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Rent-A-Center Awards $60,000 in Scholarships
May 9,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Industry, Special Events 
Rent-to-own major Rent-A-Center (NASDAQ: RCII) has awarded $60,000 in scholarships to high school and undergraduate students across the country as part of its Make-A-Difference Scholarship Program.
Program officials said they chose scholarship recipients based on a number of factors, including academic and non-academic accomplishments, community activities, work experience, and educational and career goals. Officials said 20 recipients were dependents of Rent-A-Center employees, while the remaining 40 were either customers of Rent-A-Center or their children.
Scholarship recipients must pursue their first undergraduate degree at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, vocational school or technical school in the United States or Puerto Rico.
This year’s recipients were chosen from all Rent-A-Center, Inc. divisions including Get It Now, Acceptance Now and Rent-A-Center Franchising.
“Supporting and empowering our customers, their children and our coworkers’ children is an investment in our future,” said Gina Hethcock, Rent-A-Center’s senior public and community relations manager. “Our goals are to help students get a step ahead and give back to our customers and coworkers for their loyalty and support.”
Rent-A-Center has donated more than $730,000 to hundreds of students through the Make-A-Difference Scholarship, which was established in 2004.