Youth Development Centers Scholarships
The purpose of the Youth Development Centers Scholarship program shall be to recognize the graduation or high school equivalency completion of students who earned their high school credential while committed to a Youth Development Center (YDC) of the North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Recipients of the scholarships must have completed their commitment to the YDC and be enrolled in curriculum or occupational extension programs of a member institution in the North Carolina Community College System. Students enrolled in curriculum programs may be awarded one-year scholarships of up to two thousand dollars per year ($1000 per semester) for 12 semester hours or more, not to exceed actual costs and subject to availability of funds. Enrollments for less than 12 semester hours shall be prorated. Funds may be used for tuition, books, college assessed fees, and student insurance and course related supplies. Students enrolled in occupational extension courses and/or Human Resources Development programs may be awarded registration fees, textbook costs and course supplies up to $500 per semester and not to exceed actual costs. These scholarships are handled as a 3rd party billing; therefore, the certification forms are sent directly to the college business office. The YDC scholarship is limited to students who are referred through the Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (DJJDP).