Scholarship Search

• Must be enrolled in 5 units
• Must demonstrate financial need

• Identify as Criminal Justice System impacted and/or participant of RISE Scholars Program
• Enrolled or completed CTE or Automotive courses

Requirements:

• Female student 23 years or older as of September 1 of the year of application
• 3.0 GPA
• Transferring to a four (4) year institution as a full-time student in the next academic fall semester
• Demonstrates financial need
• Must submit two (2) letters of recommendation from Rio Hondo College faculty.

Requirements:

• Female student 23 years or older as of September 1 of the year of application
• US Citizen
• 3.0 GPA
• Transferring to a four (4) year institution as a full-time student in the next academic fall semester
• Demonstrates financial need
• Must submit two (2) letters of recommendation from Rio Hondo College faculty.

The Abrego Education Scholars Foundation Project shall empower Hispanic students to pursue higher education and graduate from a college/university by providing financial scholarships and student mentoring. Their greater vision is to mentor Hispanic students and inspire them to continue with their education and attain graduate degrees, with the hope and with proper support, that we can prepare young professionals to serve in leadership positions in our communities.

Abrego Education Scholars Foundation is a fiscally sponsored project of Charitable Venture of Orange County, a 501c(3) non-profit organization.

REQUIREMENTS

• scholarship recipients must have graduated from a California High School or Community College
• meet regular admission requirements
• must have 2.5 GPA or higher
• enroll full-time
• demonstrate financial need
• complete the FAFSA form or the California Dream Act application
• Scholarship is open to all regardless of residency
• demonstrate evidence of engagement with community/school activities during high school or community college.
• scholarship recipients to receive mentoring, leadership development opportunities, wellness education, and internship opportunities.
• must be of Hispanic heritage

• Must be a DREAM Act or DREAM Act eligible student
• Minimum of a 2.5 GPA
• Must be enrolled in 6 units
• Must have an educational plan on file
• Must demonstrate financial need

Requirements:

• 2.5 GPA
• Completed twenty-four (24) units at Rio Hondo College
• Must have made an overall contribution to the Theatre Program with special emphasis in the area of stagecrafe, such as set design, costume design, etc.
• Demonstrate financial need
• Must submit one (1) letter of recommendation from facutly member in the Rio Hondo Theater Arts department

• Minimum 2.0 GPA
• completed 30 units at RHC
• Philosophy or Theology major
• Accepted to a 4 year university
• demonstrates financial need

• GPA 3.0
• continuing full time student (12 units or equivalent)
• residing in the greater Whittier area  

1. Single parent students with children under 18 living with them; OR
2. student with financial need; OR
3. student in good standing in the nursing program (LVN or RN/ADN). Not pre-nursing.  

• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• Does not already have a bachelor's degree
• Must be a nursing major or vocational nursing major 
• Must demonstrate financial need

• ​Must be a veteran
• Minimum 2.0 GPA
• Has completed at least 9 units at Rio Hondo College
• Currently enrolled in at least 9 units
• Must demonstrate financial need

• 3.0 GPA in all college work
• Art major
• Ceramics emphasis
• 3.5 GPA in courses attempted in ceramics
• Transferring to a four (4) year college or university by the end of the current academic year
• Must submit one (1) letter of recommendation from a facutly member in the Rio Hondo College Arts department

• 2.0 minimum GPA
• Completed / completing 30 units at RHC
• Enrolled in 9 or more units
• Resident of Santa Fe Springs
• Pursuing a career in Teaching

• Survivor of domestic abuse
• Single parent head-of-household
• Minimum 2.5 GPA
• Enrolled in a minimum of 6 units at Rio Hondo College

Requirements:

• 3.0 GPA
• Have completed twelve (12) units
• Currently enrolled in at least twelve (12) units or equivalent
• Single parent
• Participant in the CalWORKs Program
• One (1) Recommendation Letter must be from a member of the Rio Hondo College CalWORKs program faculty or staff

• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• Currently enrolled in a minimum of 9 units
• Majoring in Environmental Science or Environmental Technology

• 3.0 or higher GPA
• Arts related major
• Completed twenty-four (24) units at Rio Hondo College
• Currently enrolled in at least nine (9) units
• Pursuing career in the Arts
• One (1) Recommendation Letter must be from member of the Rio Hondo College Arts Department faculty

• 3.0 G.P.A.
• Performing Arts major
• Currently enrolled in at least eight (8) units
• Demonstrate previous competition of/or current enrollment in an Instrumental/Vocal Ensemble or Theatre rehearsal and performance
• Must submit one (1) letter of recommendation from faculty member of the Rio Hondo College Performing Art Department

Requirements:

• 2.5 or higher GPA
• Has taken as least one music or dance class at RHC
• Completed two (2) units at Rio Hondo College
• Currently enrolled in at least nine (9) units or equivalent
• One (1) Recommendation Letter must be from a member of the Rio Hondo College Music or Dance Department faculty

• 3.0 GPA
• Nursing Major
• Completed at least 13 units in the Nursing program at Rio Hondo College
• In good standing with the Nursing program
• Must submit one (1) letter of recommendation from a faculty member in the Rio Hondo Nursing program.

• 3.3 GPA (minimum)
• Completed 12 units
• Currently Enrolled in a minimum of 6 units
• Pre-Law or Paralegal major

Requirements:

• 3.0 GPA or higher
• Currently enrolled in at least twelve (12) units or equivalent
• Language or Arts major
• Actively involved in student clubs on campus
• Exhibits positive characteristics while committed to their education and volunteer work

Requirements:

• 3.0 GPA or higher
• History or Sociology major
• Completed fifteen (15) units at Rio Hondo College
• Currently enrolled in at least nine (9) units or equivalent

• Minimun 2.0 GPA
• Any Biology related major (Pre-professional fields, including medicine, dentistry, and veterinary)
• Must have completed at least one science and one transfer-level math course at Rio Hondo College
• Demonstrates financial need

• 2.5 GPA or higher
• Completed nine (9) units in Environmental Technology
• Currently enrolled in Environmental Technology Program
• Educational plan for training, employment after Rio Hondo College or transfer

• 3.0 GPA
• Administration of Justice or Public Safety major
• Must have completed at least 3 units in Forensic Science
• Has completed at least 12 units at Rio Hondo College 

Requirements:

• 3.2 or higher GPA
• Transferring to a four (4) year college or university. Proof of acceptance will be required.

• ​​3.0 GPA
• Minimum of 12 units completed
• Currently enrolled in at least 9 units

• 2.75 GPA or higher
• Econ major
• Completed eighteen (18) units at Rio Hondo College
• Not a recipient of multiple grants

• Minimum 2.0 GPA
• Majoring in an Edison approved STEM major
• Passes at least one major STEM prep course
• Will enroll in one major STEM prep course in semester following application
• Educational plan for transfer to a 4 year institution by the end of the current academic year
• Demonstrates financial need

• Minimum 2.0 GPA
• Student must be a certified veteran
• Completed at least thirty (30) transferable units
• Must not be receiving financial support for textbooks and academic supplies from another source

• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• Career plan to become a teacher
• Transfering to a 4 year institution by the end of the current academic year

• Minimun 2.0 GPA
• Enrolled in a minimum of 3 units
• Must be a graduate or equivalent of El Monte Unified High School District
• Must demonstrate financial need

• Minimum 2.0 GPA
• Majoring in EMT, AVN, LVN, Healthcare, Nursing, Medical Coding or closely related field
• Graduate of El Monte Unified High Schoold District (must provide HS diploma)
• Currently enrolled in minimum of 9 units
• Demonstrates financail need

• Minimum 2.5 GPA
• Auto Tech AS or BS major
• Demonstrate financial need
• Must submit one (1) letter of recommendation from RHC Auto Tech faculty member 

