College Catalog 2015-16

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

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. Music Scholarships — Music scholarships are awarded in the following areas: Music Major (voice and piano): The Music Department awards a total of eight tuition scholarships to voice and/or piano students each year provided that they meet the criteria established by the department. Recipients must: 1. Declare music as their major; 2. Audition before the music faculty; 3. Enroll as full-time students; 4. Maintain a 2.0 grade point average overall with a 3.0 in music, and 5. Perform as a member of a vocal performing group (voice music major) or perform as a member of any music performing group (piano music major). Voce: The Choral Department awards scholarships to students who are selected, through audition, to sing with the Voce, a small vocal ensemble. The amount of each scholarship is the cost of tuition per semester. Concert Choir: These scholarships are awarded to full-time students who are members of the concert choir. The scholarships in the amount of one-half tuition are awarded per semester. 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, 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 fulltime 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 maintaining a 3.0 GPA or higher for each previous semester at East Central; 5. Must complete a scholarship application form and submit it to the Vice President for Student Services’ office; and,

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