GC Catalog 2011 2012 - Gaston College

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Student InformationFinancial AidThe North Carolina Education Lottery Scholarshipprogram is offered by the North Carolina StateEducation Assistance Authority through CollegeFoundation, Inc. Applicants must complete the FreeApplication for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) eachyear they attend school. Eligibility and awards aredetermined annually. Details of the application processare available from the Financial Aid Office.North Carolina Student Loan Program for Health,Science, and MathematicsThis program was formerly known as the North CarolinaMedical Student Loan Program, and it is operatedas a Special Program Department of the NorthCarolina State Education Assistance Authority. To beeligible for the loan, students must be legal residentsof North Carolina who are enrolled full-time in degreeprograms oriented toward careers in health, mathematics,or science. Students may apply for this loanthrough the NC Education Assistance Authority. Studentsmay attend a North Carolina post-secondaryinstitution or eligible out-of-state institution. Awardrecipients are chosen according to major, academiccapabilities, and financial need. Further informationis available from the Financial Aid Office.Nurse Education Scholarship Loan Program(NESLP)The North Carolina General Assembly created thisprogram in 1989 in an attempt to alleviate a nursingshortage and is administered by the North CarolinaState Education Assistance Authority.NESLP awards are available to North Carolina residentsthat are enrolled in the LPN or the RN program.Awards are based upon financial need andother factors such as academic performance. Therepayment of the loan may be forgiven by workingas a nurse in North Carolina. NESLP recipient recommendationsare made by the Office of FinancialAid based on information from the Gaston CollegeNursing Department and data from the student’sfinancial aid application.Nurse Scholars ProgramThe Nurse Scholars Program is a competitive, meritbasedscholarship/loan program available to studentswho have chosen to enter the nursing profession.This program was created in 1989 by the NorthCarolina General Assembly to address the shortageof trained nurses practicing in North Carolina. An11-member Nurse Scholars Commission selectsrecipients for the award on the basis of superioracademics, leadership potential, and desire to practicenursing on a full-time basis in North Carolina.Recipients must be US Citizens and North Carolinaresidents. Students must plan to enter a nursingprogram at one of the North Carolina colleges, universities,or hospitals that offer nurse educationprograms which prepare students for licensure asa Registered Nurse (RN). Recipients are selectedbased on information received from the GastonCollege Nursing Department. Financial need is nota criterion.The Nurse Scholars Program is administered bythe North Carolina State Education AssistanceAuthority. Applications may be received from any ofthe participating colleges offering nurse educationprograms, counselor offices in the high schools in NorthCarolina, and from the North Carolina StateEducation Assistance Authority.State Employees Credit Union “People HelpingPeople” ScholarshipThe SECU Foundation established this two-yearscholarship program to assist North CarolinaCommunity College System (NCCCS) students inachieving academic success. Each North CarolinaCommunity College receives two (2) scholarships.These scholarships are distributed semi-annually intwo payments for fall semester and spring semesterfor a maximum of four (4) consecutive semesters.Scholarships are not transferable to another studentor another school.Preference is given to students whose parents orguardians and family members are public sectoremployees who live and work in North Carolina.The committee considers students who best exemplifythe membership philosophy of credit unions,“People Helping People”, and have demonstratedleadership, excellence of character, integrity, andcommunity involvement. The recipient is selectedwithout regard to race, sex, color, creed, religiouspreference, age, national origin or disability. Thecommittee recognizes the individual most deservingof an opportunity to attend college. Recipientsare selected by the Gaston College ScholarshipCommittee. To be considered for this scholarship,students must complete a Gaston College Scholarshipapplication.Wachovia Technical ScholarshipThis fund was established through a gift from theWachovia Bank and Trust Company to the NC CommunityCollege System. To qualify as a candidate forthis scholarship, a person must be a full-time studentenrolled in the second year of a two-year technicalprogram; must demonstrate financial need andscholastic promise; and must use the scholarshipto pay for books, tuition, and transportation. Therecipient is selected by the Gaston College ScholarshipCommittee. To be considered for this scholarship,students must complete a Gaston CollegeScholarship application.16
