Bladen Community College (BCC) is devoted to helping the people, communities, and businesses of Bladen County discover opportunities for education and development. To support students enrolling in short-term, credentialed training, BCC offers a variety of scholarships to assist with the cost of course registration and fees.

BCC offers a variety of financial assistance opportunities. Complete the Workforce and Continuing Education scholarship and let BCC help you find the best grant and scholarship opportunities for you!

Below are some of the financial assistance programs currently available to students enrolled in workforce and continuing education courses. Please feel free to review, and if you have any questions contact Lenore Lacy, Financial Aid Scholarship Specialist, 910-879-5562  ~  [email protected],  or Samantha Benson, Director of Financial Aid and Veteran Services 910- 879-5567  ~  [email protected] for more information!

The Golden LEAF Foundation makes scholarships available to students from qualifying counties who demonstrate financial need to help them attend a North Carolina Community College. Golden LEAF’s goal is for scholarship recipients to gain talent, knowledge, and the skills to help their communities thrive.

• Be a North Carolina resident
• Reside in a rural county that is tobacco dependent, or economically destressed, as determined by the Golden LEAF Foundation.
• Be enrolled in a Workforce Continuing Education (WCE) pathways/course of 96 hours or more and leading to a State or industry recognized credential. Eligible credentials list: NCWC External List 4172025.xlsx

The SECU Bridge to Career program is currently available to all 58 North Carolina Community Colleges and helps remove financial barriers for students seeking state-regulated or industry recognized credentials that lead to sustainable wage careers within their communities. SECU Bridge to Career provides funding for $500 scholarships, to be awarded to up to 30 eligible students at each of the 58 NC Community College campuses. The SECU Bridge to Career program has supported community college workforce development and continuing education students across North Carolina since 2018.

• Must be a North Carolina resident
• Be enrolled or enrolling in a course(s) leading to a NC Workforce Credential at the Essential or Career Level, or that has been approved by NCCCS
• Be part of one of the following target groups: unemployed or underemployed, members of the NC National Guard, military veterans and spouses, or underserved populations in a specific workforce sector or area
• Not a director, employee, or family member of an employee of the State Employees’ Credit Union or SECU Foundation.

In 2021, the General Assembly of North Carolina establish the Short-Term Workforce Development (STWD) Grant Program. The program intends to remove access barriers to high- quality, in-demand, sustaining wage careers for eligible North Carolina students pursuing high- demand workforce training programs in pathways identified in collaboration with the Department of Commerce that lead to a State or industry-recognized credential. Through this program, each college can determine grant award amounts based on student needs, local industry needs, number of eligible students, and cost of the course/pathway.

• Be a resident of North Carolina
  Eligible students must establish residency through the NC Residency Determination Service
• Must be enrolled in Workforce Continuing Education (WCE) pathways/courses leading to a N.C. Workforce Credential identified as either Essential or Career level. These pathways may consist of a single WCE course or a series of courses, and must be on the NCWC External List 4172025.xlsx.