College Catalog 2021-22

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Note: Students who receive multiple Career & Technical Education Skills 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). Students must also be enrolled in a Career & Technical Education program to be eligible to receive this scholarship. Ascholarshipof one-half in-state tuitionper semester for four (4) semestersmaybeawarded toanoutstanding completer 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 Career & Technical Education Leadership 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. 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 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. Valedictorian Scholarships — Effective Fall 2018 for incoming freshmen, a scholarship in the amount of $1,000 will be available to the valedictorians 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 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 (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. B. PERFORMANCE- &/OR SERVICE-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS Art Service Scholarships — The Art Department awards up to twelve (12) art service scholarships per semester in the amount of one-half in-state tuition to full-time students majoring in art who meet the established criteria. Recipients must:

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