Blue Cross of Idaho will fund $800K in College of Idaho scholarships

Idaho’s largest health plan will partner with the College of Idaho to fund two full-tuition scholarships for exemplary students pursuing any major.

On March 15, Blue Cross said it will underwrite two of the college’s five Heritage Scholarships over 12 years, a commitment of $804,000.

According to the College of Idaho, its graduates are particularly successful in health care — 85 percent of its medical school applicants are accepted, the highest rate in Idaho and one of the highest in the entire western U.S.