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EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

E. NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS Age 65 Plus Tuition Scholarship — A scholarship in the amount of in-state tuition will be available for any adult 65 years of age or older who enrolls at East Central Community College. The recipient will be required to meet admission requirements and will be responsible for all other applicable fees. In order to receive the scholarship, the student must complete a scholarship application form and submit it to the Office of the Vice President for Enrollment Management for eligibility to be verified. Career & Technical Education Non-Traditional Gender Scholarships — These scholarships are available in non traditional gender programs, as specified by Federal Guidelines, for which the scholarships are awarded. One scholarship in the amount of one-half in-state tuition will be presented to two students enrolled in each program that is classified as non-traditional gender each fall. To receive the scholarship, the student must be enrolled in a non-traditional gender program. The student must enroll full-time at East Central Community College the fall semester immediately following high school graduation and continue in the non-traditional program. The scholarship will be available for four (4) consecutive semesters if the student meets all other requirements. To retain the non-traditional gender scholarship, the student must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher (excluding dual credit) and remain in the non-traditional specified program. Any student who does not maintain the required 3.0 cumulative GPA or withdraws from the non-traditional specified program will be removed from the scholarship. The scholarship may be reinstated if the student earns a required 3.0 GPA or higher the following semester or returns to the non-traditional specified program. Recipients will be chosen by a committee composed of the Director of Career & Technical Education, an Instructional Counselor, and an instructor in the Career & Technical Education area. The Director of Career & Technical Education will be responsible for notifying qualified high school students as to the availability of the scholarships. First Course Tuition Free Scholarship — East Central Community College provides a scholarship to encourage adults who have not previously attended college to enroll. Any adult in the ECCC five-county district registering as a part-time student, who has not previously enrolled in college, and who otherwise meets requirements may take the first college credit course tuition free at any location in the district. The student will be responsible for any applicable fees. For purposes of this scholarship, an adult is anyone 21 years of age or older who has graduated from high school or who has passed the GED Test and has been out of high school for more than one year. The tuition scholarship will be awarded for the first course only. In order to receive the scholarship, the student must complete a scholarship application from and submit it to the Vice President for Enrollment Management Office for the student’s eligibility to be verified. Non-Traditional Student Tuition Scholarship for Full-Time Students — The non-traditional student tuition scholarship will be available to any qualified Mississippi resident 23 years of age or older at the time of initial enrollment and who enrolls full-time at East Central Community College in Decatur. The scholarship will be available to the student for three (3) consecutive semesters following the first twelve semester hours earned as either a part-time or full-time student at East Central. To be eligible, a recipient: 1. Must enroll as a full-time academic or technical student on the Decatur campus. 2. Must have earned all previous college credit as a student at East Central; 3. Must have earned a minimum of 15 semester hours but no more than 21 semester hours of college credit as either a full-time or part-time student at East Central Community College; 4. Must have demonstrated the capacity and a strong desire to obtain a college education by earning a cumulative 3.0 GPA or higher (excluding dual credit) on the first twelve semester hours as a part- or full time student at ECCC; 5. Must complete a scholarship application form and submit it to the Vice President for Enrollment Management’s office; and, 6. Must show potential for leadership, academic excellence, and have high moral standards and good

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