AffordiNG YOUR EDUCATION AT NORTHEAST

Northeast Alabama Community College web pages:

Financial Aid Office - need-based grants, loans, work-study, and Veterans' benefits

Institutional Scholarships - competitive awards sponsored by NACC

Net Price Calculator - figures your cost at NACC based on your information

External links:

Federal Financial Aid at www.fafsa.ed.gov (NACC's school code is 001031.)

Alabama Higher Education 529 Fund

IRS: Hope & Lifetime Learning Educational Tax Credits

More options:

• List of selected external scholarship programs (pdf).

• The J. Howard Chandler Scholarship awards $2,680 per semester for four semesters to math, science, or engineering major. Download the application form here as a Microsoft Word document: Chandler Scholarship. For more information: barrons@nacc.edu  phone ext 2248, office in room PA 205.

• Over one hundred community-based scholarships are provided each year by local organizations, businesses, and individuals. Students can find out about these in their communities, schools, or workplaces.

• Leadership in Child Care (LICC) Scholarships are available for those interested in the Child Care field. Contact Susan Barron for more information: e-mail barrons@nacc.edu  phone ext 2248, office in room PA 205.

• Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative Scholarship Program will award one scholarship to a high school student and one to student already enrolled in college.

• The Coca-Cola Two-Year Scholarship Program is described at www.coca-colascholars.org  For more information, contact Susan Barron: e-mail barrons@nacc.edu  phone ext 2248, office in room PA 205..

• The Spina Bifida Association of Alabama established its Higher Education Scholarship Program to create and enhance the opportunities for persons with Spina Bifida to achieve their full potential through higher education. Persons with Spina Bifida who want more information about this scholarship should contact Susan Barron: e-mail barrons@nacc.edu  phone ext 2248, office in room PA 205.

• MENSA Education Foundation 2008-09 Scholarship Essay Contest awards range from $300 to $1,000. For more information please contact Susan Barron at phone ext 2248, office in room PA 205.

• Latino students should also see the Hispanic Scholarship Fund at http://www.hsf.net/ 

• Cancer survivors under age 25 can apply for a $1,000/yr scholarship at the
  American Cancer Society, 800-227-2345 or or www.cancer.org
  The deadline is February 1.

• Alabama Inter-Tribal Council Program is for low income American Indians, Alaskan Natives and Hawaiian Natives. Please call 800-400-3533 or view their website http://itcala.org/scholarships.html

• Alabama Indian Affairs Commission: Students must complete basic criteria to apply for AIAC scholarship. Please call 334-242-2831.

• Matthews-Harris Book Scholarship is a $400 book scholarship. For more information please contact Susan Barron: e-mail barrons@nacc.edu  phone ext 2248, office in room PA 205.

• NACC One-Semester Scholarships are for current students with a minimum GPA of 3.75 that cover tuition only. For more information please contact Susan Barron:  e-mail barrons@nacc.edu  phone ext 2248, office in room PA 205.

• The Senior Adult Scholarship Program automatically waives tuition (though not other fees) for college-credit courses for any student 60 years of age or older who is admitted to the college and to a program of study, when space is available.

• The Rainsville Career Center (sometimes called the Employment Office) can assist you in finding a job and can give special assistance if you qualify for WIA (Workforce Investment Act) and TRA/TAA (Trade Act). Click here:
  

More opportunities become available all the time. Students already enrolled should check campus bulletin boards and listen to announcements.

Other sources of aid can be found on the Internet, but you should be careful about advertisements and should NEVER PAY for information. All you need to know about applying for financial aid can be learned FREE. The best sources of information are high school guidance counselors, NAFSA, college financial aid offices, and college websites.