Quinnipiac University  Fortis College  College of Saint Elizabeth  Fairleigh Dickinson University  Bloomfield College  Caldwell University  Drew University  Saint Peter’s University  Saint John's University  Elmira College  Saint Leo College  The Catholic University of America  University of Hartford  American University  Coppin State University  New York Institute of Technology  Pace University  Rutgers University  Stockton University  Arcadia University  Cheyney University  George Washington University  Johnson & Wales University  Monmouth University

Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts Total Students Accepted Colleges (23) Total Scholarship Dollars 34  William Paterson University $1,019,487  AMDA/College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts  Anna Maria College  Dominican College  Virginia State University  Montclair State University  Pace University  Bloomfield College  Passaic County Community College  Albright College  Felician University  Rutgers University  Seton Hall University  Delaware State University  Le Moyne College  Saint Peter’s University  Georgian Court College  Rider University  Rhode Island School of Design  New Jersey City University  Kean University  Morgan State University

HARP Academy Total Students Accepted Colleges (27) Total Scholarship Dollars 53  Berkeley College $719,000  Passaic County Community College  William Paterson University  Montclair State University  Rutgers University  Hofstra University  Kean University  New Jersey City University  University of Maryland – Eastern Shore  Caldwell University  College of Saint Elizabeth  New England College  Quinnipiac University  Saint Peter’s University  Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences  Monmouth University  Pennsylvania State University  University of New Haven  Albright College  Iona College  Saint John’s University  University of Hartford  Xavier University  Felician University  Stockton University  Coppin State University  Point Park University

School of Culinary Arts, Hospitality and Tourism (Eastside) Total Students Accepted Colleges Total Scholarship Dollars 149  Passaic County Community College $678,300  Bergen Community College  Fairleigh Dickinson University  Kean University  William Paterson University  Montclair State University  Ramapo College  College of New Jersey  Barton College  Becker College  Georgian Court College  Johnson & Wales University  New England College  Saint Peter’s University  Saint John’s University  University of Pittsburgh  York College of Pennsylvania  Culinary Institute of America  Bloomfield College  Felician University  Rutgers University  Rowan University  Keiser University  East Stroudsburg College  Monmouth University  Georgia State University  Northern Vermont University  Arcadia University  Champlain University  Lebanon Valley College  Marist College  Malloy College  Penn State University  Benedict College  Newbury College  College of Saint Elizabeth  Hudson Community College  Berkeley College  Keystone College  Shaw University  Albright College  Central State University  Dean University  Fischer College  Johnson C. Smith University  University of Houston

School of Government and Public Administration (Eastside) Total Students Accepted Colleges (21) Total Scholarship Dollars 135  Bloomfield College $463,184  Fairleigh Dickinson University  Felician University  Kean University  Passaic County Community College  William Paterson University  New Jersey City University  College of Saint Elizabeth  Rutgers University  New England College  Montclair State University  Rider University  Bergen Community College  Johnson & Wales University  Centenary University  Berkeley College  Full Sail University  Caldwell University  Ramapo College  Eastwick College  Johnson C. Smith University

School of Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (Kennedy) Total Students Accepted Colleges (40) Total Scholarship Dollars 96  William Paterson University $310,167  Passaic County Community College  Bergen Community College  Montclair State University  New Jersey Institute of Technology  The College of New Jersey  Rutgers University  Seton Hall University  Kean University  Ramapo College  New York Institute of Technology  Penn State University  Felician University  Berkeley College  Rider University  Rowan University  Shippensburg University  Grambling State University  Virginia Union University  Anna Maria College  Dean College  Delaware Valley University  Broward Community College  Harrisburg University  Lock Haven University  Pratt Institute  SUNY Stonybrook  University of New Haven  Quinnipiac University  Caldwell University  Johnson & Wales University  Mitchell College  Full Sail University  Eastern University  Stockton University  Cheyney University  Fort Scott Community College  Drew University  Georgia Tech  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

School of Business, Technology, Marketing & Finance (Kennedy) Total Students Accepted Colleges (23) Total Scholarship Dollars 121  Passaic County Community College $290,440  William Paterson University  Montclair State University  New England College  American International College  Bloomfield College  Bergen Community College  New Jersey City University  Kean University  Fairleigh Dickenson University  Berkeley College  Coppin State University  Iona College  Caldwell University  Curry College  Rutgers University  Delaware State University  Virginia State University  Xavier University  Siena College  Johnson & Wales University  Wagner College  Rowan University

School of Education and Training (Kennedy) Total Students Accepted Colleges (16) Total Scholarship Dollars 94  Rutgers University $162,500  Seton Hall University  Ramapo College  Caldwell University  Passaic County Community College  Montclair State University  William Paterson University  New England College  Fortis College  Arcadia University  Kean University  New York Institute of Technology  Felician University  Johnson & Wales University  New Jersey City University  Georgian Court University

School of Architecture and Construction Trades (Kennedy) Total Students Accepted Colleges (19) Total Scholarship Dollars 70  Passaic County Community College $130,000  Montclair State University  Berkeley College  William Paterson University  College of Saint Elizabeth  Dean College  New England College  Bergen Community College  Fortis College  NYC College of Technology (CUNY)  Cheyney University  Rider University  Iona College  Curry College  Siena College  New Jersey City University  Arcadia University  Rutgers University  Union County College

Garrett Morgan Academy Total Students Accepted Colleges (22) Total Scholarship Dollars 22  The College of New Jersey $50,333  Ramapo College  Rutgers University  Passaic County Community College  Berkeley College  Fairleigh Dickenson University  Kean University  Montclair State University  New Jersey City University  New Jersey Institute of Technology  Rider University  Caldwell University  William Paterson University  Kean University  Seton Hall University  Stevens Institute of Technology  Bergen Community College  Bloomfield College  Felician University  Temple University  Ohio State University  University of Vermont

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