College Catalog 2018-19

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

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. 4. A scholarship in the amount of in-state tuition per semester for two (2) semesters will be awarded to current ECCC students who win first place in State SkillsUSA or PBL competitions and compete at the national level. These scholarships will be valid only for the year following the state competitions. 5. A full scholarship (in-state tuition, room and board) scholarship per semester for two (2) semesters will be awarded to current ECCC students who win first place in National SkillsUSA or PBL competitions. These scholarships will be valid only for the year following the national competitions. To retain the FBLA, SkillsUSA, HOSA, DECA, FFA or TSA, a student must maintain a 3.0 or higher grade point average (GPA) each semester. Any student who does not maintain a 3.0 GPA and is removed from the scholarship may have the scholarship reinstated by earning the required 3.0 G.P.A. the following semester. Note: Students who receive multiple Career & Technical Education Skills and/or Career & Technical Education Leadership scholarships will only receive the one scholarship that benefits him/her most. Career & Technical Education Leadership Scholarship — This scholarship is available to students that have demonstrated leadership abilities in their high school career-technical programs. To receive a Career & Technical Education Leadership Scholarship, the student must enroll full-time at East Central Community College the fall semester immediately following 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). Effective Fall 2018, students must also be enrolled in a Career & Technical Education program to be eligible to receive this scholarship. A scholarship of one-half in-state tuition per semester for four (4) semesters may be awarded to the outstanding senior student from each Cluster Area of the six career/technical centers in the East Central Community College District. The recipient will be selected by the Director and teachers at each center in consultation with East Central’s administrative team and instructors. To retain the Outstanding Student Scholarship, a student must maintain a 3.0 or higher grade point average (GPA) each semester. Any student who does not maintain a 3.0 GPAand is removed from the scholarship may have the scholarship reinstated by earning the required 3.0 G.P.A. the following semester. Note: Students who receive multiple Career & Technical Education Skills and/or Career & Technical Education Leadership scholarships will only receive the one scholarship that benefits him/her most. Salutatorian Scholarships — Effective Fall 2018 for incoming freshmen, a scholarship in the amount of $500 per semester will be available to the salutatorians of Mississippi high schools who enroll full-time at East Central Community College the fall semester immediately following high school graduation. In the case of a tie, each student will be awarded the scholarship. The Salutatorian Scholarship will be available to the student(s) for four (4) consecutive semesters provided they maintain a 3.0 or higher grade point average (GPA) each semester. Any student who does not maintain a 3.0 GPAand is removed from the scholarship may have the scholarship reinstated by earning the required 3.0 G.P.A. the following semester. Star Student Scholarships — Effective Fall 2018 for incoming freshmen, a scholarship in the amount of $1,000 will be available to the Star Students of Mississippi high schools who enroll full-time at East Central Community College the fall semester immediately following high school graduation. In the case of a tie, each student will be awarded the scholarship. The Star Student Scholarship will be available to the student(s) for four (4) consecutive semesters provided they maintain a 3.0 or higher grade point average (GPA) each

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