Raquel Cruz
Monterey Peninsula College
Scholarship Recipient 2024
Raquel Cruz completed her freshman year at Monterey Peninsula College with a GPA of 3.90.
Raquel is a first-generation college student with plans to continue her Business Administration studies at San Jose State
or University of San Francisco. Raquel was enrolled in Squads Abroad at Marina High School, an international program that
empowers students to lead social responsibility efforts in communities in Belize, Honduras, Ghana, Greece,
Guatemala and Panama. While attending Monterey Peninsula College Raquel works part-time to help support her parents
and her sibling. At her work she is learning about property management and accounting.