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First-Time MCC Student Scholarships

Prospective students can apply for all available scholarships with one universal application.

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The scholarship application is now open. The deadline for winter quarter is November 1, 2024.
The early awarding deadline for 2025 graduating high school senior scholarships is December 1, 2024.
The deadline for all graduating high school senior scholarships is March 1, 2025.

NEW! Current Nebraska High School students, grades 9 - 12, are automatically eligible to take credit classes at no tuition cost.
Students will be responsible for tools, textbooks, and any other associated course fees.
Tuition for dual enrolled students will be paid for by federal funding, directed by the State and CCPE.
Learn more about the tuition waiver here.

Email scholarships@mccneb.edu if you are a first-time student
with questions about available scholarship opportunities.
Visit the Award Spring FAQ page for help completing the application.

Scholarship Opportunities for First-Time Students

Metropolitan Community College, in conjunction with the generosity of donors through the MCC Foundation, offers a wide array of scholarships to help students lower the cost of attending college. These scholarships are available to students in various programs of studies, with various academic abilities and for students with and without financial need.

Note: A completed FAFSA is required at the MCC Financial Aid office for all need-based scholarships. For students starting in Fall 2025, please complete the 25/26 FAFSA as soon as possible.

General Scholarships

Board of Governors Graduating Senior

  • Full coverage of tuition and fees for up to eight quarters
  • Nebraska resident
  • High school graduate in 2024-2025
  • 2.75 or higher overall high school GPA

Board of Governors Nontraditional

  • Full coverage of tuition and fees for eight quarters
  • Nebraska resident
  • Earned less than 36 credits at MCC
  • Not attended high school or MCC in the last two years

Academic Excellence

  • Full coverage of tuition and fees for eight quarters
  • Nebraska resident
  • ACT composite score of 26 or higher
  • 2.75 or higher overall high school GPA
  • ACT score must be received at MCC by March 1st, 2025

Take It Further

  • Must complete two MCC courses with a grade C or higher while in high school
    • $250 per quarter for 3 quarters: If student completes between 1 - 8.5 dual enrollment credits
    • $500 per quarter for 3 quarters: If student completes between 9 - 17.5 or more dual enrollment credits
    • $750 per quarter for 3 quarters: If student completes 18 or more dual enrollment credits

Career and Technical Education

Walter Scott, Jr. Career Pathway Scholarship

  • Up to $12,000 total award over two years
  • Must be in approved program of study
  • 25/26 FAFSA is required to be on file at MCC, however, financial need is not required
  • Graduate high school in December 2024 or May 2025
  • US citizen or US legal permanent residence status required

Johnny Rodgers Career & Technical Education Scholarship

  • Up to $13,000 total award over two years
  • Must be in an approved certificate, specialist diploma or associate degree in a vocational program 
  • Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above

Peter Kiewit Foundation Scholarship

  • Financial need is required
  • Pursuing a certificate or associate degree in a vocational program at MCC
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
  • Student must take 9 or more credit hours per quarter
  • GPA and status must be maintained during the awarding period
  • Attend fall, winter and spring quarters for the academic year awarded

Applied Technology

Applied Technology Teaching Scholarship

  • Financial need may be considered but is not required
  • Must be enrolled or enrolling in college of Applied Technology at MCC
  • Requires cumulative GPA of 2.75 or above; GPA must be maintained during the scholarship
  • Full-time student

Auto Collision Advisory Board Scholarship

  • Financial need may be considered but is not required
  • Pursing an associate degree in Auto Collision Technology
  • Full-time Student
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5

Johnny Baxter Carriage House Foundation Tool Club Scholarship

  • Financial need may be considered but is not required
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
  • Pursuing an associate degree in Automotive or Diesel Technology
  • To be used to purchase tools

Midwest Early Corvette Club Scholarship

  • Financial need may be considered but is not required
  • Auto Technology (AUTT) majors
  • GPA of 2.5 or higher
  • Open to both full- and part-time students

Nebraska Logistics Council Scholarship

  • Financial need may be considered but is not required
  • Full-time student
  • GPA of 2.5 or higher

Business and Human Services

Business Administration Division Scholarship

  • Requires a major in Business Administrative Division (including Legal Assistant)
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
  • Enrolled in at least two certificate or degree related course each quarter
  • Scholastic ability and career potential strongly considered

Eric Bennett Memorial Scholarship

  • Financial need may be considered but is not required
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5
  • Pursuing a degree/major in human services

South Omaha Business Association Scholarship

  • Financial need is required
  • First-time MCC student
  • Full-time student
  • GPA 2.5 or above; must be maintained during scholarship
  • Declared major in Business Administration or Information Technology

