Jefferson State Community College Scholarships

Jefferson State Community College will award twenty full-tuition scholarships to outstanding high school students who will be enrolling in the Fall Semester 2013. These are one-year scholarships which may be renewed for one additional year provided the recipient meets the criteria for renewal. These students must have a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA at the end of their first semester of the senior year and a minimum of 22 on the ACT test. The student must be an U.S. citizen or provide proper documented residency status.
Students may go on-line at www.jeffstateonline.com to apply for admission to Jefferson State and to fill out a scholarship application. Please inform outstanding students that they can use the application to apply for scholarships awarded by the College Scholarship Committee. One recommendation and a two page essay stating why the student wants to attend Jefferson State should be attached to the application when it is submitted. Please note that all scholarship requirements need to be on file by the March 1st deadline. Please mail the transcripts to Pat McLean in the Financial Aid Office after the first semester senior grades are posted. The Admissions Office will need a final official transcript after the student graduates. Students need to go to www.jeffstateonline.com and complete the scholarship application. The application is located on the scroll bar on the Jefferson State Community College homepage and under the Financial Aid tab, then Scholarships. If you have any questions, please email Pat McLean at pmclean@jeffstateonline.com.
Counselor's Scholarship: Jefferson State is pleased to continue its tradition of making available the Counselor's Scholarship. The March 1st deadline and ACT score do not apply to the Counselor's Scholarship. An outstanding student from each high school may be selected as the recipient of the Counselor's Scholarship for the 2013-2014 academic year. The student must have a minimum 3.0 GPA after grades are posted for the first semester of the student's senior year. The student must be an U.S. citizen or provide proper documented residency status. The student will also have to provide a two page essay giving the reasons they want to attend Jefferson State Community College. The student must have an application for admission on file at the college. Student may go on-line to apply for admission to Jefferson State at www.jeffstateonline.com.
All recipients of scholarships are required to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). You may go to the web site www.fafsa.gov to complete an application for the 2013-2014 school year. Jefferson State's school code is 001022. Use your parent's and your 2012 Federal Income Tax form (Federal 1040) to answer the questions asked about income.