WCC Announces Golden LEAF Scholarship Opportunities for Fall Semester

WCC Announces Golden LEAF Scholarship Opportunities for Fall Semester

WCC Announces Golden LEAF Scholarship Opportunities for Fall Semester

Wilkesboro, N.C. – Wilkes Community College is pleased to announce scholarships are available through a grant made by the Golden LEAF Foundation to the North Carolina Community College System. Curriculum students may apply for up to $2250 annually. WDCE students may apply for up to $1,850 annually. WCC has over $28,000 to award between curriculum and WDCE for the 2024-25 academic year.

 

Awards can be used for tuition, fees, books, supplies, credentialing tests, transportation, childcare, and other expenses for the 2024-2025 academic year. The deadline for fall curriculum applications is October 1, 2024. The application is available online, and WCC students have been sent a link via email. WDCE applications are submitted on paper and are due by November 1, 2024. These applications can be picked up in Financial Aid or any WCC campus. Students may also contact the Financial Aid office at 336-838-6144 with questions.

 

The Golden LEAF Foundation was established in 1999 to administer a portion of the tobacco settlement agreement monies back into North Carolina’s rural and economically distressed communities. For 25 years, the nonprofit has partnered with state and local governments and other foundations to build economic opportunity across North Carolina through leadership in grantmaking, collaboration, innovation, and stewardship as an independent and perpetual foundation. The Foundation, governed by a board of directors appointed by leaders of NC’s legislative and executive branches, has focused on critical issues facing rural communities including bringing jobs and building industry by providing resources to communities, awarding scholarships to local students, and administering the state’s relief efforts following natural disasters. The Foundation has provided lasting impact to tobacco-dependent, economically distressed, and rural areas of the state by helping create 68,000 jobs; $780 million in new payrolls, and more than 98,000 workers trained or retrained for higher wages. Golden LEAF has awarded 2,256 grants worth over $1.3 billion since its inception. To find a list of participating community colleges and eligible counties, visit the Golden LEAF Scholarship page at www.goldenleaf.org.

 

Wilkes Community College, a member of the North Carolina Community College System, is a public, two-year, open-door institution serving the people of Wilkes, Ashe, and Alleghany counties and beyond. Established in 1965, WCC continues to build on a strong history of meeting the educational needs and cultural interests of our students, community, and workforce. WCC prepares learners for success in a dynamic world.

 

 

Russell L. Trembly
September 23, 2024
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