ALEXANDRIA, VA ?The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) in conjunction with the Wells Fargo Capital for Knowledge® Program announces a new tool designed to help high school students prepare for college.
The Capital for Knowledge Program?s suite of services now includes the CollegeSTEPS Program Scholarship Sweepstakes, a college-preparatory program that helps prepare high school students for college by offering information and advice on what classes to take in high school, how to study for college preparatory exams, what to look for in a university and how to find scholarship opportunities through a series of electronic postcards. Once students enroll, they are automatically registered for a chance to win one of 100 $1,000 tuition prizes awarded to eligible high school seniors in random drawings held throughout each school year. For more information and Official Rules and Eligibility Requirements, please visit www.capital4u.net (void to residents of New York and Florida).
The Capital for Knowledge Program is a complete education and financial resource used by more than 100 participating associations to help members and their families reach their goals. The program includes flexible, affordable loans for higher education studies, technical/ professional training and certification, private K-12 schools and academies and education loan consolidation.
The CollegeSTEPS Program has been awarded the Seal of Approval by the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC). The Seal of Approval recognizes programs and products that assist students and families as they consider higher education options.
Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified financial services company with $370 billion in assets, providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer finance from more than 5,800 stores and the Internet (wellsfargo.com) across North America and elsewhere internationally.
The Association for Career and Technical Education is the national professional association for the field of career and technical education. Now in its 77th year, ACTE?s membership numbers more than 30,000 teachers, counselors and administrators at the middle school, high school and postsecondary levels.
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August 27, 2003 NR#-03-022
