Ventura College Foundation Press Releases

The foundation helps provide students with the resources they need to complete their academic goals, and ultimately achieve their dreams.

November 29 is the application deadline for the Paramedic and Career Education scholarships. The deadline for all other scholarships is January 20, 2025.

One of the new board members is Dr. Claudia Lourido-Habib, president of Ventura College, who began her tenure at the college earlier this month.

Of the 230 scholarship recipients, many received multiple scholarships.

Since the foundation's inception, it's raised over $48 million to benefit Ventura College students and programs.

The gala will celebrate the successes of Ventura College students and the decades of board leadership and dedicated donors.

The new foundation board chair is Nicole Kreutz, vice president, senior portfolio manager at Montecito Bank & Trust.

Scholarship recipients come from all different backgrounds with different education and career goals.

$776,264 was provided in direct student support and $1.24 million went to 68 Ventura College programs across 16 departments and divisions.

The Jordana Ybarra-Telias Emergency Grant program will distribute more than $20,000 in emergency mini-grants to veteran students.