Construction Education

Building Futures Scholarship

  • Financial need may be considered but is not required
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
  • Full-time student
  • Pursuing an associate degree or certificate program in building and construction trades

Carl P. Rigatuso Memorial Apprenticeship Scholarship

  • Pursuing completion of an apprenticeship program
  • Enrolled full-time in an apprenticeship program (6 clock hr/week)

Culinary Arts and Horticulture

Matthew T. Chambers Horticulture Scholarship

  • Financial need may be considered but is not required
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
  • Pursuing an associate degree in Horticulture

Audren and Evelyn Swanson Memorial Scholarship

  • Financial need is required
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
  • Pursuing an associate degree or certificate program in Horticulture

Culinary Arts and Management Scholarship

  • Financial need may be considered but it is not required
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
  • Pursuing a degree/major in culinary arts and management program
  • Citizenship not required, but must be living/working legally in U.S.

David/Bernie Epstein Memorial Scholarship

  • Majoring in Culinary Arts & Management
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
  • Written recommendation required by 1 faculty or non-relative
  • Citizenship not required, but must be living/working legally in the U.S.

Dawn Wesslund Memorial Scholarship

  • Financial need may be considered but is not required
  • Majoring in Culinary Arts & Management

Gary Johnson Memorial Scholarship

  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
  • Pursuing a degree/major in culinary arts and management program

Harold Norman Culinary Arts and Hospitality Scholarship

  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
  • Pursuing a degree/major in culinary arts and management program

Jack Kawa Culinary Arts and Hospitality Scholarship

  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
  • Pursuing a degree/major in culinary arts and management program

Metropolitan Utilities District Culinary Arts Scholarship

  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
  • Pursuing a degree/major in culinary arts and management program

Ron Sailors Culinary Arts Memorial Scholarship

  • Financial need may be considered but is not required
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
  • Pursuing a degree/major in any Culinary Arts program
  • Entering freshman or a returning student
  • Citizenship not required, but must be living/working legally in the U.S.
  • Recommended by a MCC culinary management team.

Health and Public Services

Criminal Justice Faculty Scholarship

  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
  • Full-time Student
  • Pursuing a degree in the Criminal Justice Field

Gloria Menard Osborn Scholarship

  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
  • Pursuing a certificate or associate degree in one of the following: construction technology, information technology or the health careers fields

Jordan Lee Whitney Memorial Scholarship

  • Financial need may be considered but is not required
  • Preference to students who participated in home schooling
  • Minimum GPA of 2.5 if student has attended high school or taken college level classes
  • Majoring in an associate degree or certificate program at MCC
  • Pursuing an Apprenticeship Program (Electrical or Plumbing), Emergency Medical Technician Certificate, or Certified Nursing Assistant Certificate
  • High school student in developmental classes or above
  • Exhibit a high degree or moral character and good citizenship as indicated in a letter of reference from a clergy member, high school teacher or counselor, or civic organization

Humanities and Visual Arts

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Industrial Education

Rex Stacy Memorial Welding Technology Scholarship

  • Financial Need may be considered, but is not required
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above which is a B
  • (No outstanding debt to the college or academic probation)
  • Only Welding Technology Associate Degree, Certificate or Occupational Specialists Programs are eligible
  • Student may be an entering freshman
  • Student may be a currently enrolled or returning student
  • Students may be enrolled part-time or full-time

The Owen/PVS Scholarship

  • Must be majoring in engineering, drafting, or welding
  • GPA of 2.5 or higher
  • Full-time student

Walter Scott, Jr. Welding Scholarship

  • Must be majoring in Welding Technology
  • GPA of 2.0 or higher
  • Full- or part-time student

Information Technology

Cox Communications Pioneer Scholarship

  • Financial need is required
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
  • Pursuing a degree in one of the following: Business Management, Electronic Technology, Pre-Engineering, Computer Technology, Utility Line, Liberal Arts/Academic Transfer or Drafting and Design

Information Technology Scholarship

  • Financial need may be considered but is not required
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
  • Pursuing a degree in the Computer Technology and E-Learning

Karen Schnepf Memorial Scholarship

  • Financial need may be considered but is not required
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0
  • Pursuing an associate degree
  • Citizenship not required but must be living/working legally in the U.S.
  • Entering freshman if enrolling as full-time only
  • Pursuing a program of study in Computer Technology/Programming

Math and Natural Sciences

Donald Knapp Scholarship

  • Financial need is required
  • Majoring in science or pre-engineering program
  • Omaha Public School student/graduate
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5

Social Sciences

Beth Nimmo Social Sciences Scholarship

  • Financial need may be considered but not required
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
  • Certificate or associate degree in any Social Science program
  • Enrolled full-time or part-time
  • Citizenship not required, but must be living/working legally in the U.S.

