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Health Sciences Scholarship Form

All applicants must meet specific scholarship guidelines. Please review the scholarship descriptions and qualifications on our Scholarship information page before completing this form.

It is strongly recommended that students submit their 2023-2024 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in order to document financial need.

Scholarship Application Deadline: September 25, 2023

* required before you may submit.

 

 

Select the Scholarship(s) for which you are applying:

Institutional Scholarships

Health Science Department Scholarships:

One scholarship will be awarded from each Health Science Department (currently seven): Associate Degree Nursing, Accelerated Associate Degree Nursing, Practical Nursing, Medical Laboratory Technician, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Surgical Technology, and Behavior Health Support.

 

 

Other Non-Institutional & Endowment Scholarships

All applicants must meet specific scholarship guidelines. Any additional comments or recommendations are welcome. Please attach a copy of the high school transcript (include ACT scores if available) to the application. It is strongly recommended that students file their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in order to document financial need. Award values are subject to change.

This scholarship is for students attending the Virtual ADN program on the Mexico campus. This scholarship will be given to the student who demonstrates and completes the following: Shows financial need; shows outstanding academic performance. Applicants must provide a written narrative stating their philosophy of nursing that should also include their career goals, life goals and past accomplishments.
The Thelma Shaw Memorial Scholarship was established to provide financial assistance to a student in the Moberly Practical Nursing program. Funding continues for the student through the Virtual Associate Degree in Nursing at MACC. Approximate value is 50% of the tuition, course fees, text books, clinical fees and technology fees of the Practical Nursing Program each semester and, if accepted VADN Program, funding may continue through graduation. Students who are applying for this scholarship must be at least 21 years of age and will be selected based upon the following: Financial need; Academic achievement and character. Preference will be given to those applicants with children. Additionally, students applying for this scholarship will need to submit a statement describing their personal attributes/characteristics that they have that will shape them into a nurse. Secondly, student will also need to write about what has motivated them to seek a career in nursing.
This scholarship is for students attending the Practical Nursing program on the Moberly campus. The student that is chosen for this scholarship will be selected based on demonstration for financial need and outstanding academic performance. The award given is a $200 one-time award.
This scholarship is established to assist students in Health Sciences Programs at Moberly Area Community College. The selection criteria are based upon: financial need, academic performance, and satisfactory progress towards degree or certificate.
This scholarship is for a student attending the ADN or Virtual ADN program on the Moberly campus. This scholarship will be awarded to a student who demonstrates financial need. The award given is a $500 one-time award.

 

 

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OTA Applications Due March 1st, 2023

Would you be excited to…
help a child with balance and coordination problems to play on playground equipment because of occupational intervention? …provide home modifications to a mother with a recent spinal cord injury so she can go home and return to her role as a mom? …help an elderly person remain in his/her home by providing adaptive equipment to ensure safety and independence?

The Missouri Health Professions Consortium (MHPC) Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) Program offered through MACC prepares students to work under the supervision of Registered Occupational Therapists. Assistants work with people of all ages who, because of physical, developmental, social or emotional deficits need specialized assistance to lead independent, productive and satisfying lives.

The MHPC Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200, North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929. ACOTE’s telephone number c/o AOTA is (301) 652-AOTA and its Web address is www.acoteonline.org. Graduates of the program will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the Occupational Therapy Assistant administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). After successful completion of this exam, the individual will be a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA).

The AAS in Occupational Therapy Assistant is a one-plus-one degree program which prepares students to practice as a certified occupational therapy assistant (COTA) after meeting certification and state licensure standards. Moberly Area Community College is one of three colleges in the Missouri Health Professions Consortium (MHPC) currently selected to offer the hybrid program coordinated through State Fair Community College. MACC will offer and enroll students in the general education coursework; sophomore level (professional level) coursework will be taught to MACC students at a classroom located on the Columbia campus. 

For more information on the MHPC OTA program visit the MHPC website at: https://mhpc.sfccmo.edu/ota/

Program Outcomes
When students complete an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) degree at MACC they will be able to: AAS-OTA-program-outcomes. This is our program promise.

September 18-24 is National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week

Missouri Governor Parson proclaims September 18-24, 2022, to be National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week. What is National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week? AEFL raises public awareness about the need for and value of adult education and family literacy. Its goal is to increase financial and societal support for access to basic education programs for U.S. adults with low literacy, numeracy, and digital skills. Advocates across the country use this opportunity to elevate adult education and family literacy nationwide with policymakers, the media, and the community.

Learn more about MACC’s Adult Education & Literacy (AEL) program.