In an unprecedented display, Champaign Unit 4 School District’s class of 2016 has received over $8.5 million in scholarships to a ton of different institutions. This marks a 73% increase since 2012. Champaign’s youngest minds truly are doing amazing and remarkable work, and this is certainly a metric of that.
For more info, check out Unit 4’s press release here:
Champaign Unit 4 School District’s Class of 2016 has earned an unprecedented $8.5 million in scholarships to post-secondary institutions, an increase of $1 million from last year, and will attend some of the nation’s top colleges this fall.
Over the past four years, following the addition of College & Career Centers at Champaign Central and Centennial High Schools, scholarships earned by Unit 4 graduates has risen 73%, up from $4.9 million in 2012.
“Our Unit 4 graduates bring diverse experiences, ideas, and skills to the table,” said Superintendent Dr. Judy Wiegand. “We have worked to support our students by building College & Career Centers with dedicated counselors whose mission is to assist with the admissions process, scholarship applications, and exploring trades and military opportunities. These supports ensure that students are able to realize the dreams they have for their lives and take the next steps in their journey.”
Other colleges and universities where students will attend include:
Air Force, Alabama, American, Arizona State, Ball State, Baylor, Benedictine, Bradley, Butler, Clark Atlanta, Coastal Carolina, Charleston, Columbia College of Chicago, Cornell, DePaul, Drake, Drexel, Eastern Illinois, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Illinois State, Illinois Wesleyan, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Miami of Ohio, Michigan, Michigan State, Millikin, Morehouse, NYU, Northern Illinois, Ohio State, Olivet Nazarene, Parkland, Rhodes, Rice, Rose Hulman, Southern Illinois, St. Louis University, Stanford, Temple University, University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Valparaiso, Washington University, West Point, Western Illinois, Wheaton, and Yale.