The Los Angeles Community College District has announced semifinalists in the Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship competition for 2020.

The LACCD students are among the 456 semifinalists nationally who were selected out of a pool of nearly 1,500 applicants from 311 community colleges across the country. Los Angeles City College students Mariam Alaverdian, Dana Brenklin and Jill Scott are among 27 LACCD semifinalists. The winners will be announced in April.

The scholars will receive $40,000 in annual financial support for up to three years to attend an accredited college or university of their choice, plus comprehensive educational advisement and a chance to connect with fellow Cooke Scholars.

“We are extremely proud of the accomplishments by all of these students,” LACCD Board President Andra Hoffman said. “This is a highly competitive scholarship competition and being named a semifinalist is a significant achievement.”

For information, visit laccd.edu.