Pitzer Gets $150,000 for Student Loans
Pitzer College has received a grant of $150,000 from the Fletcher Jones Foundation, to strengthen the college’s student financial aid program.
The grant will be matched by the Weingart Foundation, thus adding $300,000 to Pitzer’s permanent fund for interest-free student loans.
The Weingart Foundation recently expanded its interest-free loan program, and over the next five years Pitzer will be eligible for more than $1.6 million in matching funds if the college can raise an equal amount elsewhere.
Both foundations are based in Los Angeles and are major supporters of higher education.
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