Warren Skaaren Charitable Trust gifts $75,000 to RCTC for scholarships
There will soon be funds available for students looking to pursue higher education at Rochester Community and Technical College.
Posted: May 10, 2021 3:16 PM
Updated: May 10, 2021 8:00 PM
Posted By: Jessica Bringe
ROCHESTER, Minn. - There will soon be funds available for students looking to pursue higher education at Rochester Community and Technical College.
A former RCTC alumnus and Hollywood screenwriter is supporting students facing barriers through a charitable trust. The Warren Skaaren Charitable Trust is gifting $75,000 to RCTC for scholarships over the next three years.
The gift is specifically intended to help make college education more accessible and affordable for high-need students who often face barriers when going to college such as students of color and single parents.
KAAL-TV Created: May 10, 2021 09:24 PM
(ABC 6 News) - Rochester Community and Technical College (RCTC) and the RCTC Foundation announced that the Warren Skaaren Charitable Trust has committed $75,000 to RCTC for scholarships over the next three years.
This gift is specifically intended to help make a college education more accessible and affordable for high-need students, especially those who have traditionally faced barriers to receiving an education such as students of color and single parents.
The Warren Skaaren Charitable Trust has given $30,000 to be awarded this summer for students with high financial need, who are enrolled at RCTC for the 2021-2022 academic year. The Skaaren Trust also pledges $25,000 and $20,000 for 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 respectively.
Scholarships will go to neediest students. 2:24 pm, May 10, 2021 ×
Warren Skarren was a 1966 graduate of Rochester Community and Technical College. (Contributed Photo)
Rochester Community and Technical College has received a $75,000 gift from the charitable trust of a late Hollywood screenwriter who worked on such blockbusters as Top Gun and Batman.
The donation will be used to fund scholarships for students with financial need, with the neediest students receiving full rides starting this summer.
Warren Skaaren, a Rochester native, graduated from what was then Rochester State Junior College in 1966 and went on to carve out a successful Hollywood career as a screen writer and executive producer.