Jefferson State Community College Scholarships

JSCC has several scholarship opportunities! Students in the counselor’s choice scholarships should email Mrs. Keahey for further instructions. 

Tuition and fees scholarship for up to 15 hours a semester for 6 semesters

  • Have a cumulative 3.0 GPA or higher at the end of their 1st semester senior year
  • Have a 22 or higher composite ACT score. ACT scores  be on file with Admissions by the April  1st deadline
  • Applied for admission to Jefferson State for Fall 2024 prior to submitting the scholarship application
  • Submit a copy of their high school transcripts showing their grades and GPA after the first semester of their senior year
  • Students with a composite ACT score of 25 or higher will receive a scholarship for 9 credit hours per semester for up to 6 semesters.
  • Students with a composite ACT score of 22-24 will receive a scholarship for 6 credit hours per semester for up to 6 semesters.
  • Have a cumulative 3.0 GPA or higher at the end of their 1st semester of senior year
  • Have a 22 or higher composite ACT score. ACT scores must be on file with Admissions by the June 1st deadline
  • Applied for admission to Jefferson State for Fall 2024 prior to submitting the scholarship application
  • Submit a copy of their high school transcripts showing their grades and GPA after the first semester of their senior year

To apply, complete the JSCC Academic Excellence Scholarship application and submit required documents 
Tuition and fees scholarship for up to 6 hours a semester for 6 semesters

  • Have a cumulative 3.0 GPA or higher at the end of their 1st semester of senior year, including JSCC coursework
  • Have 20 or higher composite ACT score. ACT scores must be on file with Admissions by the June 1st deadline
  • Successfully completed 6 or more credit hours in the JSCC Dual Enrollment program
  • Applied for admission to Jefferson State for Fall 2024 prior to submitting the scholarship application
  • Submit a copy of their high school transcripts showing their grades and GPA after the first semester of their senior year

To apply, complete the JSCC Dual Enrollment Achievement Scholarship application and submit required documents 

More information and the applications can be found on our website at https://www.jeffersonstate.edu/highschoolscholarships/

Jefferson State Community College Counselor’s Choice Scholarships

Counselor’s Scholarship – Academic:
• Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher to apply.
• Must have applied for Fall 2024 Admissions to Jefferson State Community College.
• Complete a 2024-2025 FASFA for Jefferson State Community College.
EMAIL MRS. KEAHEY FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO APPLY

Counselor’s Scholarship – Career Technical:
• Students must enroll/remain enrolled in a non-health science AAS CTE program at Jefferson State.
• Must have been involved in CTE in high school.
• Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher to apply.
• Must have applied for Fall 2024 Admissions to Jefferson State Community College.
• Complete a 2024-2025 FASFA for Jefferson State Community College.
EMAIL MRS. KEAHEY FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO APPLY

NAACP/MLP Scholarship

The NAACP/MLP scholarship awards totaling $5000.

Submission deadline: Sunday, February 25, 2024.

Eligibility: Graduating high school seniors in Shelby County public schools who have demonstrated a commitment to advancing racial justice and the potential to be outstanding community leaders. 

Sponsoring organizations: Shelby County NAAC and Montevallo Legacy Project. 

Application materials: Application form and details about the scholarship can be found here. We’ve attached the application package to this email for your convenience.

Direct questions to naacpshelby@gmail.org. 

Alabama College Application Campaign (Free College Application Week)

Alabama College Application Campaign (Free College Application Week) kicks off next week! The list of participating colleges/universities were released today! You can find the tentative list below. Please note some schools require a waiver code. This info can be found on the attached spreadsheet. 

ALABAMA COLLEGE APPLICATION CAMPAIGN (ALCAC)
OCTOBER 16-20, 2023

TENTATIVE LIST OF PARTICIPATING COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES* indicates schools that require a waiver code

ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY
ALABAMA AVIATION COLLEGE
ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY
ALLEN UNIVERSITY
ANDREW COLLEGE
ATHENS STATE UNIVERSITY
*AUBURN UNIVERSITY
AUBURN UNIVERSITY MONTGOMERY
BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE
BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN COLLEGE
BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
BRENAU UNIVERSITY
CALHOUN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
COASTAL ALABAMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DRAKE STATE COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE
ENTERPRISE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
*FAULKNER UNIVERSITY
FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE
FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
GEORGIA GWINNETT COLLEGE
GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY
HUNTINGDON COLLEGE
*JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY
JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
LAWSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
LINCOLN TECH
*LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY
LURLEEN B. WALLACE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
MARYVILLE COLLEGE
*MERCER UNIVERSITY
MILES COLLEGE
*MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE
NORTHEAST ALABAMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
NORTHWEST ALABAMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
REID STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE
*SAMFORD UNIVERSITY
SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SNEAD STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
SOUTH UNIVERSITY
SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SPRING HILL COLLEGE
STILLMAN COLLEGE
TRENHOLM STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
*TROY UNIVERSITY
TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY
*UNION UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM (UAB)
*UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE (UAH)
*UNIVERSITY OF MOBILE
UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA
*UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
*UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA
*UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA
UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA
WALLACE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (DOTHAN)
WALLACE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (HANCEVILLE)
WALLACE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (SELMA)
WOFFORD COLLEGE

Waiver codes: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WVZplIdnQbWhaQYBMy4uUsxerVNVoGN8K03PCHkAHmU/edit#gid=0

Alabama Leaders in Educational Technology Scholarship

This is a great scholarship ($10,000) for any student interested in pursuing a degree in any technology related field.

Here is the link to the information and application form.  It is due Nov. 24th.  It does require Lauren Wooley’s (l2wooley@shelbyed.org ) signature as the Technology Director and member of ALET.  

https://www.go-alet.org/scholarship/

Alabama College & University Book

Attached is the Alabama College & University Scholarship Book. It includes the scholarships for incoming freshman for all the 4 and 2-years colleges in Alabama. This is a lot of information, but a very valuable tool for searching for scholarships! The link to each school’s scholarship page is located under the school’s name. Scholarships that are for Shelby County area students, or CTE programs that we offer at the schools or CTEC have been highlighted.