FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NORTHROP GRUMMAN LITTON BECOMES FIRST FOUNDING PARTNER OF THE IMAGINE AMERICA II SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
$25,000 grant will provide scholarships to students attending aviation programs at career colleges

Washington, DC MAY 1, 2002 -- The Career College Foundation is pleased to announce the receipt of a $25,000 grant from the Northrop Grumman Litton Foundation to support the new Imagine America II Scholarship Program. The new $500 scholarships will be made available to students who attend aviation programs at participating career colleges and who received an original Imagine America scholarship.

Northrop Grumman Litton becomes the first corporate partner to the successful Imagine America Scholarship Program that provides nearly 4,000 scholarships per year to high school students who graduate and attend a participating career college.

The Foundation is still accepting applications for 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 17,000 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 closely affiliated with the Career College Association.