Scholarships (Internal and Performance-Based)

 

Internal Scholarships

In order to qualify for scholarships, students must attend 12 or more hours per semester and meet all requirements specific to the scholarship opportunity.

• All scholarships are applied to Fall and Spring billing terms only. Scholarship monies are not applicable to summer courses unless specifically noted in the scholarship description.
• Students are able to apply for and accept as many scholarships as they qualify for; however, institutional scholarship monies cannot exceed the student's direct costs at Colby Community College. Excess Institutional Scholarship dollars will not result in a credit.
• Scholarships are NOT auto-renewed unless specifically noted in the scholarship description.
• All scholarship monies are at the discretion of the awarder. These funds can be revoked or prorated at any time based on the scholarship's qualifying indicators.
  • Performance-based scholarships:  Recipients must meet performance and participation standards set forth by the awarder. Please review the Performance-Based Scholarship requirements for details.
  • Merit-Based Scholarships:  Recipients must possess and maintain the required cumulative GPA or other academic indicators set forth by the

• Based on Title IV regulations, scholarship totals exceeding the cost of attendance may result in a reduced offer for student loan(s) and/or institutional scholarship(s).

Scholarship Terms

         Institutional Scholarship: Scholarships offered and awarded by employees of Colby Community   College.

• • This includes Athletics, Academic, Leadership, Field of Study, Co-Curricular, and Campus Visit scholarship categories.
  • Students are only eligible to receive 1 institutional leadership scholarship (Effective starting 2021-2022 Academic Year).

Foundation Scholarship: Scholarships offered and awarded by Colby Community College Endowment Foundation and its board.

External Scholarship: Scholarships are awarded to students by organizations outside of Colby Community College.

Outside scholarships are considered a financial aid resource and must be included in a student's financial aid award. The Office of Financial Aid first applies the outside scholarship to a student's unmet need that is not already covered by financial aid. In some cases, loans not based on financial need may be reduced (private loans, Federal Unsubsidized Loan, Federal PLUS Loan) in order to accommodate the addition of an outside scholarship. If the student's need is already met by need-based aid, then that aid is replaced with the outside scholarship. Need-based loans are first replaced.

Financial Aid Terms

Direct Cost: Charges that must be paid directly to the college. This includes tuition and fees, as well as room and board if the student is living on campus.

Indirect Cost: Estimated expenses that may be incurred by the student. These expenses are not paid to the college. Examples of indirect costs are transportation, room and board for off-campus students, and books and supplies that aren’t billed directly to the student from the college.

Cost of Attendance (COA): Not the bill a student may receive from the college, but rather the total amount it will cost a student to attend college each year. The COA includes tuition and fees; on-campus room and board (or a housing and food allowance for off-campus students); and allowances for books, supplies, transportation, loan fees, and, if applicable, dependent care. It can also include other expenses, such as an allowance for the rental or purchase of a personal computer, costs related to a disability, or costs for eligible study-abroad programs.

[Adopted July 2020; Updated April 2021]

 

 

Performance-Based Scholarships

CCC students receiving a performance-based (i.e., athletic, co-curricular, residence assistant, band, and/or vocal) scholarship or participating in a performance-based activity who are not residents of Kansas are eligible for in-state tuition upon acceptance of the scholarship and occupancy in Colby Community College’s residence halls.

CCC students receiving a performance-based scholarship (i.e., athletic, co-curricular, band, residence assistant, and vocal) will be required to take a minimum of 15 credit hours each semester they receive the scholarship.  In addition, these students must have completed 40 percent of their degree by the end of their first year (excluding zero-level courses).  These students will also be required to attend at least one Financial Aid Workshop each semester, unless they can provide evidence their FAFSA and all necessary paperwork has been completed.  Failure to meet these expectations may result in academic probation or, in extreme circumstances, the revocation of the scholarship.  This includes, but is not limited to, the NJCAA Letter of Intent and Scholarship agreement.

Students transferring in credit hours and receiving a scholarship must be granted written permission by the Vice President of Academic Affairs OR the Vice President of Student Affairs to take less than 15 credit hours a semester as long as they meet or are on track to meet 40 percent towards their degree.

CCC Students on performance-based scholarships will only have a class paid for through scholarship a maximum of one (1) time. If a student withdraws and/or fails a class, the second time they take the class, they will be required to pay for it, regardless of their scholarship amount.

All scholarship grade point average requirements and eligibility rules still apply.

[Updated Dec. 2022; July 2025] 

[Added November 2019]