Academic Support Scholarships
Academic support scholarships offer a one-time award of per eligible student for academic dual enrollment. Students must meet all Calhoun Dual Enrollment requirements. Students receiving Workforce Scholarships or other scholarships are not eligible for Academic Support Scholarships. The Scholarship is applied to eligible student accounts following registration. Funding is limited. Scholarships will only be available until all funds are expended.
Workforce Scholarships
Student Eligibility for Workforce Scholarships
- The student must be in the 10th, 11th, or 12th grade.
- Students in Advanced Manufacturing and Automotive classes must have a 2.0 GPA or higher. Students in all other programs, and students taking any academic classes, must have a 2.5 GPA or higher.
- All students receiving scholarships must meet established placement criteria as determined by appropriate ACT, SAT or placement exam scores.
- Approval from school counselor or administrator is required. Approval from secondary school officials indicates that the student has demonstrated both academic readiness and social maturity.
- A scholarship application must be submitted each semester.
*Application for a dual enrollment technology scholarship does not guarantee that a scholarship will be awarded.
Continuous Eligibility: Students who meet the criteria for initial admission to a Dual Enrollment for Dual Credit Program, as specified in the Chancellor’s Procedures for Dual Enrollment, will maintain continuous eligibility so long as they earn a grade of “C” or better in all attempted college courses.
Workforce Scholarship Policies
Each student who receives a Dual Enrollment Technology Scholarship must have declared technical program of study and only courses required for that program of study will be eligible for scholarship funds. The main purpose of the funding is to provide assistance with technical courses. Not all academic classes are eligible for funding.
Dual Enrollment technology scholarship funds may be used to cover not only the required technical courses but required academic courses as well. However, funding for Career/technical classes is the main focus of the Workforce Scholarship grant.
Dual Enrollment Technology scholarship funds may be used to cover tuition, textbooks and supplies depending on availability of funds, the needs of the individual student and the requirements of the technical classes. The scope of each scholarship is determined by available funding and the scholarship grant guidelines. Costs covered will be determined on an individual basis.
The scholarship funds are contingent upon allocations by the Alabama Legislature. Calhoun has received technology scholarship grants since the program was initiated by the state in 2008, however future grant awards are not guaranteed and will depend on availability of funding through the Alabama Workforce program.
Programs Eligible for Workforce Scholarships
Scholarships will only be awarded in those programs approved by the Alabama Community College System. Programs designated as eligible for Dual Enrollment Workforce Scholarship funding at Calhoun Community College include:
Advanced Manufacturing
- Aerospace Technology
- Air Conditioning & Refrigeration
- Automotive Technology
- Additive Manufacturing Design Drafting Technology
- Electrical Technology
- Industrial Maintenance
- Machine Tool Technology
- Process Technology
-
Welding
Computer Information Systems
- Cybersecurity/IT
- Programming
- Systems Engineering Technology
Health Science
- Emergency Medical Services
- Certified Nurse Assistant
In addition, students can receive scholarship funding for introductory coursework in Biotechnology, Criminal Justice, and Child Development.
Most programs all have short-term certificate options. These certificates are available to all Calhoun students and provide a pathway that allows high school students to work towards their chosen A.A.S. degree, and at the same time, graduate from high school with a credential that could potentially lead to employment.