College Catalog 2014-15

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Career-Technical 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 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 the fall following high school graduation and continue in the non-traditional program. The scholarship will be available for four consecutive semesters if the student meets all other requirements. To retain the non-traditional gender scholarship, the student must maintain a B (3.0) average each semester and remain in the non-traditional specified program. Any student who does not maintain a B (3.0) average or withdraws from the non-traditional specified program will be removed from the scholarship. The scholarship will be reinstated if the student earns a B (3.0) average the following semester or returns to the non-traditional specified program. Recipients will be chosen by a committee composed of the Director of Workforce Education, the Workforce Education Counselor, and an instructor in the Career-Technical area. The Director of Workforce Education will be responsible for notifying qualified high school students as to the availability of the scholarships. Cheerleader Scholarships — Cheerleader Scholarships are awarded to seventeen students (sixteen cheerleaders and one mascot) who are selected by a committee. The scholarships are awarded in the following amount each semester: matriculation fee. Collegians Scholarships – Scholarships are awarded to students who are selected, through audition, to be a member of the Collegians, a rock-and-roll music group. The group is made up of vocalists, wind section, rhythm section and technicians. The scholarships in the amount of tuition are awarded each semester. 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 over 21 years of age 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 Student Services Office for the student’s eligibility to be verified. Mississippi Junior Academy of Sciences Scholarships — The Mississippi Junior Academy of Sciences Scholarships were established at East Central Community College effective at the beginning of the 1996 fall semester. Eligible students will receive full tuition scholarships each semester for a maximum of four (4) semesters. These scholarships will be available to any Mississippi resident who is a winner in the Mississippi Junior Academy of Sciences competition and who enrolls as a full-time student at East Central Community College the fall semester following his/her high school graduation. The Mississippi Junior Academy of Sciences Scholarships will be available to the eligible students for (4) consecutive semesters, fall and spring only, provided the students maintain 3.0 grade point averages each semester they are enrolled at ECCC.

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