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Tractor Supply Announces Second Class of FFA Future Leaders Scholarship Recipients
$1 million in scholarships awarded to 143 FFA members pursuing broad range of agriculture-related studies and trade professions BRENTWOOD, Tenn.--(BUSINESS
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n$1 million in scholarships awarded to 143 FFA members pursuing broad range of agriculture-related studies and trade professions\n\n\n BRENTWOOD, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nTractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO), the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, announced today the second class of FFA Future Leaders Scholarship recipients, totaling 143 students from 35 states. The Tractor Supply Foundation, in partnership with the National FFA Organization, established the scholarship in 2022 with a $5 million commitment over five years, making it the largest agriculture scholarship fund of its kind.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240826971516/en/(Photo: Business Wire)\n“Our second class of FFA Future Leaders scholars continues to impress, both through their academic achievements and their passion and commitment to Life Out Here,” said Marti Skold-Jordan, manager of the Tractor Supply Foundation and National FFA Foundation Sponsors’ Board member. “This group demonstrates a remarkable range of pursuits, from bioengineering and agricultural education to horticulture and agricultural mechanics, reflecting their desire to define their futures on their own terms. We are thrilled to support such an inspiring group and are eager to see what the future holds for them.”\n\n\nThe second class of FFA Future Leaders scholars highlights the growing popularity of careers in the skilled trades, an area that remains in high demand. Eighty-nine $5,000 scholarships were awarded to students attending trade schools or two-year colleges, a quarter of which declared their intended major as welding. According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, spring 2024 undergraduate enrollment surged at community colleges with a high vocational program focus, growing 17.6 percent over fall 2023 and surpassing pre-pandemic enrollment by 6.1 percent. Community colleges in general added 200,000 students from spring 2023 to spring 2024, students like these $5,000 scholarship recipients:\n\n\n\nAnnalisa Gonzalez from Spring Valley, California, who is attending Cuyamaca Community College to receive an associate’s degree in agricultural law.\n\n\n\nMadison MacLeod from Mendon, Massachusetts, who is studying to receive a certificate in agricultural mechanics for a c...