Fresno City College’s annual showcase took place Thursday, March 22 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The showcase informed current FCC students as well as high school students about many programs that help students achieve academic goals.
“This our annual open house. All the divisions and all services are pretty much out to show the students what we have; and to show all the potential students what FCC has to offer. There are about 3,000 high school students who come out on this date,” said event coordinator Judith Bennett of College Relations.
The Financial Aid office was out informing students it’s not too late to apply for financial aid. “If you haven’t yet applied you’ve till June 30 to pay for your expenses for semester,” said Marjorie Facio, Financial Aid Assistant 2.
If you have paid for your schooling this semester and apply before June 30 you can still be granted all the money for the semester, said Facio.
Another program that can help many students is Extended Opportunity Programs and Services. In order to qualify for this program you must show you have the need financially or academically and are a first-generation college student. The deadline to apply for this program is July 22.
“We take around 500-600 students each semester,” said Mark Mcniff, EOPS adviser. “Students start lining up at 3 a.m before our doors open,” he added.
High school students not only come out to see what the campus has to offer, they also come to compete in career challenges held by the Fresno County Office of Education.
Students competing receive an award at the end of the event. Some of the challenges students complet include robotics, flower arranging, salad prep, architectural, logo, mechanical, print and digital media.
Another program that helps students is the Upward Bound Program. This program tutors not only college students but also high school students who attend Edison, Fresno, Hoover, McLane and Roosevelt.
This program is designed to assist first-generation and low-income students. The goal of this program is to motivate high school students to do well in high school and move on to college. The tutors are FCC students.
“We tutor students and educate them on what to expect in college,” said Upward Bound tutor Miguel Soto.
