College Catalog 2015-16

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

6. Must show potential for leadership, academic excellence, and have high moral standards and good character as documented by two letters of recommendation. The recipients will be selected by the College Scholarship Committee from students who meet the criteria listed above. Proceeds from the scholarship will be credited to the recipients’ account in the Business Office and may be used to pay for tuition only. Any student awarded the nontraditional student scholarship must maintain a B (3.0) average each semester and must remain enrolled as full-time student to retain the scholarship. (See the College Catalog, Section II: Financial Aid Policies for further requirements.) Salutatorian Scholarships — A scholarship in the amount of one-half the cost of tuition per semester will be available to the salutatorians of Mississippi high schools who enroll full time at East Central Community College the fall semester following high school graduation. In the case of a tie, each student will be awarded the scholarship. The scholarshipwill be available to the student(s) for four (4) consecutive semesters provided they maintain a 3.0 or higher grade point average each semester. Star Student Scholarships —A scholarship in the amount of tuition will be available to the star students of Mississippi high schools who enroll full-time at East Central Community College the fall semester following high school graduation. In the case of a tie, each student will be awarded the scholarship. The scholarship will be available to the student(s) for four (4) consecutive semesters provided they maintain a 3.0 or higher grade point average each semester. TOM-TOM Scholarships — TOM-TOM Scholarships are awarded to the editor and the assistant editor of the College’s student newspaper. The editor will be awarded a tuition scholarship and the assistant editor will be awarded a half tuition scholarship during the semesters that the students hold the positions of editor or assistant editor. Valedictorian Scholarships —Ascholarship in the amount of tuition will be available to the valedictorians of Mississippi high schools who enroll full time at East Central Community College the fall semester following high school graduation. In the case of a tie, each student will be awarded the scholarship. The Valedictorian scholarship will be available to the student (s) for four (4) consecutive semesters provided they maintain a 3.0 or higher grade point average each semester. Two-for-One Scholarships — In an effort to assist dislocated workers, East Central Community College offers a special Two-for-One Scholarship for part-time students. Dislocated workers who enroll as part-time students in any academic or technical class may receive a scholarship to cover the costs of tuition and fees for a second three-hour course from a designated list. In general, a dislocated worker is a person who is receiving unemployment benefits due to being laid off or losing a job and is unlikely to return to a previous occupation or who has been laid off or received a lay-off notice from a job. To be eligible, the student must meet all regular admission requirements and may not exceed 11 credit hours including the designated course. In order to receive the scholarship, the student must complete a scholarship application and provide documentation to prove the dislocated worker status each semester that the scholarship is requested. The scholarship application and documentation must be submitted to the ECCC WIA Dislocated Worker Office for the student’s eligibility to be verified. WO-HE-LO Scholarships —WO-HE-LO Scholarships are awarded to the editor and the assistant editor of the College’s yearbook. The editor will be awarded a tuition scholarship and the assistant editor will be awarded a half tuition scholarship during the semesters that the students hold the positions of editor or assistant editor. Youth Challenge GED Scholarships — The Youth Challenge GED Scholarships were established at East Central Community College effective the fall semester of 1995. Eligible students will receive scholarships equal to one-half the amount of tuition per semester. These scholarships will be available to any Mississippi residents who graduate from the Youth Challenge Program conducted by the Mississippi National Guard at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. The Youth Challenge Program is designed to assist teenage high school dropouts. The program involves six months of intensive physical and mental training designed to instill discipline and to prepare the students to take the GED test. Program sessions are conducted twice a year from January

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