Columbia Gorge Community College has reached a transfer agreement between with Pacific Northwest College of Art at Willamette University in Salem, an opportunity for students interested in pursuing an art and design education.  CGCC announced that students who transfer to PNCA are now able to receive a scholarship of $22,000 per year, guaranteed for up to three-and-a-half years, for a total of $77,000.  The art scholarship is available to all CGCC graduating students who apply and are accepted into PNCA.  In addition, the agreement outlines a clear pathway for students to begin their coursework at CGCC and complete a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at PNCA.  CGCC officials say the agreement is part of PNCA’s sustained effort to make its nationally recognized fine art and design education available to more students.