• Must be enrolled/accepted at Rio Hondo Fire Academy
• Minimum 2.5 GPA
• Demonstrate financial need
• Must submit one (1) letter of recommendation from Fire Academy Faculty

• Minimum 3.25 GPA
• Completed at least 30 units at Rio Hondo College
• Currently enrolled in at least 9 units
• Major in and Arts or Cultural Program discipline
• Transferring to a four-year university by the end of the current academic year
• Demonstrates campus and community invovement
• Demonstrates financial need

Requirements:

• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• Current student in Vocational Education (Certificate Program)
• Currently enrolled in at least 12 units or equivalent
• Completed twelve (12) units and no more than 60 units at Rio Hondo College
• Demonstrate a level of community commitment
• Actively involved in student clubs on campus

• 3.5 GPA
• Journalism major in any medium
• Transferring to a 4 year institution by the end of the current academic year (proof of acceptance required)
• Part of RHC newspaper staff or has served as editor
• Demonstrates financial need
• Must submit one (1) letter of recommendation from teacher other than journalism advisor

• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• English major
• Completed 30 units at Rio Hondo College
• Transferring to a 4 year college or university by the end of the current academic year
• Must submit one (1) letter of recommendation from English department faculty

• ​Minimum 3.0 GPA
• Completed 12 units in Behavioral and Social Sciences
• Demonstrated financial need that is unmet by financial aid

• U.S. citizens, eligible non-citizens or exempt from paying nonresident tuition per 68130.5
• New or continuing student enrolled in a certificate or degree program 
• Maintain at least half-time enrollment in a certificate or degree program
• Must submit a FAFSA or California Dream Act Application and complete the financial aid application process
• Remain in good academic standing per college policy
• Agrees to share post-pilot employment and or further education information
• The student has self-certified they have been released from incarceration within the last three years
• Student is a current participant in
  • the Rising Scholars Network (or another dedicated reentry program);
  • OR is a CalWORKs recipient;
  • OR is a former foster youth. 

• Minimum 2.5 GPA
• Administration of Justice, Police, Fire, EMT or Nursing major
• Completed at least 6 units in major coursework
• Special consideration given to students involved in community service

Requirements:

• Minimum 2.75 GPA
• Currently enrolled in at least 6 units
• Actively involved in Theater Arts program during the fall semester and continuing during the spring semester (enrolled in 9 units between both semesters)
• Must submit one (1) Recommendation Letter must be from full-time member of the Rio Hondo College Theatre Arts Department faculty or technical Theater staff 

Requirements:

• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• Nursing major
• Currently enrolled in at least twelve (12) units or the equivalent
• Transferring to a 4 year college or university RN program by the end of the current academic year (proof of acceptance required)
• Show sincere dedication to the need and care of hospital patients

• High School graduate of RHC feeder school
• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• Enrolled and/or completed 12 units at Rio Hondo College
• Education or Child Development major
• Career goal in teaching

• ​​3.0 GPA
• Currently enrolled in 12 units or 8 for nursing majors
• Demonstrate community involvement
• Demonstrate financial need

• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• Completed or completing 24 units at Rio Hondo College
• Currently enrolled in at least 6 units
• Health or wellness related major including: Kinesiology, health sciences or Nursing

Bio: Julius B. Thomas served as a Counseling Professor at Rio Hondo College for 22 years. During his tenure, he poured his life’s calling into the students he served. Regardless of ethnicity or age, he saw the potential in each individual. Julius taught an introduction to college course for several years of his tenure. While providing instruction and individual counseling to his students he developed a trust that surpassed his wildest expectations. Students, current and former, would direct their friends to take Mr. Thomas’ course or see him during a counseling appointment. Even parents that he encountered would send their children to see him regarding their higher education aspirations. No student’s goal was too impossible to reach with appropriate planning and encouragement. That was always Professor Thomas’ desire. To meet each student where they are and plan and encourage them to take the journey of 1,000 miles to their desired goal. 

