Many students at SCCC work while they attend college. We know that Long Island is an expensive place to live! Fortunately, there are a wide variety of scholarships and other programs at the college to support students.
First, you should know that we have financial aid counselors at each of the three campuses. Here's the contact information so you can get a better understanding of your financial aid situation:
The SCCC Scholarships page is a great place to start because the college offers hundreds of scholarships for new and continuing students. Most scholarships are awarded for the fall semester, but some scholarships are renewable for up to four semesters. Criteria for each scholarship is established by the scholarship donors, and there is no limit to the number of scholarships a student may apply for as long as you meet the criteria. You can receive a scholarship even if:
Some of the major scholarships include Get There From Here (GTFH), NYS Excelsior, Honors Program, and the Stay on Long Island Initative (SoLII) scholarships—and we have had a good number of students over the years win the major national Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship which is worth up to $80,000!
To search our database of hundreds of SCCC scholarships based on a wide variety of eligibility parameters, go to the Scholarships webpage, scroll down to Getting Started, follow the link for the online database and follow the Getting Started instructions.
For questions regarding scholarships, call 631-451-4026 or email scholarships@sunysuffolk.edu.