Scholarship Assistance

The DCC Educational Foundation, Inc. assists the College in providing academic as well as need-based scholarships. The Foundation is a charitable, non-profit corporation that provides a venue for individuals, organizations, business and industry to contribute to the College.  You may apply for scholarship assistance by completing the Institutional Scholarship Application.  For more information concerning application procedures and deadlines please contact:

Mr. Buddy Rawley, Executive Director
DCC Educational Foundation
P. O. Box 316, Danville, VA 24543
Telephone: (434) 797- 8495 or 797- 8437
Fax: (434) 797- 8514
brawley@dcc.vccs.edu

Scholarship Searches

We offer these other sites for informational purposes only. We hope you find them useful. Please be aware that the information found at links to other sites "outside" of the DCC web site is not within our control, and we cannot guarantee its accuracy. In the wide world of financial aid, information can change at any time.

Scholarship Scam Alert: http://finaid.org/scholarships/scams.phtml
This federal web site provides valuable information to protect students in search of scholarship dollars. Part of the mission of the Federal Trade Commission is "...to enhance the smooth operation of the marketplace by eliminating acts or practices that are unfair or deceptive. In general, the Commission's efforts are directed toward stopping actions that threaten consumers' opportunities to exercise informed choice."

List of Searches

FastWeb! http://www.fastweb.com/
Many thousands of scholarships, in hundreds of fields, are awarded each year. To find the scholarship programs that best fit your qualifications, FinAid® recommends the fastWEB database as the place to begin your search. fastWEB is the Internet's first, largest and fastest free scholarship search service. You can even submit a preliminary application to some of the scholarships listed on fastWEB directly via the web through fastWEB's E-Scholarships Program.

GoScholarship http://www.gocollege.com/
 The only reliable web-based scholarship search featured on ABC's 20/20 on May 7, 1999 Now the complete database is FREE: over 500,000 scholarships.... over $1 billion!

SCHOLARSHIPS.COM http://scholarships.com/
 Start your free college scholarship search here. Begin a personalized profile that will match your specific skills, talents, interests, and abilities to the Scholarships.com database of over 600,000 college scholarship awards. Your results will be delivered to you immediately, on-line!

Financial Aid Information Sites on the Web

	FAFSA On The Web
	fastWEB Scholarship Search
	Financial Aid Information Page from NASFAA
	The Virginia Community College System Tuition Grant Developed for and available to students who were in foster care, custody of special services and special needs adoptees at time of high school graduation or GED.
	www.ecmc.org

Contact Information:

Financial Aid Office
1008 South Main Street
Danville, VA  24541
DCCFinAid@dcc.vccs.edu
Telephone: 434 797-8567 or 434 797-8439
Other areas in VA: 800-560-4291 Ext 8567