Matthew Tate is a science major who attended GPC Newton Campus. (photo by Bill Roa)

Trung Quach, who attended Clarkston Campus, helped tutor fellow students. (photo by Bill Roa)

by Rebecca Rakoczy

Two Georgia Perimeter College students received the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Scholarship in 2014, becoming the 11th and 12th GPC students to benefit from the national award since the program’s start in 2002.

Trung Quach, 21, is a GPC biology major who will attend Georgia Tech and pursue a degree in biochemistry. Matthew Tate, 22, is a science major who plans to study electrical engineering and has applied to Georgia Tech.

As the source of the largest private scholarships for two-year community college transfer students in the country, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation provides up to $30,000 a year for up to three years—per student. Recipients are among the nation’s top low-income community college students seeking to complete a bachelor’s degree at an accredited college or university. Quach and Tate are two of 85 scholars nationally to  receive the award in 2014.

Scholars are selected for their high academic ability and achievements, persistence, leadership and financial need.

To find out more, read Trung Quach’s story and Matthew Tate’s story in the GPC Newsroom.