ECC offers students many scholarship opportunities thru the Foundation and Institution.
Foundation Scholarships:
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Institutional Scholarships
Board of Trustees Scholarship – This award is for full-time students and will recognize high academic achievers who reside in the East Central College taxing and service district and who have graduated within the last five calendar years. Awards will not exceed the amount equal to in-district tuition and common fee charge.
New Recipient Eligibility
New recipients must meet one of the following criteria:
a. High school graduates with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or who rank in the top 10% of their high school class.
b. High school equivalency completion – HiSET students who have made a minimum total scaled score of 75 on the examination.
c. Home schooled students, completing a course of home study and scoring in the ninetieth percentile on a nationally recognized test measuring academic achievement.
d. Currently enrolled East Central College (ECC) students who have completed at least twelve credit hours of coursework numbered above 100 at ECC and have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5.
e. Transfer students who have completed at least twelve credit hours of coursework numbered above 100 at ECC and have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5.
Renewal Recipient Eligibility
a. Recipients must maintain a 3.3 minimum cumulative grade point average.
b. Recipients must complete at least 30 credit hours annually.
c. Recipients may be awarded for up to five terms, including summer, if eligible.
President’s Scholarship – This award is for students enrolled less than full-time, but at least half-time, and will recognize high academic achievers who reside in the East Central College taxing and service district and who have graduated within the last five calendar years. Awards will not exceed the amount equal to in-district tuition and common fees charge.
New Recipient Eligibility
New recipients must meet one of the following criteria:
a. High school graduates with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or who rank in the top 10% of their high school class.
b. High school equivalency completion – HiSET students who have made a minimum total scaled score of 75 on the examination.
c. Home schooled students, completing a course of home study and scoring in the ninetieth percentile on a nationally recognized test measuring academic achievement.
d. Currently enrolled East Central College (ECC) students who have completed at least six credit hours of coursework numbered above 100 at ECC and have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5.
e. Transfer students who have completed at least six credit hours of coursework numbered above 100 at ECC and have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5.
Renewal Recipient Eligibility
a. Recipients must maintain a 3.3 minimum cumulative grade point average.
b. Recipients must complete at least 15 credit hours annually.
c. Recipients may be awarded for up to ten terms, including summer, if eligible.
Non-traditional Student Scholarship – This non-renewable award is for students over the age of 23 whose family income makes the student ineligible for need-based federal financial aid. To be eligible, the student must be enrolled in no fewer than six (6) credit hours and have completed a minimum of 15 credit hours at East Central College with a 3.0 grade point average. Awards will not exceed the amount equal to in-district tuition and common fees charge.
Targeted Recruitment Scholarships – Targeted recruitment scholarships will be utilized to help realize the College’s recruitment goals.
Music
Scholarship awards are provided for music majors and for students who may not be music majors but who participate in musical group performances. Eligibility criteria will be determined by faculty from the discipline. Scholarships will be awarded based on faculty recommendations. This award is for full-time students. Awards will not exceed the amount equal to in-district tuition and common fees charge.
Art
Scholarship awards are provided for art majors. Eligibility criteria will be determined by faculty from the discipline. Scholarships will be awarded based on faculty recommendations. This award is for full-time students. Awards will not exceed the amount equal to in-district tuition and common fees charge.
Communications, Media, and Theater
Scholarships are provided for communications, media and theater majors and/or students working in and on theater productions. Eligibility criteria will be determined by faculty from the discipline. Scholarships will be awarded based on faculty recommendations. This award is for full-time students. Awards will not exceed the amount equal to in-district tuition and common fees charge.
Academic Division Scholarship
This award is for full-time students. Each division will be approved for an equal number of one year, non-renewable awards. Each division will decide on the award distribution within and among the disciplines, taking into consideration the availability of other scholarships and financial aid.
Harrison M. Eaton Scholarship
This waiver of tuition and general fees is provided for an education major; renewable if a 3.3 grade point average is maintained on at least 30 credit hours completed annually.
Technical Skills Scholarship
This full scholarship award is available to students from any high school in the East Central College taxing and service district pursuing an AAS degree in an area where they have demonstrated exemplary skills by scoring either first, second or third in a state (or higher) level technical skills competition in a program area articulated from their high school or area career center to a degree program at the College. The scholarship is renewable for a second year if a 3.3 grade point average is maintained on at least 30 credit hours completed annually.
A partial scholarship award is available to students from any high school in the East Central College taxing and service district pursuing an AAS degree in an area where they have demonstrated high potential in their chosen career field by scoring either first, second or third in a district level technical skills competition in a program area articulated from their high school or area career center to a degree program at the College. The scholarship is renewable for a second year if a 3.3 grade point average is maintained on at least 30 credit hours completed annually.
College Completion Scholarship
This award is for students who are within 12 credit hours of degree or certificate completion. Awards will not exceed the amount equal to in-district tuition and common fees charges for one course.
Recipient Eligibility
a. Must be 12 credits or less away from degree completion.
b. Must have a cumulative grade point average or 2.0 or above.
c. Must not receive federal or state grants or loans, nor third-party forms of payment
Operation: Graduation! Scholarship
This one-time, $500 award is for students who are meeting the 15 to Finish timeline toward degree completion within the first two years of college coursework following high school graduation.
Recipient Eligibility
a. Student must complete 30 credit hours during a one-year period at ECC.
b. Must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.3 or above.
HiSET Transition Scholarship – Application
Students who have earned a high school equivalency diploma (HiSET) through the AEL program at East Central College are eligible to receive a tuition waiver of a three (3) hour college credit class at East Central College. In order for a student to qualify for the incentive, a student must have completed the HiSET program or/and exam with East Central College within twelve (12) months prior to enrollment and it must be his or her first time attending any college.
