MGCCC Academic Merit Scholarships
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College provides academic and residential scholarships for full-time students who are entering college for the first time and have a qualifying ACT composite score.*
To be eligible to receive an Academic Excellence Scholarship, students must:
- Be legal residents of Mississippi
- Meet all admission requirements
- Register for at least 15 credit hours per semester
*Superscores will not be used to award Academic Excellence Scholarships
Application Process
There are no applications for these scholarships.
The appropriate Academic Excellence Scholarship will be automatically awarded to the student’s account after meeting all criteria listed below and registering for 15 credit hours.
Hours taken as a dual enrolled/dual credit high school student do not affect scholarship eligibility. The scholarship is renewable for up to four consecutive semesters, including summer.
The Academic Excellence Scholarship cannot be stacked with the New Century Skills Scholarship. Academic Excellence Scholarships may be stacked with one additional institutional scholarship in all other categories (athletic, performance and service, honors, housing, etc.)
Academic Excellence Scholarship
Criteria
| ACT Composite Score* | 29 and Above Valedictorian** or Salutatorian** |
25-28 | 21-24 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Award Amount |
$1,750*** per semester |
$1,200 per semester |
$750 per semester |
$250 per semester |
MGCCC Grade Point Average |
3.5 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
*Superscores will not be used to award Academic Excellence Scholarships
**Must show proof via official high school transcript
Academic Excellence Residential Scholarship
Criteria
| ACT Score | 29 and above |
|---|---|
Room Award Amount*Board Award Amount* |
$1,500 MAX per semester$1,250 MAX per semester |
MGCCC Grade Point Average |
3.5 |
| Residence Hall | 5-day Meal Plan | 7-day Meal Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Residence Halls (view) | ||
| Bryan Hall | $2,575 | $2,725 |
| George Hall | $2,575 | $2,725 |
| Hayden Hall | $2,375 | $2,525 |
| Moran Hall | $2,475 | $2,625 |
| Owen Hall | $2,475 | $2,625 |
| Women's Residence Halls (view) | ||
| Andrews Hall | $2,675 | $2,825 |
| Canizaro Hall | $2,575 | $2,725 |
| Graham Hall | $2,675 | $2,825 |
All residence hall students are required to purchase a meal plan unless assigned otherwise by a member of the Office of Residence Life due to the student’s involvement with athletics.
Guidelines
In order to keep an Academic Excellence Scholarship, students must maintain the required grade point average or higher. Students who drop below the required cumulative GPA requirement and/or the 15 semester hour completion requirement will be placed on scholarship probation for one probationary semester to allow the student to regain the required cumulative GPA and/or the 15 semester hour completion requirement. If the student does not meet the probationary requirements, the student will no longer be eligible to receive the scholarship.