Scholarships

Scholarship Information

York College offers scholarships recognizing talent, achievement, and character. Awards are made on a first come, first served basis until all available scholarship funds have been distributed. Students financial need, as determined by the FAFSA, is also considered in awarding some scholarships.  For a student to be eligible for any York College Scholarship or Grant, the student must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The scholarship priority deadline is June 1. After June 1, scholarships may be awarded by need. Each applicant is first considered for all grants and scholarships awarded, remaining need may be met with loans and/or campus employment as eligibility permits.

Students receiving institutional scholarships and grants are expected to represent York College in a positive and respectful manner. Students experiencing discipline problems or facing disciplinary action may lose their scholarships. In addition, Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) is required to keep all scholarships. For renewable scholarships, a student not maintaining Satisfactory Academic Progress may apply for reinstatement of the scholarship after one year without the scholarship provided the student fulfilled SAP the previous year. To ensure eligibility of renewable scholarships students must also complete the FAFSA by the determined priority date.

Academic and ACT scholarships under half tuition require a GPA of 3.00 to be maintained in order to keep the scholarships. Academic and ACT scholarships over half tuition require a GPA of 3.50 to be maintained in order to keep the scholarships.

Academic Scholarships

Academic scholarships are based upon academic merit. The following list represents some of the scholarship opportunities available to new incoming students who have never been enrolled with full-time status at a previous institution:

• National Merit Finalist
• Presidential Scholar
• National Merit Semi-Finalist
• Valedictorian .
• Salutatorian
• Academic Scholarships--will be awarded on a graduated scale based on ACT/SAT scores for first-time college students. A graduated minimum GPA requirement must be met in order to renew Academic Scholarships each year.

*Please note that SAT scores will be converted to an ACT Composite Score.

Talent Scholarships

Athletics

Scholarships are available for baseball (M), basketball (M/W), cheer & pom squad (W), soccer (M/W), softball (W), track/cross country (M/W), volleyball (W), and wrestling (M).

Creative Arts

Students may stack these scholarships with other non-creative arts scholarships as determined by the stacking policy. A minimum $500 scholarship is available for the following programs:

• Celebration Singers
• Concert Choir
• Drama
• Forensics

Departmental Grants

Each York College program offering a bachelor’s degree can recommend students to receive a Departmental Grant. These grants will be awarded up to $1,000 per semester as stackable with other York College scholarships. The grant is for the student’s first year only attending York College. Each department is responsible for collecting applications and submitting recommendations to the Scholarship Committee. The Scholarship Committee will review the submitted recommendations and award the grant. The Student's financial need, as determined by the FAFSA is also considered in awarding this grant. Students applications are due to the department head by June 1.  Please contact Dr. Tracey Wyatt, Dean of Academics at (tlwyatt@york.edu) for questions about all Departmental Grants.

Other Award Opportunities

York College offers its students a variety of miscellaneous scholarship opportunities such as the following:

• AIM Program Graduates
• Ambassadors
• Campus Ministry Staff*
• Certificate Awards- Up to $1,000. Only one redeemable per academic year. (e.g. LTC scholarships)
• Child of a Christian Elementary/Secondary School Full-time Employee (not stackable with other York College Scholarships)
• Child of a Church of Christ College Full-time Employee (not stackable with other York College Scholarships)
• Child of a Church of Christ Full-time Minister (not stackable with all York College Scholarships)
• Child of a Church of Christ Vocational Minister (not stackable with other York College Scholarships)
• Child of a Foreign Missionary supported by the Church of Christ (not stackable with other York College scholarships)
• Heritage-- Students must meet FAFSA Priority Deadline and write a personal essay each year for scholarship to be renewed. Student's financial need, as determined by the FAFSA is also considered in awarding this scholarship.(Letter from Church Administrator and personal essay detailing church activities required.)
• Residential Assistants*
• Student Association Officer
• Sibling Discount-- two or more siblings attend full-time (must be dependent students)
• YC Achievement
• Yearbook Editor/Assistant Editor

*Scholarship is available to students after their first-year at York College.