College Catalog 2016-17

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

semester to the eligible student. Age 65 Plus Tuition Scholarship — A scholarship in the amount of tuition will be available for any adult 65 years of age or older who enrolls at East Central Community College. The recipient will be required to meet admission requirements and will be responsible for all other applicable fees. In order to receive the scholarship, the student must complete a scholarship application form and submit it to the Office of the Vice President for Student Services for eligibility to be verified. Art Service Scholarships — The Art Department awards twelve (12) half-tuition art scholarships to fulltime students majoring in art who meet the established criteria. Recipients must:

1. Declare art as their major. 2. Enroll as full-time students. 3. Maintain a 3.0 GPA 4. Submit a portfolio of 5 works

These scholarships are service-based; therefore, recipients will be required to provide service to the College by: (a) Assisting with set designs for the dinner theater and musical productions; (b) Designing layouts for art shows, drama productions or the like; and/or, (c) Serving as studio assistants for all art courses and performing the following tasks: cleaning, organizing, and monitoring the students use of the spaces. Athletic Scholarships — All Athletic Scholarships are awarded by the respective coaches in baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer, tennis, andwomen’ssoftball.Theathletemustmeet theeligibilityrequirements 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. Workforce 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, TSA scholarship the student must enroll as a full-time student at East Central Community College the fall semester following his/ her high school graduation. 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). To retain the FBLA, SkillsUSA, HOSA, DECA, FFA or TSA, 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. Ascholarship of one-half tuition per semester for four semesters will be awarded to the first place winners in the skill contest from the District SkillsUSAMississippi competition, District HOSA competition, District DECA Competition, District FFA Competition, and District TSA Competition. 2. A full matriculation scholarship for four semesters will be awarded to the first place winners in the skills contest from the State SkillsUSAMississippi Competition, State FBLA Competition, State HOSA Competition, State DECA Competition, State FFA Competition, and State TSA Competition. 3. 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 SkillsUSA Competition, National FBLA Competition, National HOSA Competition, National DECA Competition, National FFA Competition, and National TSA Competition.

78