The Art Institute Wants to Make Getting an Education Rock

SANTA ANA, Calif., April 6 – The Art Institute of California – Orange County is counting down the days until the second annual Rock the Runway by offering incoming students the chance to compete for a tuition scholarship.

The Make your Education Rock Scholarship competition will award the first place winner with a tuition scholarship to The Art Institute of California-Orange County worth $5,000. The second place winner receives a $2,000 tuition scholarship while the third place winner will receive a supply kit valued at $1,425.

To enter the competition, contestants must write a 200-800 word essay describing their career goals and how The Art Institute of California-Orange County will help them achieve their goals. Essays must be submitted to The Art Institute of California-Orange County by April 20, 2009.

Winners of the Make your Education Rock competition will be announced on Saturday, May 2 at Rock the Runway, along with the other recipients of over $600,000 in tuition scholarships from Art Institute – of California – Orange County competitions.

For complete entry requirements for the Make your Education Rock scholarship competition or to see the other scholarship opportunities available at The Art Institute of California – Orange County, go to www.ocscholarship.com.

For more information on Rock the Runway, go to www.airocktherunway.com.

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