National FFA Awards Nearly $3M in Scholarships
This was a big year for FFA Scholarships. The National FFA Organization and the National FFA Foundation awarded more than $2.7 million in scholarships to 1884 recipients nationwide this year. More than 8,300 students applied on line. Scholarships were handed out to students pursuing two-year or four-year degrees, or vocational programs.
FFA said the average recipient had a GPA around 3.76 and were in the top 16% of their class. This marks the 33rd year for the scholarship program. Since 1984, more than $47 million has been award in scholarships funds through the National FFA organization.
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