The Early Childhood Education Scholarship program promotes educational advancement for early childhood professionals. Our goal is to grow and support the early childhood workforce in West Central Texas.
Scholarship Guidelines
We partner with Cisco College, Ranger College, and Western Texas College to provide scholarship funding for early childhood courses at their institutions. Using funds awarded by the Board, the College will award scholarships up to $500 to eligible candidates based on the information provided in the application. Unlike some scholarship programs that limit each student to one lifetime award, applicants can receive awards each semester that funding is available throughout their career journey to advance as an early childhood professional.
Minimum Criteria for Qualification
- The class for which the Applicant is enrolled must have a CDEC/ECE course designation for which a minimum of 3 credit hours are awarded upon successful completion.
- Applicant’s employer must be a Child Care Services (CCS) contracted provider as of the start date of the class for which the Applicant is being awarded a scholarship.
- Applicant must be employed full time (30 hours or more per week) as of the start date of the class for which the Applicant is being awarded a scholarship.
- Applicant must live and/or work in one of the following 19 counties: Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland, Fisher, Haskell, Jones, Kent, Knox, Mitchell, Nolan, Runnels, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Stonewall, Taylor or Throckmorton.