Student InformationFinancial AidGaston College Foundation ScholarshipsThe Gaston College Foundation, Inc. offers a varietyof scholarships for Gaston College students. Foundationscholarships are often established throughdonations from clubs, individuals, businesses, andother foundations. Donors will often assist in establishingthe criteria for awarding foundation scholarships.Applicants are considered for all scholarshipsfor which they qualify. To be eligible for a GastonCollege Foundation scholarship, applicants mustsatisfy all Gaston College admissions requirementsincluding any required placement tests for theirprogram of study and complete a GastonCollege Foundation Scholarship Application and theFAFSA. Completed applications must be received byMarch 31 each year for the following academic year.Contact the Foundation at 704.922.6511 for acomplete list of individual scholarship criteria. Alist of the Gaston College Foundation Scholarshipsis also available on the Gaston College website atwww.gaston.edu/admissions/admfinaid.html.Other Gaston College ScholarshipsGaston College has established academic scholarshipsfor high school seniors residing in Gastonand Lincoln counties who plan to enroll at GastonCollege as freshman during the year of their highschool graduation. High school seniors interested inacademic scholarships should submit the appropriateapplication for the Management Honors (Academic)Scholarship or Careers Scholarship. Theseapplications must be signed by the student’s highschool counselor. Completed applications must bereceived by March 31 for the following academicyear.Management Honors (Academic) ScholarshipThese scholarships are designed for high school seniorswho have demonstrated academic excellenceand plan to attend Gaston College. These scholarshipsare not based on need. To be eligible applicantsmust have maintained a “B” average (3.0 on a 4.0scale) or better during high school, must present evidenceof expectation of high school graduation, andplan to attend Gaston College full-time. Applicantsmust satisfy all requirements for their proposed programsof study. Applicants must be from Gaston andLincoln counties. Scholarships are renewable for asecond year provided the recipient maintains a 3.0grade point average while enrolled at Gaston College.Career ScholarshipsThese scholarships are designed for high schoolseniors who have demonstrated academic excellenceand intend to pursue careers in specified engineeringtechnologies or industrial technologiesmajors and who satisfy all entrance requirementsfor their proposed programs of study at Gaston College.These scholarships are not based on need. Tobe eligible for these scholarships, applicants musthave maintained a “B” average (3.0 on a 4.0 scale)or better during high school, must present evidenceof expectation of high school graduation and planto attend Gaston College full-time. Applicants mustintend to pursue a degree, diploma, or certificatein engineering technologies or industrial technologies.Applicants must be from Gaston and Lincolncounties. Scholarships are renewable for a secondyear provided the recipient maintains a 3.0 gradepoint average while enrolled at Gaston College. CareerScholarships the award are not to be extendedbeyond three semesters for a diploma program orfive semesters for a degree program. Off-campusco-op semesters are not included in the scholarship.VETERANS INFORMATIONGaston College is approved by the Departmentof Veteran Affairs (DVA) to offer VA educationalbenefits. Students who are eligible to receiveveterans’ benefits should contact the VeteransAffairs Office located in the Myers Center on theDallas Campus and complete the necessary formsbefore benefits can begin.Students who are eligible for VA benefits should submita copy of their class schedule each semester tothe VA Office. It is the student’s responsibility tofollow college and/or Department of Veteran Affairsregulations. Failure to do so may put the studentin repayment. Gaston College’s Veterans AffairsOffice must be notified of any schedule changes. Ifa student changes his or her program of study, thestudent must complete and submit a Petition forMajor Change form to the Records and RegistrationOffice and complete and submit the appropriateDVA forms to the Veterans Affairs Office.VOCATIONAL REHABILITATIONThe state of North Carolina may provide financialassistance for students who have physical or mentaldisabilities learning disability, or emotional impairment.Interested students should contact their localVocational Rehabilitation Office for further information.The Gastonia office is located at 109 W. EighthAvenue, Gastonia, NC 28054, 704.853.5358. TheLincolnton office is located at 529 North AspenStreet, Lincolnton, NC 28092. 704.735.8035.17
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