Current Scholarships
| Amount Awarded | Scholarship Title & Description | |
|---|---|---|
| $250 | 911 Scholarship: active members of local fire, rescue or emergency medical services departments who are in good standing with the departments or the child of an active member | |
| $500 | Alice J. Lewter Memorial Scholarship: students enrolled in the Associate in Arts degree | |
| AT&T 2.0GPA, part-time (6 hours) or full-time; preference to military veterans | ||
| $1,000 | Augustus C & Reather M. Cofield Part-time (6 hours) or full-time | |
| Barbara A. Cramer Memorial | ||
| $1,000 | BB&T Scholarship: local high school students with the highest grade point average from their respective schools who intend to attend HCC | |
| $350 | Benny Strickland Memorial Scholarship: graduates of Roanoke Rapids High School enrolled at HCC | |
| $250 | Bernice Hatchell Hobday Nursing Scholarship: nursing students | |
| $500 | Boyce Alston Memorial Scholarship: part-time students enrolled in Medical Office Administration | |
| $500 | Brandi Noel Ogburn Memorial Nursing Scholarship: second-year nursing students | |
| $250 | Charles Preston McElheney Family Scholarship: priority given to Halifax Linen employees or children of employees; all others must be enrolled full-time in accounting, business administration or office systems programs | |
| $1,000 | C.L. Kelly Educational Scholarship resident of Halifax County, 2.5 GPA | |
| Citizen Community Bank 2.5GPA, part-time or full-time students | ||
| $400 | Clellie M. Taylor Memorial Scholarship: students who complete the GED program at HCC and enroll full-time in an associate degree program | |
| $1,000 | Coastal Lumber Company Scholarship: full-time students who demonstrate commitment to complete their program | |
| $350 | Connie Pittman Wardsworth Memorial Scholarship: full-time students | |
| $800 | Daily Herald Women in Business Scholarship: adult, female students returning to school for career advancement or to seek new career opportunities | |
| $1,000 (2) | Damian S. Hawkins Memorial Scholarship: students enrolled in Human Services Technology, planning to obtain a bachelor's or master's degree in social work or psychology and specialize in working with at-risk or troubled youth | |
| Dock M. Brown Memorial | ||
| Donald Ray Thompson Memorial 2.5 GPA, part-time or full-time | ||
| $1,000 | Dr. Laura Walton Buffaloe Scholarship: students enrolled in business education and computer science programs including accounting, office systems and medical office administration and have aspirations to seek a four-year degree | |
| Dustin Gibson Memorial | ||
| $1,000 | Earl Houston Fuller Memorial Scholarship: full time-students with at least a 3.0 GPA | |
| $500 | Edgar and Mary Loy Hutchinson Memorial Scholarship: full-time students who are committed to program completion | |
| TBA | Elizabeth Marie Nielsen Schuelke Memorial Scholarship: nursing students | |
| $300 | Ellen Davis Eudy Alpha Delta Kappa Memorial Scholarship: teacher assistants who plan to earn a four-year degree in education, and students enrolled in the early childhood associate, early childhood associate (teacher associate) or teacher preparation | |
| $250 | Emery W. Doughtie Memorial Scholarship: full-time students | |
| $200 | Enfield Chamber of Commerce Scholarship: full-time students (from Enfield township who are graduates of Southeast Halifax HS) who demonstrate a commitment to complete a program | |
| $350 | Eugene Craig Shell Memorial Scholarship: full-time students | |
| $350 | Evelyn Freid Memorial Nursing Scholarship: students enrolled in the nursing program | |
| $500 | Fannye Marks-Marcella and Bob Liverman Scholarship: full-time nursing students with at least a 2.5 GPA | |
| $500 | Faye Jessup Twisdale Memorial Scholarship: students from any discipline are eligible and must have a 3.0 or better grade point average, be a resident of North Carolina and must be a U.S. citizens or legal resident of the U.S. | |
| $500 | First Citizens Bank Scholarship: full-time or part-time student, GPA of at least 2.5, demonstrated financial need and enrolled in HCC's Business Administration Program | |
| $800 | Frances Cecil Gunn Memorial Scholarship: full-time nursing students with at least a 2.0 GPA | |
