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EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Music Majors: Scholarships are awarded to eight (8) full-time vocal and instrumental majors who demonstrate exceptional abilities each year, provided that they meet the criteria established by the department. The amount of each scholarship is the cost of in-state tuition per semester. To be eligible for this scholarship, recipients must: 1. Declare music as their major, 2. Audition before the music faculty, 3. Enroll as full-time students, 4. Maintain a cumulative 3.0 GPA or higher (excluding dual credit). 5. Perform as a member of a major performing group on campus (i.e., Band, Collegians, Voce or Choir etc.). Voce: The Choral Department awards fourteen (14) scholarships to full-time students who are selected, through audition, to sing with the Voce, a small vocal ensemble. The amount of each scholarship is the cost of in-state tuition per semester. Concert Choir: A maximum of seventy (70) scholarships are awarded to full-time students who are members of the concert choir. The amount of each scholarship is one-half the cost of in-state tuition per semester. Public Information Scholarships — Public Information Scholarships are awarded to students interested in marketing and communications, to also include the areas of sports information, photography, and live stream video and production, among others. There is a full-tuition and a half-tuition scholarship available, dependent on responsibilities and duties assigned within the Office of Public Information. Athletic Team & Athletic Department Managers — A manager for an athletic team at East Central Community College (ECCC) performs traditional managerial duties related to equipment, laundry, hydration, etc., as assigned by the head coach and/or assistant coach. Scholarships are awarded to full-time students selected for these positions by the head coach of each sport. The number of athletic team managers and scholarship amounts for athletic team managers vary dependent upon the sport and assigned responsibilities. A manager for the Athletic Department at ECCC is a full-time student and performs various duties to assist all sports as assigned by the Director of Athletics. There are two (2) managers for the Athletic Department each fall & spring semester and the amount of each scholarship is the cost of in-state tuition per semester. C. ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS Athletic Scholarships — All Athletic Scholarships are awarded by the respective coaches in baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer, tennis, and women’s softball. The student-athlete must meet the eligibility requirements of East Central Community College, the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) and the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The scholarships are awarded in whole dollar amounts up to a full scholarship, to include tuition, fees, room, and board for the Division I sports of basketball and football. For the Division 2 sports of baseball, soccer, tennis and women’s softball, scholarships are awarded each semester in whole dollar amounts up to the amount of tuition and fees. D. EMPLOYEE TUITION WAIVER SCHOLARSHIP Employee Tuition Waiver Scholarship — All full-time employees and members of their immediate families (spouses, never-married sons and daughters who live at the home of the employee), or surviving unmarried minor children of a full-time employee who dies while under contract to the College, may be given a scholarship covering the cost of in-state tuition while attending East Central Community College. These scholarships will not exceed the equivalent of four semesters and two summer sessions per individual. This policy applies only to in-state tuition and does not include fees or costs of textbooks or special supplies and does not apply to special summer camps or special interest programs for children under college age. For full-time employees of the College who enroll in credit courses, this policy applies to tuition, I.D. fee, technology fee, and registration fee.

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