FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE TRUST BECOMES THIRD FOUNDING PARTNER OF IMAGINE AMERICA II SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
$10,000 grant will provide scholarships to students attending automotive technology programs at career colleges.

Washington, DC JULY 1, 2002 -- The Career College Foundation is pleased to announce the commitment of a $10,000 grant from the Bridgestone/Firestone Trust to support the new Imagine America II Scholarship Program. The new $500 scholarships will be made available to students who attend automotive technology programs at participating career colleges and who received an original Imagine America scholarship.

Bridgestone/Firestone Trust becomes the third corporate partner in the successful Imagine America Scholarship Program that provides nearly 4,000 scholarships per year to high school students who graduate and attend participating career colleges.

The Foundation is pursuing additional sponsors as 2002 Founding Partners of the Imagine America II Scholarship Program to support students in the automotive, information technology, allied medical, and telecommunications fields.

The Career College Foundation has assisted approximately 20,000 graduating high school seniors with the award-winning Imagine America Scholarship Program. In addition, the Foundation supports technical studies on topics in career training and education and publishes reports and educational materials on career colleges. The Career College Foundation is affiliated with the Career College Association.