International Students Scholarships and Awards at Columbia College

Columbia College is a private, four-year liberal arts and sciences institution located in Columbia, Missouri. Columbia College offers students an ideal blend of small-campus charm combined with the sophistication that comes from the living in a culturally diverse community. The city of Columbia is home to more that 30,000 students at three separate colleges or universities.

With total population of more than 120,000, including students, Columbia offers the amenities of a large city while preserving the comforts of a smaller community. National magazines consistently rank Columbia as a top city in which to live based on excellent safety, high-quality health care, educational facilities, cultural opportunities and cost of living.

*Athletic Grant*
International students may be awarded the Athletic Grant up to the cost of tuition and room and board. Columbia College competes in NAIA Division I in men's basketball, women's basketball, men's soccer, women's volleyball, and women's softball.

*Phi Theta Kappa Honor Scholarship*
This is a full-tuition scholarship for a student transferring from a community college or junior college with a 3.5 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale and an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree or 60 transferable hours. This competitive scholarship is renewable for one year with a 3.2 Columbia College cumulative GPA and 24 semester hours earned per academic year. Recipients are not eligible for the
International Award.

*Capstone Scholarship*
Students who are entering freshmen with a minimum 3.75 cumulative grade point average of a GED score of 3200 (or 320), plus a score of 28 on the ACT, or 1260 SAT, are awarded this half-tution plus $2,000 scholarship. The award is renewable with an average of 24 semester hours earned per academic year and a 3.4 grade point average in Columbia College coursework.

*Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship*
Phi Theta Kappa members transferring from community college or junior college with a 3.5 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale and an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree or 60 transferable hours are eligible for this automatic award of half tuition plus $500. The scholarship is renewable for one year with a 3.2 Columbia College
cumulative GPA and 24 semester hours earned per academic year. Recipients are not eligible for the International Award. Recipients are not eligible for the International Award.

*Keystone Scholarship*
Students who are entering freshmen with a minimum 3.4 cumulative grade point average of a GED score of 2900 (or 290), plus a score of 24 on the ACT, or 1110 SAT, are awarded this half-tuition scholarship. The award is renewable with an average of 24 semester hours earned per academic year and a 3.0 grade point average in Columbia College coursework.

*Cornerstone Scholarship *
Students who are entering freshmen with a minimum 3.2 cumulative grade point average of a GED score of 2850 (or 285), plus a score of 22 on the ACT, or 1030 SAT, are awarded this $2,000 scholarship. The award is renewable with an average of 24 semester hours earned per academic year and a 3.0 grade point average in Columbia College coursework.

*International Excellence Scholarship*
New freshmen international students are eligible for this automatic award of half-tuition if they have: a minimum TOEFL score of 79, a minimum IELTS band score of 6.0, at least 28 on CT or 1260 on the SAT,as well as a 3.0 secondary-school cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale. The award is renewable with a 3.2 Columbia College cumulative GPA an average of 24 semester hours earned annually.

*ESL Tuition Award*
A $1,000 per-semester tuition grant is available to full-time English as a Second Language (ESL) students enrolled in ESOL 100, ESOL 101, ESOL 102, ESOL 103, ESOL 104 or ESOL 105. The grant is awarded to students who are new to Columbia College and is applied during the first two semesters the student is enrolled in the ESL sequence.

*International Award*
New freshmen international students and new transfer international students are eligible for this automatic award of $1,000 if they have: a minimum TOEFL score of 71, a minimum IELTS band score of 5.5, as well as a 3.0 secondary-school cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale. New freshmen international students also are eligible if they have an ACT score of 22 or SAT score of 1030.

*Contact Information*
Columbia College
1001 Rogers St.
Columbia, MO 65216
USA
Phone: (573) 875-7352 or (800) 231-2391, ext. 7352 (in USA)
Fax: (573) 875-7506
international@ ccis.edu
www.ccis.edu/day/international