Scholarships for Online & Nationwide Students

Coverage

Tuition: May vary from 5 to10% discount per credit hour, depending on transfer institution.

Requirements

1. Undergraduate student
2. Must have completed an Associate Degree, with 60 hours or an equivalent, from an institution other than Columbia College.
3. Must not have attended another college, other than the college that awarded the associates degree, since the awarding of the Associate Degree.

Application process

1. Apply and be admitted to the college.
2. Fill out the Application for Institutional Aid through myPortal (this must be completed before or during your first semester of enrollment at Columbia College).

Renewable criteria

1. Good academic standing
2. The award can be used up to 6 consecutive semesters (including summer), but not more than two years.

Coverage

$1,000

Requirements

1. Veteran or dependent of a veteran
2. Minimum 2.5 cumulative Columbia College GPA

Application process

1. Apply and be admitted to the college.
2. Submit a completed Brigadier General Charles McGee Scholarship application (application, copy of DD214, essay and references).

Coverage

Tuition: varies

Requirements

1. Enrolled and pursuing a Columbia College degree
2. Minimum 2.75 cumulative Columbia College GPA
3. Completed at least 24 credit hours with Columbia College
4. Must be in good standing with the college
5. Must be enrolled for the August session

Application process

1. Applications include personal statements that must be completed online by the student. If you believe you meet the eligibility requirements, apply for the CCAA Scholars Program.

Coverage

Tuition: varies

Requirements

1. Enrolled as an online student with Columbia College
2. Minimum 3.5 cumulative Columbia College GPA
3. Minimum of 21 credit hours completed online with Columbia College, 9 of which must have been taken in the most recent academic year

Application process

1. Contact location

Coverage

Tuition: varies

Requirements

1. Must be attending a Columbia College Global location
2. Minimum 3.0 cumulative Columbia College GPA

Application process

Submit a completed scholarship application , open beginning October 1 and ending December 10.

Coverage

Tuition: varies

Requirements

1. Enrolled with Columbia College
2. Primary preference given to Veterans including active duty military, Guard and Reserve and/or their dependents
3. May be available to the general student population only if there are no primary preference students who qualify for the award

Application process

1. Apply and be admitted to the college.
2. Submit a completed Col. Mike Randerson Scholarship application (application, copy of DD214, essay and references).

Coverage

$500

Requirements

1. Veteran or dependent of a veteran
2. Minimum 2.5 cumulative Columbia College GPA

Application process

1. Apply and be admitted to the college.
2. Submit a completed Ousley Family Scholarship application

Coverage

Tuition: 5% discount per credit hour

Requirements:

Available to undergraduate students with an immediate family member (spouse, father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister) enrolled at Columbia College in the same session.

Application process

1. Apply and be admitted to the college.
2. Submit the Application for Institutional Aid through myPortal.

Renewable criteria

1. Good academic standing
2. Both family members remain students at Columbia College

Coverage

Tuition of one in-seat course

The grant does not cover graduate or online courses.

Requirements

1. Must have completed the highest undergraduate degree available at the time of graduation; for graduates of Christian Female College - an associate degree and for graduates of Columbia College a bachelor’s degree.
2. Five years must have elapsed since receiving the degree.

Application process

1. Apply and be admitted to the college. 
2. Submit the Application for Institutional Aid through myPortal.

Renewable criteria

Alumni are permitted to enroll in one free course in each subsequent five-year period.

Coverage

Tuition: 50% in-seat tuition discount, does not apply to online courses

Requirements

Student must be 65 years of age or older at the start of the term.

Application process

1. Apply and be admitted to the college.
2. Submit the Application for Institutional Aid through myPortal.

Coverage

Tuition: varies

Requirements

1. Enrolled with location
2. Have demonstrated financial need

Application process

Contact location

Coverage

Tuition: varies

Requirements

1. Enrolled with location
2. Minimum 3.0 GPA
3. Undergraduate, full-time enrollment at the location
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4. Must be a US citizen
5. First preference to physical disability, showing merit, residing in McHenry County, IL, having financial need

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Coverage

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Requirements

1. Enrolled with location
2. Major in Business Administration
3. Finishing an undergraduate degree or completing a second undergraduate degree for career advancement purposes

Application process

1. Contact location

Coverage

Tuition: varies

Requirements

1. Enrolled with location
2. Minimum 30 credit hours completed
3. Minimum of 3.2 cumulative Columbia College GPA
4. Demonstrates financial need

Application process

1. Contact location

Renewable criteria

1. Criteria maintained and re-application

Coverage

Tuition: varies

Requirements

1. Enrolled full-time with location
2. Junior or Senior standing required, Master Degree students eligible
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3. Minimum 3.0 cumulative Columbia College GPA

Application process

1. Contact location

Coverage

Tuition: varies

Requirements

1. Enrolled with location
2. Minimum 3.2 cumulative Columbia College GPA
3. Minimum 15 credit hours completed with Columbia College

Application process

Contact location

Coverage

Tuition: varies

Requirements

1. Enrolled with location
2. Must be a child of a combat veteran.
3. Minimum 3.0 cumulative Columbia College GPA

Application process

1. Contact location
2. Complete an essay on why the student feels their parent is a “hero”

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Tuition: varies

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Requirements

1. Enrolled full-time with location
2. Minimum 3.0 cumulative Columbia College GPA
3. Minimum 12 credit hours completed with Columbia College in a declared degree program.

Application process

1. Contact location

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Renewable criteria

Renewable upon reapplication

Coverage

Tuition: varies

Requirements

1. Enrolled full-time with location
2. Minimum 3.0 cumulative Columbia College GPA
3. Preference to demonstrated leadership in the classroom

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Requirements

1. Enrolled as an online student at Columbia College, majoring in History or Human Services
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2. Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3
3. First preference shall be given to students who demonstrate a record of community involvement and evidence of overcoming obstacles or barriers to higher education (economic, physical, geographic, etc.)
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Requirements

1. Enrolled with location and pursuing a degree
2. Minimum 2.75 cumulative Columbia College GPA
3. Minimum 12 credit hours completed with Columbia College
4. Freshman or Sophomore status
5. Preference given to individuals who have completed the Young Parents Program or other program for at-risk adults in the Rolla Community Partnership.

Application process

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Coverage

Tuition: varies

Requirements

1. Enrolled with location
2. Minimum 3.0 cumulative Columbia College GPA
3. Must be majoring in Criminal Justice with 12 hours completed in that field of study

Application process

1. Contact location

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