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This is a general reference guide only. For detailed information regarding terms and conditions of scholarships and renewal criteria, please review the "Scholarships, Awards, and Grants" section of your academic catalog. Find your catalog on the Registrar Web site.

Below is a list of scholarships available to students taking online web-based classes.

Scholarship Amount Criteria Application process
Associate Degree
Transfer Grant
$375 ($75 per session) Eligibility for the Associate Transfer Grant includes the following criteria:

The Associate Degree must have been earned within the past twelve months and consist of 60 credit hours or its equivalent. The student must not have received the Associate degree from Columbia College. The student may not have completed additional college work since the award of the Associate degree. The student must have financial need. (For example, he or she must not be eligible for VA Benefits or for Tuition Assistance.)

The Associate Transfer Grant provides a reduction in tuition for each eligible student at a maximum of $12.50 per credit hour attempted.

This award is for five sessions only, for a maximum total award of $375
To receive and remain eligible for the grant, the student must maintain satisfactory academic progress according to established institutional policy and must be continuously enrolled as a full-time student.

Complete and submit an application for institutional aid.
Frank Westling Scholarship $500
  • Enrolled at Nationwide campus at time of award
  • 3.0 cumulative GPA
  • Met residency requirements for degree sought
Selected by representatives from Nationwide campuses, from their own students. Westling scholarship applicationPDF document
Two-in-Family Grant $75 per session

Awarded to full-time students with an immediate family member (parent, child, sibling, spouse) enrolled full-time at Columbia College.

Renewable with good academic standing and continued full time enrollment for both family members.

Complete and submit an application for institutional aid.

A new application must be completed each year.