Chad B. Cole Merit Endowed Scholarship

To assist Western Piedmont community College student(s) in meeting expenses incurred while pursuing their academic goals.

Scholarship Criteria

• Must be a resident of the Drexel School District perimeter as determined by the Burke County Public School System map prepared May, 2001
• Must have graduated from a Burke County Public School System high school with a GPA of 3.5 or above within the last two years and must have been a resident of Drexel School District during the last two or more years of high school
• Recipient must utilize the award to attend any one of the public/private universities in North Carolina
• Recipient must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA at the university to maintain scholarship eligibility
• Scholarship funds to be used for payment of tuition, fees, books, and other legitimate educationally-related expenses