TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - Tallahassee Community College announced that they have been awarded three major gifts, during the TCC District Board of Trustees meeting on Monday.
The gifts are part of the foundation's $10 million "TCC, We Rise" campaign.
More than $7 million was received from one of the gifts, which is the largest single donation the college has ever been given.
That $7 million donation will be devoted to scholarships, and will be paid out over a 30-year period.
Trustees also recognized student Haley Hall, who was selected as the chancellor's Clark Maxwell Scholar Student of the Month for the Florida College System.
Hall received a $150 dollar award with the honor.
At the same time, student Reanna Bowman was presented with a $500 Sunkist/Schweppes Education scholarship.
"Financial barriers are the number one reason why people don't attend college at all, even an institution as affordable as Tallahassee Community College," said Heather Mitchell, "But to have this type of investment in scholarships means we'll be able to throw that net much broader and wider for students we can help get into our system."
Mitchell hoped the new donations will continue higher-educational success for future TCC students.
