TAP AWARDS TO EASE TRANSITION.Byline: Daily News VALENCIA -- Five College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. students bound for the University of California, Los Angeles UCLA comprises the College of Letters and Science (the primary undergraduate college), seven professional schools, and five professional Health Science schools. Since 2001, UCLA has enrolled over 33,000 total students, and that number is steadily rising. , were among the 65 awarded a Transfer Alliance Program scholarship for the 2006-07 school year. Scholarship recipients, Johnny Bontemps, Tiklat Issa, Andres Medina, Rose Silvas sil·va also syl·va n. pl. sil·vas or sil·vae 1. The trees or forests of a region. 2. A written work on the trees or forests of a region. [Latin, forest.] , and Donovan Smith, completed the TAP Honors/Scholars Program while at College of the Canyons. ``I was pretty ecstatic ec·stat·ic adj. 1. Marked by or expressing ecstasy. 2. Being in a state of ecstasy; joyful or enraptured. [French extatique, from Greek ekstatikos, from ,'' Smith said. ``I know there are a lot of things I wanted to accomplish while at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX . Besides majoring in mathematics and economics, I want to join the opera and choir groups and become fluent in Japanese. With this scholarship, I don't have to worry so much about money.'' TAP scholars are entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: to an academic scholarship of at least $5,000 per year. Scholarships can also be renewed a second year if a student achieves a grade-point average of 3.0, complete 45 units and participate in undergraduate research while at UCLA. ``We want to ensure that students have a successful and smooth transition to four-year universities and are just as capable as their fellow peers,'' said Sue Bozman, Canyons' dean of district communication, marketing and external relations. Since 1985, College of the Canyons has been developing special transfer alliance agreements with the colleges and universities to which most of its students transfer. Canyons has special transfer alliances with several four-year institutions, such as UCLA. Students who join one of these transfer alliances can benefit from receiving special priority consideration for admission, and possible special consideration for scholarships and housing. For information regarding the TAP program at College of the Canyons, visit the college's Web site at www.canyons.edu or call (661) 362-5333. |
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