| $1,000 | Frank V. Avent III Veterans/Business Administration Scholarship: needy students, particularly those who have served in the armed forces and/or are working toward a degree in business administration | |
| $200 | Gloria Amelia Maxwell Memorial Scholarship: full-time students pursuing a degree in English, teacher prep or education | |
| $350 | Halifax Community College Associate Degree Nursing Scholarship: second-year nursing students | |
| $1,000 | Halifax Community College Association of Educational Office Professionals Scholarship: sophomore-level students enrolled full-time in accounting, office systems, medical office administration, business administration or information systems | |
| $500 | Halifax Community College Dental Hygiene Scholarship: full-time, second-year students enrolled in the dental hygiene program | |
| $1,000 | Halifax Community College Education Scholarship: full-time students enrolled in the associate in arts/science or early childhood associate programs with the intent of entering the education profession | |
| $800 | Halifax Community College Freshman Scholarship: full-time, first-year students with at least a 2.0 GPA | |
| $1,000 | Halifax Community College Honors Scholarship: full-time students from high schools within the HCC service area with at least a 3.0 GPA at HCC | |
| $1,000 | Halifax Community College Leadership Scholarship: full-time students with at least a 2.0 GPA who display active participation and leadership in campus activities | |
| $800 | Halifax Community College Returning Adult Scholarship: full-time students who have not been enrolled in an educational institution for at least five years; must have at least a 2.0 GPA | |
| $800 | Halifax Community College Sophomore Scholarship: full-time, second-year students with at least a 2.0 GPA | |
| $500 | Halifax Community College Student Services Scholarship: full-time students | |
| $250 | Halifax County Firefighters Association Scholarship: active firefighters (first priority) or the children or spouses of active firefighters (second priority). Qualifying departments are Davie, Darlington, Enfield, Halifax, Hobgood, Littleton, Rheasville, Roanoke Rapids, Scotland Neck, Tillery and Weldon. | |
| $500 | Halifax Electric Membership Corporation Scholarship: students who reside in a household served by Halifax EMC and are enrolled in a minimum of six semester hours | |
| 600 | Harry A. Branch Scholarship: Halifax County residents enrolled at HCC full-time | |
| $350 | Harry, Evelyn and Josephine Freid Scholarship: full-time students with a promised commitment to complete a program | |
| $350 | Hazel Piner Lawrence Memorial Scholarship: full-time students enrolled in the associate degree nursing program | |
| $350 | HenryMollieLouise Farber Memorial Scholarship: full-time students enrolled in the associate in arts or associate in science programs | |
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$1,000: 1st year $500: 2nd year |
Hoffman-Arthur Dental Hygiene Scholarship: dental hygiene students | |
| $1,000 | Homewood Scholarship: full-time or part-time (minimum six hours) students who have demonstrated community involvement and qualities of citizenship. Recipients are required to complete 20 hours per academic year of community service and be enrolled in public service technology curriculums (horticulture, criminal justice, human services, cosmetology or early childhood). | |
| $1,000 | Howerton Gowen Memorial Scholarship: full-time students | |
| $200 | Jerry Painter Memorial Scholarship: students enrolled in the advertising & graphic design program | |
| $300 | John Manning Memorial Scholarship: full-time students enrolled in electronics engineering technology or industrial maintenance technology/electromechanical concentration at HCC | |
| $250 | John Walter Bell Memorial Scholarship: part-time or full-time students enrolled in graphic arts or who indicate an interest in visual arts | |
| $350 | Joy Daniels-Lewis Memorial Nursing Scholarship: second-year nursing students | |
| $350 | Julia Stanley and Elizabeth Hitchings Memorial Scholarship: full-time students who intend to transfer to a four-year college or university and major in education | |
| $1,000 | KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp. Scholarship: students enrolled full-time in curriculum programs that meet potential employment needs at KapStone such as electronics engineering technology, industrial maintenance technology and welding technology | |
