Ventura College Foundation

The Ventura College Foundation awarded 400 scholarships to 228 students totaling $642,758 for the 2020/21 academic year. Students were notified this month of their scholarship awards.

Gerry Pantoja, director of major and planned giving at the Ventura College Foundation, has been elected the 2021 president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals' Santa Barbara/Ventura Counties Chapter.

Ventura College Foundation's Weekend Marketplace, which temporarily moved while solar panels were installed at its home on the East Parking Lot, will return to its permanent location on February 20 and 21.

The Ventura College Art Department received a $50,000 endowment from Carnegie Art Cornerstones. The donation was coordinated by the Ventura College Foundation.

Ventura College is offering a new two-year Veterinary Technology Program.

Ventura College Foundation's Weekend Marketplace will temporarily move to a new location on the Ventura College campus while solar panels are installed at its current site.

More than 400 scholarships will be awarded to Ventura College students.

Veterans will be given up to $250 per semester for two semesters. To receive the textbook-buying stipend, recipients must donate at least one of their books purchased with the stipend to the Jerry Arellano Veteran Resource Center Library.

The Marketplace has been closed since March 14 when social distancing restrictions took effect because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Income from the Marketplace has paid the operating costs of the Ventura College Foundation for 35 years.