Catalog 2023 SPRING REVISION

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

ACT Composite (29-36) — Board of Trustees’ Award: A full scholarship in the amount of in-state tuition, room and board will be awarded each semester to the eligible student. Career & Technical Education Skills Scholarships — These scholarships are available in the skill areas which are part of programs offered at East Central. To receive an FBLA, SkillsUSA, HOSA, DECA, FFA, or TSA Skills Scholarship the student is expected to enroll as a full-time student at East Central Community College the fall semester immediately following his/her high school graduation. Exceptions to the matriculation expectation may be considered on appeal in the event of extenuating circumstances. To be eligible for this scholarship, the student must graduate from an accredited public or private high school or an ECCC-recognized home school. A “graduate” is defined as an individual who has earned a regular high school diploma, occupational diploma, career-pathways diploma, or who has completed a course of study from an ECCC-recognized home school. Students who meet the criteria above may be awarded one of the following scholarships: 1. A scholarship of one-half in-state tuition per semester for four (4) semesters will be awarded to the first place winners in the skill contest from the District SkillsUSA Mississippi competition, District FBLA Competition, District HOSA competition, District DECA Competition, District FFA Competition, and District TSA Competition. 2. A scholarship in the amount of in-state tuition per semester for four (4) semesters will be awarded to the first place winners in the skills contest from the State SkillsUSA Mississippi Competition, State FBLA Competition, State HOSA Competition, State DECA Competition, State FFA Competition, and State TSA Competition. 3. A full scholarship (in-state tuition, room and board) per semester for four (4) semesters will be awarded to the first place winners in the skills contests from the National High School SkillsUSA Competition, National FBLA Competition, National HOSA Competition, National DECA Competition, National FFA Competition, and National TSA Competition. 4. A scholarship in the amount of in-state tuition per semester for two (2) semesters will be awarded to current ECCC students who win first place in State SkillsUSA or PBL competitions and compete at the national level. These scholarships will be valid only for the year following the state competitions. 5. A full scholarship (in-state tuition, room and board) scholarship per semester for two (2) semesters will be awarded to current ECCC students who win first place in National SkillsUSA or PBL competitions. These scholarships will be valid only for the year following the national competitions. The aggregate amount of multiple district and state awards will be capped at full in-state tuition per semester, and multiple national awards capped at full in-state tuition, room, & board. To retain the Career & Technical Education Skills Scholarship, a student must maintain a cumulative 3.0 or higher grade point average (GPA). Any student who does not maintain the required cumulative 3.0 or higher GPA and is removed from the scholarship may have the scholarship reinstated by earning the required cumulative 3.0 GPA or higher after the following semester if it’s within their original number of consecutive semesters for which they were awarded. Career & Technical Education Leadership Scholarship — This scholarship is available to students that have demonstrated leadership abilities in their high school career-technical programs. To receive a Career & Technical Education Leadership Scholarship, the student must enroll full-time at East Central Community College the fall semester immediately following high school graduation. Exceptions to the matriculation expectation may be considered on appeal in the event of extenuating circumstances. To be eligible for this scholarship, the student must graduate from an accredited public or private high school or an ECCC-recognized home school. A “graduate” is defined as an individual who has earned a regular high school diploma, occupational diploma, career-pathways diploma, or who has completed a course of study from an ECCC-recognized home school. The graduate must reside in one of the five counties served by ECCC (Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott, or Winston). Students must also be enrolled in a Career & Technical Education program to be eligible to receive this scholarship. A scholarship of one-half in-state tuition per semester for four (4) semesters may be awarded to an outstanding completer from each Cluster Area of the six career/technical centers in the East Central Community College District. The recipient will be selected by the Director and teachers at each center in consultation with East

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