| $250 | Kathryn Dunlow Heustess Memorial Scholarship: part-time students who show community involvement through volunteer activities or other leadership roles | |
| $500 | Lake Gaston Computer Club Scholarship: students enrolled full-time, preferably in a computer-related program of study, or have a demonstrated interest in computers | |
| $350 | Libby Grant Scholarship: students who are residents of Northampton County and are preferably enrolled in the nursing program | |
| $250 | Lillie J. Solomon Scholarship: students who are members of First Baptist Church of Enfield, N.C. | |
| $700 | Marcella Marks Liverman Memorial Scholarship: students enrolled full-time with a commitment to transfer to a four-year college and complete a bachelor's degree | |
| $400 | Margaret and Linwood Nixon Sr. Nursing Scholarship: second-year nursing students | |
| $700 | Margaret Gunn Taylor Memorial Scholarship: full-time students enrolled in associate in arts or associate in science programs with the intent to prepare for the teaching profession | |
| $250 | Margaret Zazzaretti Memorial | |
| TBA | Myra Jessup Robertson Scholarship for Nursing: : full- or part-time nursing students with a minimum grade point average of 2.5 who demonstrate financial need | |
| TBA | Nash Edgecombe Halifax Dental Society Scholarship: full-time students in Dental Hygiene | |
| $500 | New Dixie Oil Corporation Scholarship: sophomore-level students enrolled full-time in associate in arts, associate in science, office systems technology, industrial maintenance technology, business administration or information systems programs | |
| $500 | New Life Scholarship: full-time students with a demonstrated community involvement and a changed course in life after experiencing setbacks that would normally prevent furtherance of education | |
| $500 | Newsom Oil Company Scholarship: full-time students enrolled in associate in arts, associate in science, accounting, office systems technology, business administration, information systems, electronics engineering technology, medical laboratory technology or associate degree nursing programs | |
| $250 | Nikki Batten Memorial Nursing Scholarship: full-time students in the nursing program | |
| TBA | North Carolina Association of Textiles Services (NCATS) Scholarhsip: full-time students with at least a 3.0 GPA who demonstrates financial need. Priority given in this order: (1) child of a Halifax Linen employee, (2) grandchild of a Halifax Linen employee, ( and (3) relative of a Halifax Linen employee. | |
| $500 | Northampton-Halifax High School | |
| $350 | Oscar Luther Scarbrough Jr. Memorial Scholarship: full-time students | |
| $350 | Peggy V. Babb Memorial Scholarship: second-year nursing students in the associate degree nursing program | |
| $750 | Pete Amsler/Stray Cats Hot Rod Association Scholarship: full-time students in the automotive systems technology program | |
| $700 | Peter Luther Kasper Memorial Scholarship: full-time students in the pulp and paper technology or criminal justice programs or non-sponsored students in the Basic Law Enforcement Training program | |
| $500 | Phillip W. Taylor Scholarship: full-time students | |
| $200 | P.R.I.D.E. o Halifax Community College | |
| $500 | Raybon Bone Memorial Scholarship: full-time students in the industrial maintenance technology program | |
| $1000 | Ralph J Bunch Class of 1961 | |
| $250 | Rev. and Mrs. Daniel Hux Memorial Scholarship: part-time or full-time nursing students with at least a 3.0 GPA | |
| $500 | Rhoades Enterprise | |
| $400 | Rightmyer Machine Rental Construction Scholarship: full-time students who plan a career in a construction-related field | |
| $200 | Roanoke Lumber Company Scholarship: full-time students | |
| $500 | Roanoke Rapids Board of Realtors: description | |
| varies up to $500 | Roanoke Rapids Hospital Nurses' Alumnae Association and District 17 of NC Nurses' Association Scholarship: second-year nursing students with at least a 2.0 GPA | |
| $350 | Roanoke Rapids Jaycees Scholarship: full-time students who are Halifax County residents | |
