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Scholarships can make the difference

Star athletes, honor roll students, class presidents. These are often who we think of when we hear “scholarship recipient.” But this isn’t the complete picture. In reality, many, many more people are eligible to for CCC scholarships, including students like Joseph Alfonso.

Joseph, originally from the Philippines, grew up thinking he couldn’t afford college. After his family moved to the United States, he finished his senior year at Country Christian School with good enough grades. He wanted to go to college and study computer science — but, like many, figured scholarships were out of his reach. Then he heard about scholarships at Clackamas. He took a chance. He applied. He got a response. “I was awarded the Niemeyer scholarship,” says Joseph. “I don’t need to worry about my tuition for the whole year.”

Scholarships make a big difference for many students like Joseph. Who, by the way, is now hard at work in his studies at CCC. You may be eligible for a scholarship or financial aid.
Scholarship Opportunities at CCC

2009-2010 Scholarship Kickoff PLEASE JOIN US!
Tuesday, January 13th
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm in the McLoughlin Auditorium.
We will have information on CCC Foundation Scholarships and also Outside Scholarships. We will have expert advice available on where to start your scholarship search, how to write your essay and obtain letters of recommendation

Foundation scholarships are awarded through the CCC scholarship application process which is available to all students who attend 6 or more credit hours here at CCC. Our open enrollment period begins January 1st and ends at 5 p.m. on March 1st. These scholarships will begin paying out the Fall term after the open enrollment period.
Outside Scholarships

Outside scholarships are scholarships from outside the college. These scholarships come from various donors and have specific application instructions and/or deadlines and are not affiliated with CCC.

Freshman Scholarships

All applicants must carefully review the admission Application Instructions and ensure that all required documents (including no less than an official 6th semester high school transcript or a final transcript for students that have already graduated from high school) are on file with the Admissions Office by the first business day in February filing deadline.

The following criteria are used to determine initial eligibility for our top scholarships:

Surbeck: Students with an ACT composite of 30 or above and top 10 percent of high school graduating class are considered for the four awards of $7,000 per year. Provided the recipient maintains a 3.00 or higher cumulative GPA, the award is renewable for an additional three years.

Presidential: Students with an ACT composite of 30 or above and top 10 percent of high school graduating class are considered for awards ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 per year. Provided the recipient maintains a 3.00 or higher cumulative GPA, the award is renewable for an additional three years.

Tech Challenge: Students with an ACT composite of 30 or above and top 10 percent of high school graduating class are considered for awards of $3,000 per year. Students with an ACT composite of 29 and below and top 10 percent of their graduating class are considered for awards of $2,000 per year (this award is limited and awarded until funds run out). Provided the recipient maintains a 3.00 or higher cumulative GPA, both levels of the Tech Challenge are renewable for one additional year.

Other: Some of our scholarship donors have set up scholarships with very specific eligibility criteria. These one year, non-renewable awards range from $100 to $2,500.

If scholarship funds become available from a higher dollar amount or multiple year award due to a recipient turning down their scholarship, awardees may be “moved up” to a more prestigious scholarship as appropriate. In addition, as scholarship funds become available, students that were not selected in our initial awarding process will be reconsidered for scholarship funding and notified accordingly.

Scholarship recipients will be notified of their awards approximately the third week of February. All applicants are notified whether or not they have been awarded a scholarship.