Released on: April 10, 2008, 5:47 pm

Press Release Author: California Design College

Industry: Education

Press Release Summary: Local high school students from Acton and Bakersfield are
awarded tuition scholarships to California Design College in Los Angeles.

Press Release Body: Los Angeles, April 10, 2008 - High school seniors, Ramiro
Ramirez of Acton and Samantha Delfin of Bakersfield placed in the top two at the
local level of The Art Institutes and Americans for the Arts "Life is Better with
Art in it" Poster Design Competition. Ramiro Ramirez placed first and will receive a
$3,000 tuition scholarship to attend California Design College and Samantha Delfin,
who placed second, will receive a $2,000 tuition scholarship towards her education
at California Design College.

As the first place winner, Ramirez's design will be entered into the national stage
of the competition, in which he will compete against other local winners from across
North America for tuition scholarships. The grand prize winner of the national
competition will be awarded a tuition scholarship worth $25,000 to study at one of
The Art Institutes schools.

The competition was open to graduating high school seniors interested in pursuing an
education in graphic design. Students submitted an original poster design, a current
high school transcript and a statement describing their design process, and why they
want to attend one of The Art Institutes schools. From April 14 - May 2, an
industry panel of judges selected by The Art Institutes will assess each student\'s
poster design based on the specified criteria by visiting the posters and designers'
statements at www.artinstitutes.edu/pr.aspx?ID=PDC005 beginning April 14.

The poster designs of the top 12 winners' in the national competition will be used
in a promotional calendar, to be distributed to high schools across North America.

California Design College is one of The Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu), a
system of over 40 education institutions located throughout North America, providing
an important source of design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts professionals.

Americans for the Arts is the leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts
in America. With offices in Washington, DC, and New York City, it has a record of
more than 45 years of service. Americans for the Arts is dedicated to representing
and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to
participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts. Additional information is
available at www.AmericansForTheArts.org.



Web Site: http://www.artinstitutes.edu/cdc/

Contact Details: Sarah Carlson
3440 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90010
213-251-3636
213-385-3545
sacarlson@aii.edu