Mt. San Jacinto College business major Enrique Baranda has been awarded a 2022 Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. Valley News/Mt. San Jacinto College photo
SAN JACINTO – Mt. San Jacinto College business major Enrique Baranda has been awarded a 2022 Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarships from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation.The Hemet resident has served as the regional southeast district vice president for the Nevada/California Region of Phi Theta Kappa. Baranda, a first-generation college student, has also received the PTK Distinguished Chapter Officer Award.Baranda is one of only 100 high-achieving community college students nationwide to receive the highly competitive Cooke Foundation scholarship, which provides students with up to $55,000 a year to complete their bachelor’s degrees. He is still finalizing his transfer plans.Roger Schultz, Ph.D., superintendent and president of MSJC, commended Baranda on his succe
