Applicants for the BCC Continuing Education and Workforce Development scholarship must be registered for a course that consists of at least 96 hours of training and leads to an industry recognized credential.

Applicants for this scholarship must be enrolled in a Continuing Education Cosmetology course that leads to an industry credential.

To be considered for this scholarship funded by the State Employee Credit Union a student must:

• Be a North Carolina resident
• Be enrolled (or enrolling in) a course(s) leading to a NC Workforce Credential at the Essential or Career Level, or that has been approved by NCCCS
• Be part of one of the following groups:
  • unemployed or underemployed
  • member of the NC National Guard
  • Military veteran and spouses
  • underserved populations in a specific workforce sector or area
• Not be a director, employee, or family member of an employee of the SECU or SECU Foundation
• Complete course work supported by this scholarship by the end of the program year (August 31, 2026)

At a minimum, eligible students applying for this grant must be:

• A resident of North Carolina as outlined in G.S. 116-143.1 and following the coordinated and centralized residency determination process admistered by the State Education Assistance Authority known as NC Residency Determination Service (RDS)
• A student enrolling in Workforce Continuing Education (WCE) pathways/course(s) leading to a NC Workforce Credential identified as either Essential or Career Level. These pathways may consist of a single WCE course or a series of courses. The list of eligible credentials is available here.