A student seeking an associate's degree at JCCC requires 64 credit hours. With books, that would cost a Johnson County resident $7,616 and a Kansas resident outside of Johnson County $8,576. The JCCC Foundation estimates more than 500 students who needed a scholarship did not receive an award last year because there were insufficient funds available.

Scholarships can be unrestricted or based on criteria that specify a program or area of study, such as nursing, health sciences or business, just to name a few. Additional elements can pertain to grade point average, year of study and federal-based financial need. Scholarships may also be based on academic or talent merit.

See some of the scholarships already provided by the Foundation or specific departments: http://www.jccc.edu/home/scholarships/.

There are two primary ways to fund a scholarship through the Foundation.

Endowed Scholarships

The endowed scholarship, because of its perpetual nature, is always one of the most popular instruments used by donors. This scenario calls for the donor to establish an endowment fund with the JCCC Foundation by making a sizeable donation. For example, using a projected 5 percent payout, a $5,000 endowment will provide approximately $250 a year to help fund a scholarship. The amount made available for scholarships naturally increases with the size of the endowment or the donor may choose to add directly to the scholarship each year to increase the size of the award.

Scholarships

The donor can also request that the JCCC Foundation distribute the entire amount of the donation during the first year or a limited number of years. This approach provides a larger scholarship, but only over a very short period of time. When the money is exhausted, the scholarship no longer exists unless the donor choose to make subsequent donations. Many organizations choose to establish this kind of scholarship and make annual donations.

If you are interested in establishing a scholarship or would like more information, please contact Kristin McDaniel, (913) 469-3835, kmcdanl@jccc.edu.

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