WCC Education Promise is a two-year, last-dollar scholarship designed to ensure every qualifying student graduating from high school in Wilkes, Ashe, and Alleghany can get a college degree from Wilkes Community College tuition-free.
The last dollar scholarship design works just how it sounds – it covers that last dollar to tuition and fees not covered by state and federal grants and other scholarships.
Click here for more information about eligibility and how to apply.
Establishment for this scholarship was made possible by the WAW Scholarship Endowment board of directors, Diane and Larry Stone, of Wilkesboro, N.C., and Window World. Continued funding for the scholarship is raised by the Wilkes Community College Foundation to fully endow the scholarship.
Increasing the education level of our community has several benefits:
- Benefits to individuals:
- Higher incomes
- Better health
- Higher job satisfaction
- Lower chance of unemployment
- Benefits to communities:
- Enhanced economic mobility
- Strong workforce for local business and industry
- Stronger economic development potential
Education Promise Giving Levels
- Founder: $1,000,000 +
- Visionary: $500,000 – $999,999
- Advocate: $100,000 – $499,999
- Chairman: $50,000 – $99,999
- Investor: $10,000 – $49,999
- Ambassador: $1,000 – $9,999
- Friends of the Foundation: $25 – $999
Your gift is appreciated. For more information on giving, please contact:
Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Executive Director, WCC Foundation
Phone: 336-838-6491
alphillips068@wilkescc.edu