Douglas McLeod Weber Memorial Scholarship

  • Financial need is required
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
  • Preference will be given to students pursuing a degree in Liberal Arts at MCC

Janell Shain Memorial Scholarship

  • Financial need may be considered but not required
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5
  • Pursuing an associate degree in the Early Childhood program

MCCF General Scholarships

Dr. Jerry Moskus Scholarship

  • Financial need may be considered but not required
  • Certificate or associate degree in any program of study at MCC
  • Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above

James M. Cox Foundation Scholarship

  • Financial need is required
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
  • Enrolled full-time
  • Declared major in an associate degree program

MCC Custodial Staff Scholarship

  • Financial need may be considered but not required
  • Certificate or associate degree in any program of study at MCC
  • Entering freshman or returning student
  • Enrolled part-time or full-time
  • Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above

MCCF General Scholarship

  • Financial need may be considered but not required
  • Certificate or associate degree in any program of study at MCC
  • Entering freshman or returning student
  • Enrolled part-time or full-time
  • Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above

MCCF Memorial Scholarship

  • Financial need may be considered but not required
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
  • Certificate or associate degree in any program of study at MCC
  • Citizenship not required but must be living/working legally in the U.S.

Miltenberger Scholarship

  • Certificate or associate degree in any program of study at MCC
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5

Patricia and Lance Plummer Scholarship

  • Certificate or associate degree in any program of study at MCC
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
  • GED graduate

Peter Kiewit Foundation Scholarship

  • Financial need is required
  • Pursuing a certificate or associate degree in a vocational program at MCC
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
  • Student must take 9 or more credit hours per quarter
  • GPA and status must be maintained during the awarding period
  • Attend fall, winter and spring quarters for the academic year awarded

The Guinan Family Scholarship

  • Financial need is required
  • A cumulative GPA between 2.0 and 3.0 at the time of application
  • Full- or part-time student
  • Must have declared major or certificate

The Hawks Foundation Scholarship

  • Financial need required
  • First-time or continuing MCC student
  • Full-time student
  • Declared major and GPA of 2.8 or above; must be maintained during scholarship
  • Renewable

Timothy L. Dempsey Scholarship

  • Financial need required
  • Full- or part-time students
  • Must have a 2.0 high school or college cumulative GPA at the time of application

William H. Dodd Memorial Scholarship

  • Financial need is required
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5

Specialized Scholarships

Catalan Scholarship

  • Financial need is required
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
  • Graduating high school senior with preference given to graduates of Burke High School and Omaha Home for Boys (co-ed)
  • Full or part-time, first time student

Douglas County Corrections Advancement Scholarship

  • Financial need is not required, but may be considered
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 must be maintained during the scholarship
  • May be a full- or part-time student
  • Renewable

Fr. George R. Sullivan, SJ Scholarship

  • Financial need is required
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0
  • May be a full- or part-time student
  • Graduating Senior from Creighton Prep. attending MCC for the first time

Fremont Area Schools Scholarship

  • Financial Need may be considered, but is not required
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above
  • Must be pursuing an Associates’ degree or certificate in the Allied Health field
  • Must be a resident of Dodge County

Lamp Rynearson Scholarship

  • Financial Need may be considered, but is not required
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above
  • Must be pursuing an Associates’ degree in the trades
  • Graduating high school senior from Omaha South Magnet High School

Lucille I. Mix Memorial Scholarship

  • Financial need may be considered, but is not required
  • Pursuing a certificate or associate degree in any program of study
  • Must be in the TRiO Program
  • 2.5 cumulative GPA or higher
  • Full or part-time student

MCC Military Student Textbook Scholarship

  • Financial need is required
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
  • To be used to purchase required textbooks at any MCC bookstore

MCC Student Textbook Scholarship

  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
  • To be used to purchase required textbooks at any MCC bookstore

NE Eagle Scout Scholarship

  • Graduating high school senior that lives in Nebraska or Pottawattamie, Harris, or Mills County, Iowa
  • Achieved the rank of Eagle Scout

Travelers Scholarship

  • Financial need is required
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
  • Graduating high school senior or GED recipient within MCC’s service area
  • Maintain enrollment of 6 credit hours or more per quarter during the term of the scholarship assistance
  • Participated in College Possible-Omaha or Career for Kids

Frequently asked questions

contact

Scholarships Office
Metropolitan Community College
30th and Fort streets
P.O. Box 3777
Omaha, NE 68103
531-622-0024

scholarships@mccneb.edu