The deadline to apply for scholarships for certain technical diplomas and degrees at Wayne Community College has been extended to July 31.
The college’s “Top 12” Scholarship Program is designed to encourage students to study and go into careers in accounting; air conditioning, heating and refrigeration; criminal justice; emergency management; forest management; mechatronics engineering; medical assisting; medical laboratory technology; office administration; networking; pharmacy technology; or turfgrass management.
These annual scholarships provide full- or part-time in-state tuition and fees while enrolled in one of the designated programs at the college. Recipients must maintain a 2.5 grade point average and pass 67 percent of attempted credits.
Applications received after July 31 will be considered on a funds-available basis. The one exception is for the Medical Laboratory Technology program which will start its next cohort in Spring 2016; priority deadline for that program is Dec. 11, 2015.
For more details and an application form, go to www.waynecc.edu/financial-aid/scholarships or contact the WCC Financial Aid Office at (919) 739-6736 or (919) 739-6733 or wcc-finaid@waynecc.edu.
Wayne Community College is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, it serves 14,500 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 90 college credit programs.
Wayne Community College’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.