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Owens Community College has announced a new Academic Achievement Scholarship Program that will allow area graduating high school students achieving academic excellence at the highest level to pursue a free college education at Owens.
The 2010 high school graduating class will serve as the first class of graduates to qualify for the program. Eligible students must be ranked within the top 10 percent of their graduating classes or have achieved at least a 3.5 grade point average at their career center school, among other criteria.
“Every student graduating from high school should have the opportunity to pursue a college education,” said Ann Savage, Owens Executive Director of College Development. “The Academic Achievement Scholarship Program was created with the goal that financial barriers should not deter students from their educational pursuits and career aspirations.”
The new Academic Achievement Scholarship Program will be offered to qualifying students graduating from public and private high schools as well as career centers within the college’s legal district, which encompasses Lucas, Wood and Hancock counties and parts of Ottawa and Sandusky counties.
Public and private high school graduates who are ranked within the top five percent of their graduating class will have the opportunity to receive an Academic Achievement Scholarship for 100 percent of their tuition. Eligibility requirements will also include that students must achieve a composite score of at least 27 on their ACT and/or COMPASS scores meeting or exceeding 94 on writing skills and 69 on college algebra.
In addition, students who are ranked within the top six to 10 percent of their graduating class will be eligible to receive an Academic Achievement Scholarship for 50 percent of their tuition. In order to be eligible, students must obtain an ACT and/or COMPASS score, which would ensure their place into college level courses prior to enrolling at Owens.
The new Academic Achievement Scholarship Program will also be awarded to graduating high school students attending career centers within the college’s legal district. Graduating students achieving a 3.7 grade point average from their career center and at least a 27 on their ACT and/or COMPASS scores meeting or exceeding 94 on writing skills and 69 on college algebra will be eligible to receive a scholarship for 100 percent of their tuition.
Individuals achieving a 3.5 grade point average and an ACT and/or COMPASS score placing them into college level courses prior to enrolling at Owens will be eligible for a Scholarship for 50 percent of their tuition.
Scholarship program recipients will be required to enroll full time at Owens for the fall semester following their high school graduation and maintain a 3.0 grade point average. Additionally, scholarship students must submit a graduation plan and will be required to meet with an Owens advisor each semester to demonstrate progress toward their plan.
Eligibility requirements will also include involvement in either the college’s Honors Program or a leadership
symposium each semester as part of their graduation plan.
In addition, students must complete their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to receive the scholarship. If the student receives aid, the Academic Achievement Scholarship Program will bridge the gap between any federal or state grant aid a student receives and the cost of an Owens education.
Students who are not eligible for federal and state grant aid and meet the academic requirements will still be
eligible for the Academic Achievement Scholarship Program.
For more information, visit www.owens.edu.
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