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FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE Scholarships Help Students Achieve Educational Goals by CLARETHA LACY can uncover scholarships for allied health professionals; Scholarships are defined as money that does not have to vocational, career and technical studies; careers in teaching, be repaid — and are sometimes referred to as free money. accounting, business and fashion designing; recent high Fayetteville Technical Community College, businesses, school graduates; first-generation college students; creative religious and civic organizations, employers, philanthropic writers; working moms and/or women over 50 years old; associations and individuals, colleges and universities, moms going back to college; single mothers and the list of community agencies and foundations offer free money available scholarships goes on. in the forms of scholarships, stipends or grants. Many Many students are not willing to research and expend the students and would-be students assume that scholarships time and effort to apply for scholarships. But scholarship are unavailable to them because they don't have a 4.0 money is available in the United States, and many — if grade point average. This thought process is not only a not most — of these scholarships are attainable by regular fallacy but also deters numerous students from researching students with regular accomplishments. and applying for scholarships. The processes of working diligently toward academic The four program divisions at FTCC (Business, progression, willingly conducting research, following College Transfer/General Education, Engineering/Public There are many scholarships available that help studirections when completing forms/assignments and Service/Applied Technology and Health) offer numerous dents pay for college meeting required deadlines in the pursuit of excellence are scholarships in each division. Many scholarships may all opportunities that master students embrace. Students require no more than maintaining a C (2.0) GPA or who go beyond what is expected to experience successful educational goals are enrollment into one of the programs. Yet, all educational scholarships, stipends or usually students who receive awards and/or free money (scholarships) to pursue grants require that the student take the initiative to find scholarships, to complete higher educational goals. the application process and to exercise astuteness in meeting scholarship deadlines. Earning scholarships and other educational awards demonstrates transferable Imagine the feeling of success (master student equals master employee) when a skills — skills in demand by Fortune 500 business enterprises who are willing potential employer is informed that you were successful in financing your education to pay megabucks. Students who receive scholarships are the individuals who through scholarships, stipends or grants. usually eagerly enter into the workforce to begin employment The Financial Aid Office, FTCC Foundation, Inc. and the Career Center at or choose to pursue bachelor's and master's degrees. FTCC is FTCC along with the College Foundation of North Carolina, Google searches and a great place to start this journey. sundry websites (plug-in information that is unique to you, such as gender, ethnic CLARETHA LACY, Special Learn more about what FTCC can Populations Counselor at FTCC background, academic achievement, demographical information, achievements, offer you by visiting our campuses major, etc.) are valuable resources to locate scholarships, grants, stipends and COMMENTS? Editor@upandcomor www.faytechcc.edu. mentoring programs that will assist with higher educational goals. The researcher ingweekly.com. With BAYADA Pediatrics… "Isaiah's nurses are my heroes." – Joy M., Client's mother BAYADA Nurse Chris Pacifico with her client Isaiah M. With a broad range of services and a team of pediatric professionals who are committed to keeping special children safe at home, BAYADA provides: • Specialized care at home and at school • Thoroughly screened care professionals • Clinical support 24 hours, 7 days • A variety of payment options Call 910-486-5001 l www.bayada.com Compassion. Excellence. Reliability. 16 UCW AUGUST 14-20, 2013 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM