IRVINE, CA--(Marketwire - July 20, 2010) - Stanbridge College teamed with the Red Cross in another successful blood drive on July 13th, 2010. Students, faculty, staff & neighbors came together to donate a total of 20 units of blood, which according to the Red Cross will assist in saving up to 60 lives.
Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood and almost 5 million Americans receive blood in a single year, according to the Red Cross. Stanbridge College hosts four blood drives per year as part of its mission to build lifelong engaged learners through community service. The students, faculty and staff commit their time, energy and talent to meet urgent and everyday needs in the community. They have contributed to such organizations as the Free Wheel Chair Mission, Habitat for Humanity, Girls Hope -- Boys Hope, Doctors Without Borders & local soup kitchens.
About Stanbridge College
Irvine, California based Stanbridge College is a coeducational technical college with an annual enrollment of over 500 students. Founded in 1996, Stanbridge is nationally accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Career Schools and Colleges, ACCSC and offers Diploma, Associate and Bachelor of Science degree programs in Vocational Nursing, Information Technology and Accounting.
Stanbridge College is a 2008-2009 ACCSC School of Excellence Award Recipient from the Accrediting Commission of Career schools & Colleges (ACCSC) and has been named to the 2009 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement.
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