Renewable Scholarships Available for 15 Programs - Wayne Community College | Goldsboro, NC

Renewable Scholarships Available for 15 Programs

Students entering certain technical programs at Wayne Community College may be eligible for renewable scholarships.

The Foundation of Wayne Community College’s “Top 15” Scholarship Program is designed to encourage students to study and go into careers in accounting; agribusiness, air conditioning, heating and refrigeration; General Motors automotive systems; engineering (the college’s newest associate degree program); collision repair and refinishing; criminal justice; early childhood education; emergency management; mechatronics engineering; medical assisting; medical laboratory technology; medical office administration; network management; or pharmacy technology.

These scholarships provide full- or part-time in-state tuition and fees while pursuing one of the designated diplomas or degrees at the college. The scholarship is renewable by re-applying each semester if the recipient maintains a 2.5 grade point average and passes 67 percent of attempted credits.

To apply, go to www.waynecc.edu/foundation/scholarships/, download the “College Student Scholarship Application Form,” and note interest in the “Top 15 Scholarship” on the form. Applications also can be obtained from the Foundation by calling (919) 739-7022 or going to the Foundation offices in the Dogwood Building on the college’s main campus in Goldsboro.

The deadline to apply for this scholarship is Friday, July 22.

The “Top 15” programs are
Accounting Emergency Management
Agribusiness Technology Mechatronics Engineering Technology
Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Medical Assisting
Automotive Systems/General Motors (GM ASEP) Medical Laboratory Technology
Associate in Engineering Medical Office Administration
Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology Networking Technology
Criminal Justice Technology Pharmacy Technology
Early Childhood Education

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 14,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry, and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 70 college credit programs. The college’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.

The Foundation of Wayne Community College awarded 569 scholarships worth more than $367,000 for the summer 2015, fall 2015, and spring 2016 semesters. In addition to raising and dispersing funds for scholarships, it provides funding for innovative campus projects and employee recognition, and offers cultural programs for the community.

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