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| SCC students Debra Cumbie (second from left) of Dillsboro and Jonathan Hendricks (center) of Penrose are this year’s recipients of the State Employees’ Credit Union Foundation scholarships. Pictured with Cumbie and Hendricks are, from left: Jim Schwalm, vice president/city executive for the Sylva SECU Branch; Dr. Thom Brooks, executive vice president for instruction and student services at SCC; and Tyler Cook, financial aid counselor/scholarship coordinator at SCC. |
The State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) Foundation has awarded scholarships to two Southwestern Community College students.
Jonathan Hendricks of Penrose and Debra Cumbie of Dillsboro were each awarded a $5,000 SECU Foundation Community College Scholarship. Both scholarship recipients will use their scholarships in pursuit of degrees at SCC.
Cumbie is in the Regionally Increasing Baccalaureate Nurses (RIBN) program while Hendricks is in the Physical Therapist Assistant program.
The SECU Foundation established its community college scholarship program in 2006. The program assists students at each of the 58 community colleges in the North Carolina Community College System. Each North Carolina community college receives two $5,000 scholarships annually, representing a financial commitment to the entire community college system of up to $580,000.
The scholarships are funded solely by the membership of the State Employees’ Credit Union.
For more information about the SECU Foundation, visit www.ncsecufoundation.org.
To learn more about SCC and the programs it offers, call 828.339.4000 or drop by your nearest SCC location.
