Altura Credit Union Awarded $49,000 in Scholarships

(Riverside, Calif.) – The Altura Credit Union Scholarship Foundation recently awarded college scholarships of $1,000 each to 45 students graduating from Riverside County, Calif., public and private high schools.  Additionally, four local students received $1,000 Memorial Scholarships through the Foundation. Since its inception in 1993, more than $600,000 in scholarships have been awarded to 635 local students to help pay the costs of higher education.

Of the 45 scholarships, 30 are general scholarships, five scholarships are for students in AVID programs, and 10 are specifically for students planning to attend the University of California, Riverside. The UCR recipients will be named in August. Nearly 200 students applied for scholarships this year.

Students are selected for scholarships based on their academic record, financial need, extracurricular activities and an essay detailing their college goals.  For more information about the scholarship program, visit the Scholarship section on Altura’s website, AlturaCU.com. 

Destinee Taylor, a graduate of San Jacinto High School, receives her scholarship award from Karena Chum, Altura Credit Union’s business development officer. Taylor was one of 49 students to receive a $1,000 scholarship this year from Altura’s Scholarship Foundation.

Patrice Rogers from Altura Credit Union presents Nuview Bridge Early College High School graduate Leticia Vargas, right, with the $1,000 scholarship she was awarded by the credit union’s Scholarship Foundation. Vargas was one of 49 students to receive $1,000 scholarships this year.

Based in the Inland Empire for 60 years, Altura Credit Union serves 117,250 Members, has $1.2 billion in total assets and operates 13 branch offices in Riverside County.  Membership is open to anyone who lives, works, worships or attends school in Riverside and San Diego counties; selected cities in San Bernardino and Orange counties; as well as U.S. Military, U.S. Government and Civilian employees working at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County; and retirees of the United States Armed Forces. For more information on Altura, visit www.alturacu.com, or call 1-888-883-7228.