Stafford resident earns scholarship to Alfred State College

Carl Beaver, of Stafford, has been awarded approximately $15,700 per year for the "Excellence in Education Scholarship" to attend Alfred State College.

He is slated to graduate this year from Batavia High School and intends to enroll in the mechanical engineering technology program.

The "Excellence in Education Scholarship" (free tuition, room [double occupancy], and board) is awarded to students who possess a 93 or better high-school average through their junior year and who have achieved at least a 1200 combined SAT score or a composite ACT score of 26; students must apply for financial aid. Recipients must maintain a required GPA (grade-point average) to continue to receive funding in subsequent semesters.

Fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Alfred State offers some 52 associate degree programs, 19 baccalaureate degree programs, and three certificate programs.