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Everett Community College’s Ocean Research College Academy (ORCA) is receiving a $333,688 grant from the National Science Foundation to increase the number of college students studying geoscience. The three-year grant funds summer scientific research opportunities for ORCA students, tuition for summer college classes, travel to scientific conferences and a $1,500 stipend for students who complete the summer program. ORCA is an early college academy for high school students, who can earn up to two years of college credit while completing their high school education. Most students graduate with an associate’s degree in addition to a high school diploma. This is ORCA’s fourth NSF grant, representing an investment of nearly $1 million dollars for the program since 2009. Grants include funding for the ORCA research lab, research boat and collaborative research as part of the Community College Undergraduate Research Experience.
