Kelsie VanBuren
  • Nursing
  • Class of 2017
  • Colonie, NY

Kelsie VanBuren of Albany Awarded Scholarship at Hudson Valley Community College

2016 May 25

Kelsie VanBuren was the recipient of a merit-based academic scholarship at Hudson Valley Community College.

Each year, high-achieving students from the more than 80 academic programs at the Troy, NY college are chosen for scholarship funding.

VanBuren, who is studying in the Nursing academic program, received the Second Chance Scholarship. Students are selected for these competitive scholarships by donors, faculty and departmental administrative staff.

Founded in 1953, Hudson Valley Community College offers more than 80 degree and certificate programs in four schools: Business; Engineering and Industrial Technologies; Health Sciences; and Liberal Arts and Sciences; and workforce and academic preparation programs offered through the Educational Opportunity Center. One of 30 community colleges in the State University of New York system, it has an enrollment of nearly 12,000 students, and it is known as a leader in distance learning initiatives and worker retraining. Hudson Valley has more than 75,000 alumni.