Scholarships at Lansing Community College

The Firefighters Scholarship was established in 2001 to support Lansing Community College students connected to the fire service community. It is one of many named foundation scholarships administered through the LCC AcademicWorks portal. Students complete the General Scholarship Application by January 31 and are automatically considered when their profile matches donor criteria. The scholarship provides two thousand five hundred dollars according to the official LCC scholarship opportunities listing. Award notification goes to the student's LCC email in April or May, with two weeks to accept and complete post-acceptance thank-you tasks.

The Honors Program Award supports up to thirty-six new Lansing Community College students each year who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and plan to complete an associate degree seeking program. Recipients must be Michigan residents and high school graduates with at least a 3.5 GPA, SAT 1110 or ACT 22 or higher, or qualifying LCC placement scores. Apply through the online General Scholarship Application by January 31. The award provides two thousand three hundred dollars per fall and spring semester plus six hundred fifteen dollars for optional summer enrollment while participating in Honors Program requirements.

The Lansing Community College Alumni Association Scholarship was established in 2007 by the Foundation Alumni Committee to support LCC students continuing the college's legacy of access and workforce preparation. Students apply through the General Scholarship Application in the LCC AcademicWorks scholarship portal by January 31 and are automatically considered when criteria match their profile. The scholarship provides two thousand dollars toward tuition, fees, books, or other education-related expenses. Foundation awards are announced in April and May, and recipients must accept offers within two weeks in the scholarship system.

The Forever Evolving Scholarship supports Lansing Community College students who faced setbacks creating barriers to educational and financial success. The donor prefers students who demonstrate hard work and persistence by using college resources such as the Learning Center, Writing Center, and Adult Resource Center. It helps remove financial barriers for students pursuing a certificate or associate degree who might otherwise be unable to afford college. Apply through the General Scholarship Application by January 31 in the LCC scholarship portal. The listed foundation award amount is two thousand dollars in AcademicWorks.

The Claude M. Watson Endowed Scholarship honors the LCC physics and electronics professor who taught from 1958 to 1993 and pioneered instructional computing at the college. It supports students in mathematics, physics, and computer science programs at Lansing Community College. Watson mentored honors students and led LCC's instructional computing coordination. Students apply through the General Scholarship Application due January 31. The LCC scholarship portal lists a related Claude Watson Scholarship at two thousand dollars. Foundation awards are announced in April and require acceptance within two weeks.

Divisional Program Awards are offered each year to Lansing Community College students in the Health and Human Services, Technical Careers, and Arts and Sciences divisions who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement. Recipients must be Michigan residents pursuing a one-year certificate or two-year occupational degree pathway with at least a 3.0 high school or college GPA. Selection considers GPA, demonstrated financial need, and a written personal statement submitted through the General Scholarship Application due January 31. The one-year award covers one thousand eight hundred forty-five dollars per fall and spring semester plus summer funding when eligible.

The Health and Human Services Rapid Entry Certificate Scholarship assists Lansing Community College students enrolled in stackable health certificate programs that are ineligible for federal financial aid, including EMT, EKG technician, nurse aide, massage therapy, medical billing and coding, pharmacy technician, phlebotomy, and sterile processing pathways. The award covers fifty percent of in-district tuition and fees up to fifteen billing hours or one thousand dollars per award year, whichever comes first. Apply within two weeks after each semester start using the Rapid Entry Scholarship Application. Renewal requires a 2.5 or higher GPA.

The Joyce L. Hegan Memorial Scholarship was created by Cathy Wilhm, retiring dean of LCC's Technical Careers Division, in memory of her mother Joyce, who returned to college as a divorced parent working full time to support four teenagers. The scholarship provides financial assistance to Lansing Community College students who are unemployed, under-employed, or refugees seeking to improve their lives through education. Students apply through the General Scholarship Application due January 31. Selection uses donor criteria and the personal statement sections of the LCC scholarship application reviewed by foundation staff and community reviewers.