College Catalog 2016-17

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

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. Music Scholarships — Music scholarships are awarded in the following areas: Music Majors: Scholarships are awarded to eight (8) vocal and instrumental majors who demonstrate exceptional abilities each year, provided that they meet the criteria established by the department. The amount of each scholarship is the cost of tuition per semester. Recipients must: 1. Declare music as their major, 2. Audition before the music faculty, 3. Enroll as full-time students, 4. Maintain a 3.0 grade point average. 5. Perform as a member of a major performing group on campus. i.e. Band, Collegians, Voce or Choir etc... Voce: The Choral Department awards fourteen (14) 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: Seventy (70) scholarships are awarded to full-time students who are members of the concert choir. The amount of the scholarship is one-half the cost of tuition 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 fifteen 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, 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 o nly. 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

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