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Scholarships

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Academic scholarships can supplement the funding or be an alternate source of funding for your education. Scholarship criteria vary greatly. They may include academic achievement, program affiliation, civic involvement or financial need.  Financial need may be a criterion for some scholarships, but it is usually not the primary selection factor.  Merit based or scholarship assistance may be provided to students regardless of their financial circumstances.  Note: if a student receives a scholarship it will be counted in determining his or her financial need.  Other types of aid may be reduced if the scholarship, when combined with other assistance, more than meets the student’s documented need.

CCA offers the following scholarships to students who qualify and apply in a timely manner (see priority dates or the specific deadlines listed on the individual applications).  Applicants should review the qualifications on the individual scholarship applications:

 

CCA Scholarships

  • Continuing Student Academic Scholarship for 2009-2010
    This is a merit-based scholarship of up to $500 per semester and will be offered to continuing students who qualify. To be eligible, students must have completed at least 12 credit hours at CCA,must have a cumulative completion rate of at least 67%, and a cumulative GPA of 3.70 or better.
    Application form (PDF)
     

  • Displaced Worker Tuition Grant for 2009-2010
    This is a scholarship for unemployed students who were laid off in the last 2 years and dependent students whose parents are unemployed due to layoffs in the last 2 years.
    This grant covers up to 100% of the student share of resident tuition at CCA for up to 30 credit hours during one year of enrollment.
    Grants awarded to students already receiving Pell grants and/or tuition assistance from an outside payor shall be limited to the amount needed to make up the difference between the other grants, plus the outside assistance and the student share of resident tuition.
    Application form (PDF)
     

  • Exceptional Need-Based Grant for 2009-2010
    This scholarship is for resident students who do not qualify for Pell Grants, CCA will offer a need-based institutional grant entitled CCA Exceptional Need Based Grant.
    To be eligible, the student must have an income/family income that is less than 150% of the federal poverty line, and the student must agree in writing not to take out any student loans during the semester awarded.
    The grant covers 50% of the student share of resident tuition for up to 12 credit hours per semester; however the award will be reduced if, when combined with all other financial aid resources.
    Application form (PDF)
     

  • Graduation Semester Scholarship for 2009-2010
    This scholarship is for students who have applied for graduation and are in their final semester of an Associate Degree program, as certified by the CCA Advising department.
    This scholarship is a one-time Graduation Semester Scholarship of $200.00
    Students receiving Pell Grants during that semester and students who have previously received a graduation semester scholarship, however, are ineligible for the Graduation Semester Scholarship.
    Application form (PDF)
     

  • High School Graduation Honors Scholarship for 2009-2010
    This scholarship is for first-time, full-time recent high school graduates who graduated in the top 10% of their class.
    This is a merit-based scholarship of $1,200 per semester, for up to two semesters.
    Home-schooled high school graduates may qualify by achieving Accuplacer scores in the top 10% of the most recent national test score rankings for math and verbal.
    In order to receive the scholarship, students must enroll full-time.
    Funds will be awarded on a “first-come” basis until funds are expended.
    Application form (PDF)
     

  • Launch Your Future Scholarship
    This scholarship is designed for 1) recent high school graduates who are entering college for the first time or have attended CCA while in high school or under the Postsecondary Options Act, 2) students who are entering higher education after at least a five-year absence from any type of formal education. This scholarship is based on academic promise, rather than on past academic performance.
     

  • New Program Scholarship for 2009-2010
    During the first year in which a new vocational program area (course prefix) is offered by CCA, students declaring that program as major may be eligible for a New Program Scholarship of up to $500.
    To be eligible, new program majors must enroll in at least one new program course that year, and must not be eligible for a Pell Grant during the semester awarded.
    Eligible students will receive a $250 New Program Scholarship for the first new program course taken of 3 credits or more, and an additional $250 scholarship for the 2nd new program course they enroll in during the year.
    A student enrolling in more than one new program area will only be eligible for a maximum of $500 in total New Program Scholarships during the year.
    Application form (PDF)
     

  • Student Government Association / Child Care Subsidy Scholarship

    The Student Government Association provides a Child Care Subsidy for eligible CCA students. Awards in the amount of $200.00 – $300.00 per semester.

    For details and to apply for the stipend, complete the Child Care Scholarship application. You will need a completed FAFSA form  on file with the CCA Financial Aid Office prior to the application deadline, and get from your child care provider their  license and a completed W-9 form (A blank W-9 form is available in the application).

CCA Foundation Scholarships

  • The Community College of Aurora Foundation Scholarships

    The Community College of Aurora Foundation is a not-for-profit, 501 (c) (3) corporation that provides student funding and other resources for the development of the Community College of Aurora. This is put into practice by an outstanding volunteer Board of Directors and college staff. For information about the Foundation and how to support the Foundation, please contact Sylvester Brandon at 303-360-4829.

    A complete list of CCA Foundation Scholarships is available at the CCA Foundation website initiatives page.

    To be considered for a CCA Foundation Scholarship, complete a     CCA Foundation Scholarship Application. Submit the completed application form along with the required information by the deadline online. You can also submit your application in person at the Community College of Aurora Financial Aid Office, 16000 E. CentreTech Parkway, Suite A207, Aurora, CO  80011-9036.
     

  • State Employee Grant

    Classified employees of the State of Colorado Personnel System qualify for this grant, which pays one-half of the resident tuition charges.  The state employee is responsible for paying the remainder of the tuition and the fees. Complete the State Classified Employee Grant application and submit it to the CCA Financial Aid Office.
     

  • Senior Citizens Grant

    Students who are 60 years of age or older, qualify for this program.  This grant pays one-half of the resident tuition charges.  The student is responsible for paying all fees plus the remaining amount of the tuition. Complete the Senior Citizen Grant application and submit it to the CCA Financial Aid Office.

Private Scholarships

CCA Policy for  receipt of private scholarships and third party payments

 

If you receive a private scholarship from an external source or are using a third party to pay your tuition, please note the following:

  • Funds must be received from external sources, in order to be applied to a student's CCA account.
  • Checks should be received in the Financial Aid Office Office of Financial Aid by August 1 for Fall semester and by January 1 for Spring semester and should be made payable to the Community College of Aurora for the benefit of the student.
  • Approved third party scholarships (only specific federal and state agencies such as the U.S. Army and Air Force tuition assistance, foreign embassies and sponsors, vocational rehabilitation departments) are posted by the CCA Financial Aid Office upon receipt of payment information/authorization from the CCA Business Office and are applied to the student's college account. Agencies are then billed by the CCA Business Office.  
  • Students must be enrolled full-time (12 credit hours) for disbursement of funds unless notified in writing by the donor that funds may be released to students enrolled less than full-time.
  • All scholarship checks for $250 and over received in the CCA Financial Aid Office Office will be scheduled to pay in two equal disbursements (one for Fall and one for Spring semester) unless we are instructed in writing by the donor that funds are to be paid on a different schedule.
  • Undisbursed funds are returned to the donor when students are not enrolled or transfer to another school.
  • Students may be required to sign an acceptance form and write a thank you letter before funds are disbursed.