College Catalog 2014-15

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

3. Declare art as their major. These scholarships are service-based; therefore, recipients will be required to provide service to the College by: 1. Assisting with set designs for the dinner theater and musical productions; 2. Designing layouts for art show, drama productions or the like; and 3. Serving as lab assistants for art and ceramic labs performing the following tasks: firing kilns, loading and unloading kilns, mixing ceramic glazes, clay preparation, and general art lab maintenance. Service scholarship recipients will be given an opportunity to apply for the two full-tuition art scholarships at the end of the fall semester. Athletic Scholarships — All Athletic Scholarships are awarded by the respective coaches in baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer, tennis, and women’s softball. The athlete must meet the eligibility requirements of East Central Community College, the Mississippi Community and Junior College Association, and the National Junior College Athletic Association. The scholarships are awarded in whole dollar amounts up to a full scholarship, to include tuition, fees, room, and board, for basketball and football. Baseball, golf, soccer, tennis and women’s softball scholarships are awarded each semester in whole dollar amounts up to the amount of matriculation (tuition) and fees. Band Scholarships — The Band Scholarships are awarded by the band director to full-time students. The scholarships are awarded by audition for marching band, concert band, jazz band, and Centralettes. Scholarship amounts vary depending upon participation in the various groups. Career-Technical Scholarships — These scholarships are available in the skill areas which are part of programs offered at East Central. The career-technical counselor will make the awards to the winners. To receive an FBLA, Skills-USA, HOSA, DECA, FFA, TSA or Outstanding Student Scholarship, the student must enroll fulltime at East Central Community College the fall semester following high school graduation. To retain the FBLA, Skills-USA, HOSA, DECA, FFA, TSA, or Outstanding Student Scholarship, a student must maintain a B (3.0) average each semester. Any student who does not maintain a B (3.0) average is removed from the scholarship. The scholarship will be reinstated if the student earns a B (3.0) average the following semester. 1. A scholarship of one-half tuition per semester for four semesters will be awarded to the outstanding senior student 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 Central’s Career-Tech Counselors and Instructors. 2. A scholarship of one-half tuition per semester for four semesters will be awarded to the first place winners in the skill contest from the District Skills-USA Mississippi competition, District HOSA competition, District DECA Competition, District FFA Competition, and District TSA Competition. 3. A full matriculation scholarship for four semesters will be awarded to the first place winners in the skills contest from the State Skills USA Mississippi Competition, State FBLA Competition, State HOSA Competition, State DECA Competition, State FFA Competition, and State TSA Competition. 4. A full scholarship (Matriculation fee, room and board) for four semesters will be awarded to the first place winners in the skills contests from the National High School Skills-USA Competition, National FBLA Competition, National HOSA Competition, National DECA Competition, National FFA Competition, and National TSA Competition. 5. A full matriculation scholarship per semester for two 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. 6. A full scholarship (matriculation fee, room, and board) scholarship per semester for two 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.

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