This scholarship has been created to keep Julius’ passion alive into perpetuity. He understood the importance of completing a college education for all people and the financial obstacles that distract students from reaching their desired goals. Julius was also known as a snazzy dresser. 

He was always fashionably dressed for the profession. At times he would give away many of his suits to students to enhance their wardrobe when an interview was coming up. 
 

Student criteria/eligibility (GPA, units, major): 2.00 GPA

Soft requirements (special pops, programs): Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) students

# of awards: two per semester

Amount of each award: $2,000/each

Requirements:

• 3.0 GPA
• Full time Nursing student in good standing
• Completed at least 13 units
• Enrolled in at least 8 units
• Must submit one (1) letter of recommendation from RHC Nursing program faculty

• Minimum 2.0 GPA
• Has completed at least 9 units at Rio Hondo College
• Currently enrolled in at least 9 units
• Library member in good standing

• Minimum GPA 3.0
• Completed 12 units
• Enrolled in 6 units
• Biology Major

• 1st generation student
• Re-entry or non-traditional student  

• Minimum 2.5 GPA
• Completed 10 units at Rio Hondo College
• Currently enrolled in 6 units
• Not a recieving any form of financial assistance

Requirements:

• Minimum 2.0 GPA
• Completed 24 or more "degree applicable" semester units (or the equivalent) at the time scholarship disbursement
• Enrolled in 6 or more units
• Must be receiving a Community College Promise Grant (formerly BOGW)

Award may be pro-rated on number of enrollment units. Students awarded who continue to meet criteria may receive a renewal award for up to 5 semesters.

This is a cash award that will be disbursed to you via BankMobile.

• Attended Whittier City School District for 4 years (with proof of graduation)
• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• Completed 18 units at Rio Hondo College
• Currently enrolled in at least 9 units or equivalent
• Must submit one (1) Recommendation Letter must be from full-time member of the Rio Hondo College faculty in the applicant’s declared major

• Minimum 3.5 GPA
• English major
• Transferring to a 4 year college or university by the end of the current academic year
• Must submit one (1) Recommendation Letter from member of the Rio Hondo College Communication & Languages faculty

• Minimum 2.5 GPA
• Must demonstrate financial need

• 3.0 GPA 
• Enrolled in at least 12 units
• Completed 30-60 units
• Letter of recommendation must be from a full time faculty member.

• Minimum 2.0 GPA
• Nursing major
• Demonstrates financial need

• Minimum 3.0 GPA 
• Completed 6 units
• Enrolled in 6 units 
• Business or Accounting Major
• Ed plan to transfer to 4-year college or university by the end of the academic year

• stopped out at least one semester in the current or past academic year
• complete application

• enroll and complete 12 or more units each fall and spring semesters
• ed plan on file no later than first semester of award
• maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0
• complete FASFA or CADAA application by March 2 each year
• complete required counseling appointments and workshops

Requirements:

• Minimum 2.5 GPA
• Completed at least 6 units at Rio Hondo College
• Enrolled in a vocational or undergraduate program
• Current CalWORKs student (must submit notice of action or verification of benefits)
• Must submit 1 letter of recommendation from a CalWORKs faculty or staff member
• Demonstrate financial need

• Minimum 3.5 GPA 
• Must have current education plan on file to get AS/AA degree, AA/AS-T degree or certificate.

• minimum 2.5 GPA
• Completed 18 units at Rio Hondo College
• Enrolled in 9 units
• Continuing at Rio Hondo College in fall of the next academic year
• Not receiving financial assistance other than CC Promise Grant (BOGW)

Requirements:

• Incoming Freshman
• 3.0 G.P.A. or higher; High School unofficial transcript required
• Enrolled in 9 units or more
• Completed all requirements of incoming freshman:
  • Placement Tool
  • Orientation
  • Completed Educational Plan with Counselor
• Receiving no other financial aid
• One (1) Recommendation Letter can be from a former High School teacher or community member (not family member).

