MEDIA ADVISORY: U.S. Coast Guard offers up to two years tuition at California State East Bay

Media Advisory

Feb. 27, 2020 U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area Contact: Coast Guard Pacific Area Public Affairs Office: (510) 437-3319 After Hours: (510) 816-1700 D11-DG-M-PACAREA-PA@uscg.mil Pacific Area online newsroom

U.S. Coast Guard offers up to two years tuition at California State East Bay

ALAMEDA, California — On Friday California State University East Bay will become the third school in California to partner with the Coast Guard for the College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative (CSPI) program.

Students who are accepted into the CSPI program will receive up to two years of tuition, living expenses and a salary while attending school and are guaranteed a commission with the Coast Guard following graduation. As part of the agreement, Cal State East Bay faculty will also have increased opportunities to work with the Coast Guard on projects of shared interest such as marine biology and environmental science.

 

Who: Vice Adm. Linda Fagan, Coast Guard Pacific Area commander, and Leroy M. Morishita, California State East Bay president

What: Memorandum of Agreement signing ceremony followed by a Q&A opportunity with the speakers

When: 11 a.m., Friday

Where: Cal State East Bay’s Hayward campus, Bay View Room, University Union building

Media interested in attending are asked to RSVP to Kimberly Hawkins, (510) 885-2878

 

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