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MCDC student awarded full scholarship to Berea College

Muhlenberg Career Development Center student Solomon Tesfamichael has been awarded a four-year scholarship to attend Berea College in Kentucky, beginning in fall 2012. The scholarship is valued at more than $100,000.

Tesfamichael, from Atlanta, Ga., enrolled in MCDC in October 2010, and completed his high school diploma and earned certificates in Medical Office Support and Pharmacy Technology. After completing his Job Corps studies, he enrolled at Madisonville Community College and was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2011 and spring 2012 semesters. He has completed 28 college hours and is taking 13 more credit hours this summer.

Berea, known for the quality of its academic programs, was the south’s  first interracial and coeducational college. Berea charges no tuition and admits only academically promising students, primarily from Appalachia, who have limited economic resources.

At Berea, Tesfamichael plans to focus his studies on the medical field.

Gary Jones, business & community liaison at MCDC, said “Solomon is a shining example of what a student can accomplish in the Job Corps program through hard work and dedication.”

Tesfamichael is the third MCDC student to attend Berea in the last four years.