Scholarships
General Requirements
- To apply for any financial assistance, you
must first complete the DCC Financial Aid/Scholarship Application, as
well as the Free Application
for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
- All academic scholarships, grants, and participation awards are for
tuition only. Excess funding may not be carried over to the next academic
year.
- All scholarships, grants, and participation awards require a minimum
GPA of 2.0 to be received or renewed unless otherwise stated.
- One must be a full-time student to receive full amount of scholarship.
If less that full-time, one receives a percentage of the scholarship,
depending upon how many hours are taken. Full-time is considered 12
hours a semester.
- To receive a Dallas Christian College grant you must fill out the
FAFSA.
- A student may receive only one academic scholarship.
- Grants and participation awards may be added to academic scholarships
as long as they do not exceed tuition costs for each semester.
- To receive priority status, you must be accepted for admission and
have all necessary materials to the Financial Aid office by Jan. 30.
- Transfer or current students with less than 30 hours of college credit
will be assessed for academic scholarships by their ACT/SAT score and
college GPA. If you have accumulated at least 30 hours of college credit,
the college GPA will be the basis for the academic scholarship.
Academic Honors Scholarships
- President's Scholarship
The President's scholarship is a $12,000 to $16,000 scholarship awarded
over eight semesters. Scholarships range from $3,000 to $4,000 per year
for up to four years and are based on the following:
- Grade-point average (minimum of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale)
- College entrance scores (minimum ACT 28 or SAT 1860)
- Christian Service participation
- Personal references from the admissions application
- Essay from Dallas Christian College Financial Aid/Scholarship
Application.
Recipients must maintain a 3.5 cumulative GPA and remain in good social
standing with the college.
- Trustees' Scholarship
The Trustees' scholarship is an $8,000 to $12,000 scholarship awarded
over eight semesters. Awards range from $2,000 to $3,000 per year for
up to four years and are based on the following:
- Grade-point average (minimum of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale)
- College entrance scores (minimum ACT 24 or SAT 1650)
- Christian Service participation
- Personal references from the admissions application
- Essay from Dallas Christian College Financial Aid/Scholarship
Application.
Recipients must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA and remain in good social
standing with the college.
- Dean's Scholarship
The Dean's Scholarship is a $4,000 to $8,000 scholarship awarded over
eight semesters. Scholarships range from $1,000 to $2,000 per year for
up to four years and are based on the following:
- Grade-point average (minimum of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale)
- Christian Service participation
- Personal references from the admissions application
- Essay from Dallas Christian College Financial Aid/Scholarship
Application.
Recipients must maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA and remain in good social
standing with the college.
- Bible Bowl Scholarship
Students who qualify for the following Bible Bowl category will be eligible
for scholarships. Copies of Bible Bowl certificates must be presented
to the Financial Aid office to receive this award. Students who received
multiple Bible Bowl awards may only apply one scholarship per year.
- National Level: For students on any of the top five teams nationally
or scoring among the top ten on the national Individual Achievement
Test, awards range from $8,000 to $16,000 over four years, $2,000
to $4,000 per year for four years. This award is also based on high
school GPA, Christian Service participation, personal references
from the DCC Admissions Application, and the essay from the DCC
Financial Aid/Scholarship Application. A minimum of $8,000 over
four years is awarded, based on all of the criteria.
- Regional Level: For students who are All-Stars or who take first
place on a regional Individual Achievement Test, this is an award
of $6,000 over four years, $1,500 per year for four years.
- Local Level: For students who have the highest cumulative score
for the year on their local Individual Achievement Tests, this is
an award of $4,000 over four years, $1,000 per year for four years.
Student Referral Scholarship
Many of our very best prospective students come to us based on DCC student
referrals. Therefore, the scholarship committee would like to award a
$250 Student Referral Scholarship to every student who refers someone
to DCC.
Click here to learn more
Additional Scholarships
Eligibility requirements for these scholarships are available
in the college Catalog under the
"Admissions and Financial Information" section.
- Area Women's Retreat Scholarship
- Betenbough Charitable Foundation Scholarship
- Bible Bowl Participation Scholarship
- Bob & Carol Smith Scholarship
- Chapel Hills Christian Church Scholarship
- Christian Education Scholarship
- Daniel L. Pinney
- Dennis James Morgan
- Evangelistic Leadership Scholarship
- Helen Crawford Scholarship
- Henry Halff
- Kiamichi Preaching Scholarship
- Les Hoyt Scholarship
- Marilyn Foggin Scholarship
- Minister/Missionary Dependent Scholarship
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