Scholarships for community college students do exist. In fact, a significant number of students receive more than $800 million in grants each year to help them pay for their education! These grants come from a selection of sources, from corporations and foundations to non-profit organizations and even school alumni associations. If you want to understand how to pay for your community college education without incurring a huge amount of debt, this article is a helpful start.
The average community college award is $5,750, while the average university award is over $25,000. In addition, a community college student who receives a scholarship reduces their loans by approximately 3%, while a university student can reduce their loan burden by up to 14%. A community college scholarship can mean the difference between earning an associate degree or transferring to a four-year university with no debt.
Here’s a quick look at a few scholarships to help you get started!
Fifth Month Scholarship
The Fifth Month Scholarship celebrates the great achievements of high school seniors in their fifth month of high school. Students must be aged at least 14 years to apply, already enrolled in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education in America (including accredited online programs), and plan to attend and remain in school until graduation or equivalent. Only students living in the contiguous 48 states will be accepted as applicants.
Award: $1,500
Niche No Essay Monthly Scholarship
Niche No Essay Monthly Scholarship is meant for high school and college students from the U.S. and other countries who are participating in U.S. educational institutions. Niche’s scholarship database has the largest list of scholarships available at over 1 million schools, businesses, and charities.
Award: $24,000
Jon H. Poteat Scholarship
The Jon H. Poteat Scholarship is a $1,000 scholarship available to any current member of a local NTHS chapter for the upcoming academic year. The scholarship is granted to a qualified NTHS member who plans to enroll in a 2-year or community college program upon high school graduation.
Award: $1,000
CouragetoGrow.com Scholarship
The Courage to Grow Scholarship is meant for high school seniors, juniors, and college students in America who have a GPA of 2.5 or higher, and who submit an essay of a maximum of 250 words on the subject specified on the application form. This scholarship is designed to help make completing their educational goals more affordable. A week after the deadline, the scholarship winners will be decided.
