What is the All-USA Community College Academic Team?
Do you have a GPA 3.5 or higher?
Then you should consider applying for the All-USA Academic Team!
The All-USA Community College Academic Team is presented by USA TODAY and Phi Theta Kappa and sponsored by Follett Higher Education Group. Twenty students will be selected to the national team, each receiving a $2,500 scholarship and medallion. These students will be featured in the USA TODAY newspaper and presented at Phi Theta Kappa’s Presidents Breakfast held during the Annual Convention of the American Association of Community Colleges Convention (AACC) April 23, 2012, in Orlando, Florida.
By applying for the All-USA team, you are also automatically eligible for the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation sponsors the Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team. In addition, the Coca-Cola Foundation, along with the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation recognizes the New Century Scholars. Fifty students will be named Gold Scholars, each receiving a $1,500 scholarship, fifty students will be named Silver Scholars, each receiving a $1,250 scholarship, and fifty students will be named Bronze Scholars, each receiving a $1,000 scholarship. A state may have multiple Gold, Silver, or Bronze Scholars. All scholars will also receive special medallions.
The top scoring student in each of the fifty states will be named a New Century Scholar and will receive a $2,000 stipend. In addition, one student from a Phi Theta Kappa chapter in Alberta, Canada, and one student from a chapter in one of six sovereign nations where Phi Theta Kappa chapters exist will be awarded. New Century Scholars will be presented at the AACC Convention.
Based on the same application, two students from FC will be named to the All-State Academic Team. Normally these two students are flown to the state capital to be recognized by our legislators and honored at a ceremony.
How to Apply
All students may log in to the application by going here. Phi Theta Kappa members may log in using their Phi Theta Kappa username and password. If they have forgotten their login, follow the steps on the log in page for “Forgot Username or Password.” Non-members may access the application by selecting the link that says “Create Non-Member Account” on the log in page. Non-members should follow the instructions to create an account and view the application.
Once the student has logged in, he or she should select the link in the center of the page that says “2011 Fall Scholarship Programs.” They should follow the instructions and enter the enrollment key when instructed. The enrollment key for all Fullerton College students is MDI3NTQ36466.
The application is a Common Application and Phi Theta Kappa members may apply for separate Phi Theta Kappa Guistwhite and/or Hites Transfer Scholarships at the same time as the All-USA Community College Academic Team. I recommend reading about these scholarship opportunities as well, since applying for them is often a simple matter of answering a couple more questions.
Deadline
All applications must be completed in full by 3:00 pm, November 23. Brandon Floerke bfloerke@fullcoll.edu will be your main contact if you have any questions about the application. He will also be reviewing your application in progress, and may volunteer recommendations for improvements to the application.