SCC students receive Golden LEAF Scholarship
Published 3:02 pm Thursday, April 16, 2020
- Golden LEAF Scholarship recipients, from left to right, seated: Dakota Smith, Electrical Lineworker, Pleasant Garden; Hoseng Moua, Electrical Lineworker, Albemarle; Dylan Gregory, Electrical Lineworker, Oakboro; Allison Smith, Associate in Arts, Albemarle; and Brigette Howard, Welding, New London; standing: Jack Little, Electrical Lineworker, Mt. Gilead; Hunter Allred, Electrical Lineworker, Asheboro; Aaron Lednum, Electrical Lineworker, Liberty; and Jake Hinson, Electrical Lineworker, Oakboro; not pictured: Sydney Burnette, Nursing, Locust; Steve Parker/Associate in Science/Albemarle; Hannah Ross, Radiography; Ansonville, DÕAnya Chance, Criminal Justice, Anson; Elaine Eudy, Nursing, Locust; and Chadley Eller, Electrical Lineworker, Richfield.
Students from Stanly Community College recently received scholarships through the Golden LEAF Scholarship program through the North Carolina Community College System.
The Golden LEAF Scholarship program, designed to help North Carolinians attend the state’s community colleges, is funded through a grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation.
The scholarship can be used for tuition, fees, books, supplies, transportation and childcare expenses related to attending classes during the 2019-2020 academic years.
Eligible students must demonstrate financial need and reside in rural counties that are tobacco-dependent and/or economically distressed. Scholarships are available for both occupational and curriculum students and are awarded during the fall, spring and summer semesters.
The Golden LEAF Foundation is a nonprofit organization established in 1999 to help transform North Carolina’s economy. The foundation receives one-half of North Carolina’s funds from the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement with cigarette manufacturers and places special emphasis on assisting tobacco dependent, economically distressed and/or rural communities across the state.
The Golden LEAF Foundation works in partnership with governmental entities, educational institutions, economic development organizations and nonprofits to achieve its mission.
For more information about the foundation, visit www.goldenleaf.org or call 888-684-8404.
Students interested in applying for a Golden LEAF Scholarship should contact SCC’s Financial Aid Office at 704-991-0302 or visit www.stanly.edu.