• 3.0 or higher GPA
• Transferring to a 4 year institution before the end of this academic year (Fall 2020, Spring 2021 or Summer 2021, proof of acceptance will be required)
• Receiving no other financial aid

• 2.5+ cumulative GPA
• Completed at least 12 units
• Demonstrates financial need
• Demonstrates resilience and persistence

• Minimum 2.5 GPA
• Completed 12 units at Rio Hondo College
• Currently enrolled in at least 6 units
• Must be filed as a Dream Act Student at Rio Hondo College

• Minimum 2.5 GPA
• Must have completed 12 units at Rio Hondo College
• Currently enrolled in at least 6 units
• Must have a declared major
• First time in college after 5 years from attending high school or returning to college after an absence of 5 years

• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• Must have declared major
• Completed 30 transferable units at Rio Hondo College
• Transferring to a 4-year institution by the end of the current academic year

Requirements:

• Minimum 2.0 GPA
• Completed 12 units at Rio Hondo College
• Currently enrolled in at least 12 units or equivalent
• Will be attending Rio Hondo College in the next semester

• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• Completed 12 units at Rio Hondo College
• Currently enrolled in at least 12 units or equivalent

• Minimum 2.0 GPA
• Completed 1 semester at Rio Hondo College
• Currently enrolled in at least 12 units
• Physical Education or Kinesiology major
  • OR
• Student athlete at Rio Hondo College

• Minimum 2.0 GPA 
• Enrolled 6-11 units
• Continuing at RHC for next semester
• Ed Plan transfer for BA
• Demonstrate financial need and perseverance
• Must submit one (1) letter of recommendation from a faculty member in major area of study

• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• Completed 30 units at Rio Hondo College
• Transferring to a 4-year college or university by the end of the current academic year 
• Demonstrates financial need

• U.S citizens or eligible non-citizens
• Demonstrate an emergency financial need
• Qualify as low-income by meeting the requirement to receive a California College Promise Grant (CCPG)
• Earned a 2.0 grade point average at their current or prior institution in one of the previous three-semester terms (or four quarter terms) OR Is a student receiving additional support or services through a community college’s Disabled Student Programs and Services.
• Currently enrolled in at least 6-semester units (or the quarterly equivalent). This includes newly enrolled students.

To help us expedite awards, please verify that your mailing and permanent address with the college are current and error-free.   

1. Log into AccessRio, and from the Home menu, scroll down to Banner Self-Service.  
2. Select Personal Information, then View Addresses and Phones  
3. Verify the address is current and free of errors. If corrections are needed, fill out the Update/Correct Student Information form and send it by email to admissions@riohondo.edu. Requests are processed in 24 business hours.  

• Minimum 2.75 GPA
• Completed or completing Counseling 101 and 151; and English 035 and 101
• Puente student in good standing
• Comprehensive Educational Plan on file
• Must comple a personal statement

Requirements:

•            Complete scholarship application
•            Must be an RHC student
•            Must demonstrate financial need

There is no minimum unit requirement for this scholarship. Two scholarships are awarded annually:
•            One in the fall
•            One in the spring

This is a cash award that will be disbursed to you via BankMobile.

• 2.75 GPA or higher
• Sociology major
• Completed eighteen (18) units at Rio Hondo College
• Not a recipient of multiple grants

• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• STEM Major
• Undocumented student
• Transferring to a 4-year as a STEM major by the end of the current academic year (must show proof of acceptance)

• Minimum 2.5 GPA
• Enrolled in at least 6 units
• Registered as a Re-entry student

• Minimum 2.0 GPA
• Journalism major
• Member of El Paisano newspaper
• Must submit 1 letter of recommendation rom a journalism faculty member or advisor

• 6+ Units 
• Minimum GPA 3.0
• Enrolled in Nursing Programs: CNA, LVN, RN
• Desired qualifications- in good academic standing with the school of nursing; demonstration of ethical behavior and attributes of compassion for patients and commitment to the nursing profession (can be demonstrated via scholarship application short essay or letter of rec by Nursing Dept Faculty)

