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Student Scholarships and Grants

Honor Scholarship
Provides full-time in-state tuition and a $200 textbook stipend for four consecutive semesters. To receive this scholarship, a student must have a 3.35 GPA (through seven semesters of high school) and a composite of 23 on the ACT or 1610 on the SAT. April 28, 2006 is the final award date. Contact the Director of Admissions, Laurie Watkins, at (307) 382-1648.

Senior Scholarship
Provides full-time instate tuition for four consecutive semesters. Applicants must have a 3.10 GPA and a composite of 18 on the ACT or 1310 on the SAT. See your high school counselor about how to apply. March 31, 2006 is the deadline for counselor nominations. For more information, call the WWCC Financial Aid Department at (307) 382-1643.

Competition Grants
Provides full-time in-state tuition for the successful competition in the occupational areas Automotive Technology, Electronics, Health & Fitness, Law Enforcement, OIS (Computer Applications), Welding, and others. The minimum criteria is a 2.00 GPA. Call Admissions at (307) 382-1648 for dates and times of on-campus competitions.

Special Ability Grants
Provides scholarships in Art, Dance, Music, or Theatre. Contracts may be offered to cover in-state tuition, room, board, or a combination of these. The minimum criterion is a 2.00 GPA. Call Admissions at (307) 382-1648 for audition information.

Other opportunities in the form of foundation grants, athletic grants, and other scholarships may be available through the WWCC Financial Aid Department. Please contact us at (307) 382-1643 or email finaid@wwcc.wy.edu for more information.

I have financial aid, now how do I keep it?

Students who receive financial assistance at WWCC through Federal, State, or Institutional Financial Aid Programs have a legal responsibility to maintain Satisfactory Progress towards a degree objective. This requires the Financial Aid Office to make a determination whether applicants are eligible for financial assistance based on their prior academic record, regardless of whether or not they received aid. These guidelines represent minimal standards. They do not necessarily coincide with the requirements students must fulfill to initially receive aid nor the number of credits a student is expected to earn in order to complete a two-year degree in two years’ time. Students will be considered in good standing and eligible to receive financial assistance for WWCC if maintaining normal academic progress towards their degree as required by Federal and State regulations and the following policies and conditions.

Duration of Eligibility: Students will only be eligible for financial assistance for a specific number of credit hours. At WWCC the limit is 96 credit hours. This includes all attempted and transferred hours.

Satisfactory Completion: Satisfactory means a student has received a minimum grade of D or P. Grades of I (incomplete), F (failure) and W (withdrawal) are not considered successfully completed classes. Repeat courses will be counted in attempted and completed credits. The Financial Aid Office has the right to refuse aid to students who abuse the inclusion of repeat courses to obtain funding. Inappropriate selection of courses is not an acceptable reason for not maintaining satisfactory academic progress. Students should contact an advisor.

Minimum GPA and Credit Completion: Students must maintain at least a 2.00 cumulative GPA. The minimum standards per semester are outlined below:

Financial Aid Probation
Probation is a warning that the student has not met Satisfactory Academic Progress for the previous semester. Students on probation can still receive aid. Failure to meet SAP while on probation will lead to suspension from financial aid for future semesters.

Financial Aid Suspension
Financial Aid recipients will be automatically placed on Suspension if they 1) withdraw from WWCC; 2) fail to satisfactorily complete a minimum of six (6) credit hours or 3) fail to achieve satisfactory progress while in a Probationary Status. Students on suspension for the first time must earn enough credits at their own expense to correct the deficiency. Students on second or subsequent suspension are ineligible to receive any aid of one year from the end of the term in which the infraction occurred.

Appeal of Suspension
Students may appeal in writing to the Financial Aid Office. It is the responsibility of the students to know if their grade reports, when compared to the Satisfactory Progress Standards, will cause immediate suspension of their financial aid. It is not the responsibility of the Financial Aid Office to notify students. Further, it is the student’s responsibility to notify the Financial Aid Office when reinstatement conditions have been met or to initiate and appeal.

Reinstatement of Financial Aid
Students whose suspension time has elapsed or who have successfully corrected the deficiency, must notify the Financial Aid Office and submit a grade transcript for review. Reinstatement of aid will be subject to funds available at the time the completed file is reviewed.

Transfer Students
Students who transfer to WWCC with satisfactory progress standard problems may be required to appeal for probationary funding.

Non-degree Students
A non-degree student is by definition not considered to be in a program and is therefore, not eligible for Financial Aid.

Withdrawal/Refunds/Repayments
Financial Aid recipients who drop classes which result in a reduction of fees paid are subject to WWCC’s Refund/Repayment Policy. Refund moneys will be used to repay any financial aid awards before any refund is made to the student. Students may be required to repay financial aid when they withdraw before the end of the semester. The amount of repayment is determined according to Federal regulations which take into account the number of class days attended and the total dollar amount of aid received.

Changes in Satisfactory Progress Standards
Changes to any of the specific provisions regarding this policy may be made at any time, without publication, due to changes in Federal, State and/or Institutional Regulations or Policies. Questions should be addressed to the WWCC Financial Aid Office.

Scholarship/Civic Grant Recipients
Many scholarship recipients are required to maintain higher academic standards than outlined in this policy. Students unable to maintain minimum acceptable standards should contact the Financial Aid Office.

Requirements for Western Wyoming Community College Scholarships and Grants

Remember, each student is responsible for knowing his/her requirements to maintain eligibility. If you have any question please contact the Financial Aid office at 382-1643.