This
procedure includes processes for implementing Board of Trustees, Activity and
Adult Education scholarships in a consistent and reasonable manner. The procedure serves in combination with the
Institutional Scholarship manual.
Board
of Trustee Scholarships
This scholarship shall be for four (4)
semesters and one (1) summer of continuous study beginning the fall semester
after graduation from high school, unless special permission is otherwise
granted. The academic award will be made
to each in-district high school for the two students with the highest GPA in
the graduating class or to the next highest ranking in-district high school
student(s) who attends KC. In the event
of a tie, both students will be awarded a waiver. The highest-ranking student
shall be in the upper 25% of their graduating class. An annual total of 34 (unless there is a tie
and then this total will be adjusted accordingly) waivers could be awarded if
Woodlawn High School students living in the KC College district attend KC and
are eligible recipients.
Students awarded the Board of Trustees
scholarship waiver will receive tuition and mandatory fees up to 18 hours per
student each fall and spring semester and 6 hours each summer. Students are required to pay course fees and
online fees.
Students awarded the Board of Trustees
scholarship are required to complete leadership course work and serve as an
intern or community volunteer throughout the semesters they are utilizing the
scholarship.
Activity
Waivers
Activity waivers are awarded up to four
(4) semesters and one (1) summer of continuous study. Waivers may be awarded for activities
including Instrumental Music, Vocal Music, Theater, Collegiate FFA, Dairy
Judging and Students in Recruitment (Athletic waivers described below).
Notwithstanding the activity areas
listed above, the Administration reserves the right to restrict the number of
waivers for any given activity on a semester-by-semester basis. The Administration also reserves the right to
provide waivers for new activities that may be added. Such waivers would be
awarded in a manner consistent with the activity waivers that are in place at
the time this policy is approved.
Guidelines for use of waivers per
activity will be established by a campus-wide scholarship committee, which will
be coordinated by the Vice President of Student Services. Such guidelines will address application
process, participation requirements, and activity-specific rules for securing
and maintaining waivers.
Summary
of Current Student Activities Waivers
18 waivers for eligible Instrumental
Music students
9 waivers for eligible Vocal Music
students
9 waivers for eligible Theater students
4 awards for winning first and 4 awards
for second place in competitions of Collegiate FFA
8
waivers for eligible Dairy Judging students
5
waivers for eligible Students in Recruitment students
Athletic
Waivers
Athletic waivers for NJCAA sanctioned
teams shall be for up to four (4) semesters and one (1) summer of continuous
study. Waivers may be awarded as follows:
21.6
waivers for eligible Men’s Baseball students
13.5 waivers for eligible Men’s
Basketball students
13.5 waivers for eligible Women’s
Basketball students
6 waivers for eligible
Cheerleading students
7.2 waivers for eligible
Men’s Cross Country students
7.2 waivers for eligible
Women’s Cross Country students
16.2 waivers for eligible
Women’s Soccer students
18 waivers for eligible Women’s Softball
students
7.2 waivers for eligible Men’s Tennis
students
7.2 waivers for eligible Women’s Tennis
students
12.6 waivers for eligible
Women’s Volleyball students
Housing
Scholarships
To position the College’s Division 1
teams competitively in our region, housing scholarships are provided to student
athletes at the following level:
8 scholarships for eligible Men’s
Basketball students
8 scholarships for eligible Women’s
Basketball students
10 scholarships for eligible Men’s
Baseball students
6 scholarships for eligible Women’s
Volleyball students
8 scholarships for eligible Women’s
Softball students
Adult
Education Scholarships
A waiver
equaling 24 credit hours will be provided to students who successfully complete
their high school equivalency exam after at least 45 hours of coursework
through the Kaskaskia College Adult Education Division. Guidelines will include GPA requirements,
limitations of length of time prior to scholarship utilization and activity
requirements.
Student
Recruitment and Presidential Waivers
Other waivers
of tuition may be established to promote student recruitment. This includes high school academic and/or
program specific competitions held in the district or on the College
campus. Examples of the waivers include
but are not limited to Future Farmers of America (FFA) competition winners,
county fair queens, ROTC students, volunteer firefighters, WYSE competition
winners, and junior high school science fair winners.
Collegiate FFA waivers are provided to
the winners of four competitions. First
place finishers are awarded 18 credit hours and 2nd place winners are provided
6 credit hour waivers.
Presidential waivers may be awarded at
the discretion of Administration and on a case-by-case basis to assist students
in their educational endeavors.
Staff
and Dependent Tuition Waiver
A tuition
waiver for full time and 30-hour employees is a benefit of employment at the
College and are provided according to the policy covering employee and
dependent tuition waivers.
Application
Process for Institutional Scholarships
All students
wishing to receive an Institutional Scholarship of any kind must submit an
application through the online scholarship portal found at
https://kaskaskia.smapply.io. Students
will use this portal to initially apply for their desired scholarship and if
they are chosen as a recipient, they use the same portal to provide additional
documentation and complete required forms prior to the placement of the
scholarship on their student account.
This portal is also used by college staff to manage the scholarship
process from initial offer of a scholarship to a student all the way through
the posting of the award on the student’s financial account.
Verification
for Scholarship and Waivers
Only worthy
students who fulfill the requirements and expectations of waiver sponsors
and/or coaches may be recipients of the above awards. Each sponsor or coach along with the Vice
President of Student Services shall monitor scholarship pertaining to his/her
area of responsibility at the end of each semester. Based on such reviews, the College has the
absolute discretion to remove a scholarship and/or waiver from a student who
does not meet the requirements or expectations for receiving the award. Unused portions of a scholarship may be
awarded to another student.
The College reserves the right to reduce
or increase the number of scholarships and/or waivers proved on a year-by-year
basis.