• 2.75 G.P.A.
• Education major, AAT Elementary Teacher Education, or AST Early Childhood Education
• Completed thirty (30) units
• Currently enrolled in at least nine (9) units,

• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• Journalism or Mass Communications major
• Has been part of El Paisano print or online staff
• Transfering to a 4-year college or university by the end of the current academic year
• Demonstrates financial need
• Must submit one (1) Letter of recommendation from faculty other than journalism advisor.

• Minimum 2.5 GPA
• Completed 6 units at Rio Hondo College
• Enrolled in 6 units

• Alternative Fuels and Advanced Transportation Technology
• Architecture and Architecture Technology 
• Drafting Technology
• Environmental Technology
• Electric Vehicle and Fuel Cell Technology
• Electric Technology
• Energy Systems Technology

Scholarships are awarded based upon the following factors:

• Overall GPA with a minimum of 2.0 GPA
• GPA in Anthropology classes
• Number of Anthropology classes taken or currently taking at Rio Hondo College
• 6 or more units of Anthropology and/or Sociology 110 required to be completed by the end of this term
• Personal Statement

• Minimum 2.0 GPA
• Enrolled in RHC DSPS program
• Completed 6 units
• Enrolled in 6 units
• One (1) letter of recommendation can be from RHC faculty or staff

Requirements:

• Minimum 2.25 GPA overall and 3.25 GPA in Arts classes
• Art or Commercial Art major
• Completed 15 units at RHC and 9 units in Arts classes
• Enrolled in at least 6 units
• Demonstrate community service and/or campus involvement and/or work
• Must demonstrate financial need
• One (1) Recommendation Letter must be from full-time member of the Rio Hondo College faculty in the applicant’s declared major

Requirements:

• Minimum 2.5 GPA overall and 3.25 GPA in Arts classes
• Art or Commercial Art major
• Completed 30 units at Rio Hondo College
• Enrolled in 6 unts
• Transferring to a 4-year college or university by the end of the current academic year
• Demonstrate community service and/or campus involvement
• Demonstrate financial need
• One (1) Recommendation Letter must be from full-time member of the Rio Hondo College faculty in the applicant’s declared major

Requirements:

• Minimum 2.0 GPA
• Has completed at least 9 units at Rio Hondo College
• Currently enrolled in at least 9 units
• Priority for Veterans/Active Military or DSPS students
• Special consideration for students who have worked in a library or are interested in library work or publishing
• Preference for graduates of the Whittier Union High School District 

Requirements:

• 3.0 GPA or higher
• Currently enrolled in at least twelve (12) units or equivalent
• Survivor of domestic abuse
• Single parent head-of -household with 2 or more dependents
• Language or Arts Major
• Actively involved in student clubs on campus
• Must write an essay explaining commitment to their education and volunteer work
• Awardees must write a thank you letter

Requirements:

• 3.0 GPA or higher
• Female Student 23 years or older
• US Citizen
• Transferring to a four (4) year institution as a full-time student in the next academic fall semester
• Must provide name of transfer institution
• Demonstrates financial need 
• Must submit two (2) letters of recommendation from Rio Hondo College faculty 

• 3.0 GPA or higher 

• Currently enrolled in at least twelve (12) units or equivalent 

• Survivor of domestic abuse 

• Single parent head-of-household with 2 or more dependents 

• Language or Arts major 

• Actively involved in student clubs on campus 

• Must write essay explaining commitment to their education and volunteer work 

• Awardees must write a thank you letter 

• Female student 23 years or older 

• US Citizen 

• 3.0 GPA 

• Transferring to a four (4) year institution as a full-time student in the next academic fall semester 

• Must provide name of transfer institution 

• Demonstrates financial need 

• Must submit two (2) letters of recommendation from Rio Hondo College faculty