SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC) offers a variety of scholarships: academic, performance, career/technical and alumni/foundation. These may be awarded based on academic achievement, financial need, and/or other criteria.

ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS

PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP
ACT Score 28 and above
Full tuition, book rental fees and room/board
(Residence halls are only available at the Perkinston Campus).

Awarded to full-time, first-time entering freshmen (hours taken as a dually enrolled high school student do not affect scholarship eligibility). To be eligible, a student must be a legal resident of Mississippi and enrolled in a minimum of 15 semester hours. Online/Internet courses are not counted toward the semester hour requirement.

This scholarship is renewable up to four consecutive semesters, not including summer. To remain eligible, students must maintain a 3.5 or higher cumulative grade point average as a full-time student. Students who drop below the 3.5 will be placed on scholarship probation for one probationary semester to allow the student to regain the 3.5 cumulative GPA. If the student does not bring the cumulative GPA up to 3.5 or above the next semester, the student will no longer receive the scholarship. Priority deadline is April 1.

DEANS SCHOLARSHIP
ACT Score 25-27
Full tuition

Awarded to full-time, first-time entering freshmen (hours taken as a dually enrolled high school do not affect scholarship eligibility). To be eligible, a student must be a legal resident of Mississippi and enrolled in a minimum of 12 semester hours. Online/Internet courses are not counted toward the semester hour requirement. This scholarship is renewable up to four consecutive semesters, not including summer.

To remain eligible, students must maintain a 3.0 or higher cumulative grade point average as a full-time student. Students who drop below the 3.0 will be placed on scholarship probation for one probationary semester to allow the student to regain the 3.0 cumulative GPA. If the student does not bring the cumulative GPA up to 3.0 or above the next semester, the student will no longer receive the scholarship. Priority deadline is April 1.

INCENTIVE SCHOLARSHIP
ACT Score 21-24
Half tuition

Awarded to full-time, first-time entering freshmen (hours taken as a dually enrolled high school student do not affect scholarship eligibility). To be eligible, a student must be a legal resident of Mississippi and enrolled in a minimum of 12 semester hours. Online/Internet courses are not counted toward the semester hour requirement. This scholarship is renewable up to four consecutive semesters, not including summer. To remain eligible, students must maintain a 2.5 or higher grade point average as a full-time student. Priority deadline is April 1.

Click here for an academic scholarship application.

CAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOLARSHIPS

Full-tuition scholarships awarded to full-time first-time entering freshmen career/technical students who have a high school diploma and have completed a two-year career/technical training program with an overall high school average of B or above at a high school that has an articulated training agreement with MGCCC. A half tuition career/technical scholarship is also available for students with a “C” average in academic courses and an “A” average in career/technical courses. The eligibility requirements to continue to receive this scholarship are that a student must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher and to successfully complete a minimum of 12 semester hours each fall and spring semester (an IP grade does not count as successfully completing a course). These scholarships are renewable for the length of the program for career programs. For career/technical students, it is renewable for the length of the program which may include summer enrollment for programs that require summer attendance as indicated in the college catalog. For two-year programs that do not require summer attendance, the scholarship is renewable for four consecutive fall/spring semesters.

Complete a CAREER-TECH application.

HONORS SCHOLARSHIPS

Full tuition and book service scholarships are awarded to eligible students selected for the MGCCC Honors Program. For more information and an application, contact the Honors Program coordinator at the campus.

PERFORMANCE SCHOLARSHIPS
(Art, Music, Athletic, Band, etc.)

Performance scholarships are awarded to selected students based on a specific talent, skill, or ability. Recipients are selected through an audition, try-out, portfolio, or other demonstration of talent. Individual departments award these scholarships. For more information, contact the department at the campus of your choice.

ALUMNI/FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS

April 1 is the deadline for this group of scholarships unless otherwise stated

These scholarships are provided by the MGCCC Foundation, private donors and gifts from organizations. Awards are based on availability of funds and scholarship requirements are subject to change. Applicants for MGCCC Foundation scholarships must first complete a financial aid form. You may download these forms from Financial Aid Forms and Applications.

Click here for a complete list of Alumni/Foundation Scholarships

GED SCHOLARSHIPS

Students who earn a GED score of 577 or higher are awarded a half-time scholarship for one semester covering a maximum of 6 semester hours. This scholarship covers tuition and book rental fees. In order to qualify for this award, a student must have taken the GED test within the past 3 years and their attendance at MGCCC must be their first time college attendance.

Students who earn a GED score of 450 to 576 are eligible to take one free class for one semester. Their tuition and book rental fees for this class would be paid by the college. In order to qualify for this award, a student must have taken the GED test within the past 3 years, be over the age of 18, and their attendance at MGCCC must be their first time college attendance.

Descher Foundation
McDonald's Tuition Reimbursement

Students working for McDonald's restaurants part-time (27 hours or more) are eligible for full-tuition reimbursement. The program is open to shift managers who must complete the "office basic shift management", "basic shift management", and "serve safe" courses. A contract plus two weeks is required, and students who do not complete contract requirements must pay full tuition. Students must maintain a B average to remain eligible.

More details and requirements can be found at www.mcstate.com or by visiting your local McDonald's.