| 600 | Roanoke Rapids Lions Club Scholarship: full-time students who reside in Roanoke Rapids or are graduates of Roanoke Rapids High School. Preference given to applicants who are visually impaired or relatives of members of the Roanoke Rapids Lions Club. | |
| TBA | Roanoke Valley Cancer Center, PA Endowed | |
| $500 | Roanoke Valley Chamber of Commerce GED Scholarship: GED graduates who are full-time students enrolled in a curriculum program | |
| $250 | Roanoke Valley Chamber of Commerce Women of Business, Profession & the Home Scholarship: full-time students enrolled in health care or physical fitness | |
| $1,000 | Roanoke Valley Energy Facility Scholarship: full-time students enrolled in electronics engineering technology, industrial maintenance technology, or associate in science with the intent to complete a degree in engineering | |
| $1,000 | Roanoke Valley Home Builders Scholarship: full-time students who are graduates of high schools in Halifax or Northampton counties. Preference given to those who intend to pursue a career in home building. | |
| $500 | Roanoke Valley Lake Gaston Board of Realtors Scholarship: full-time students | |
| $350 | Robert B. Metcalfe Memorial Scholarship: full-time students in the teacher prep program | |
| $1,000 | Robert L. Armstrong Memorial Scholarship: full-time students in the nursing program (LPN or RN) | |
| $500 | Robert Whitley Memorial Rotary Scholarship: full-time students who reside in Roanoke Rapids or are graduates of Roanoke Rapids High School | |
| $350 | Rose and Louis Kittner Memorial Scholarship: full-time students | |
| $500 | Ruby Vincent Ward Scholarship: full-time students enrolled in an associate of science or associate of arts program. Recipients must maintain a 2.5 grade point average and be part of the Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) Teacher Prep Program at HCC and plan to attend ECSU. If no teacher prep student qualifies, a student from the HCC college transfer program who plans to attend ECSU is eligible. | |
| $700 | Ruth Elliott Oakes Nursing Scholarship: full-time students in the associate degree nursing program | |
| $750 | Sallie Hudson Memorial Scholarship: students who are rising seniors in the nursing program | |
| $200 | Sandra Lee Ward Memorial Scholarship: full-time students in the associate in arts or associate in science programs who intend to transfer to a four-year college or university to pursue a bachelor's degree | |
| $700 | Sandra R. Tart Memorial Scholarship: full-time students in the human services technology program | |
| $350 | Sara Crawley Boseman Memorial Scholarship: full-time students in the associate in arts/sciences, accounting, office systems technology, business administration or information systems programs | |
| Senator Edward Jones Memorial part-time (6 hours) or full-time | ||
| $350 | Shirley R. Garner Memorial Nursing Scholarship: full-time students in the associate degree nursing program | |
| $2,500 | State Employees Credit Union Scholarship: full-time students who are high school graduates or completed the GED program, and are enrolled in an associate degree, diploma or certificate program | |
| $1,000 | T. Mason & Vivian C. Woodruff Memorial Scholarship: full-time students | |
| TBA | Thannikkary Endowment | |
| $250 | Tommy J. King Memorial Scholarship: students enrolled in at least six hours who have demonstrated community involvement | |
| $250 | Vivian Staley Memorial Cosmetology Scholarship: full-time students in the cosmetology program who have completed a minimum of $400 hours in the program | |
| $500 | Wachovia Technical Scholarship: full-time, second-year students enrolled in one of the associate in applied science degree curriculum programs | |
| $350 | WestPoint Stevens Scholarship: full-time students | |
| $300 | WEZU Community Radio Scholarship: full-time or part-time students who demonstrate community involvement | |
| $350 | Wilkie Real Estate Inc. Scholarship: full-time students who demonstrate good citizenship and community involvement | |
| $400 | William Bradley Hux Memorial Scholarship: full-time students enrolled in the associate degree nursing program with a commitment to program completion | |
| $500 | Yolanda Denise Powell Memorial Scholarship: full-time students who demonstrate a commitment to program completion. Preference given to members of White Oak Baptist Church. |