RCTC is an exceptional value, but even affordable schools can be out of reach for some students. Scholarships help to ease the financial burden for most students and do not need to be repaid.
Thanks to our generous donors, the RCTC Foundation will offer over $500,000 in scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year. Scholarships help pay for tuition, textbooks, and class fees, and each award is based on a variety of criteria such as area of study, demographics, financial need, GPA, etc. Scholarship applications are accepted three times a year.
The RCTC Foundation offers a variety of scholarships to incoming, returning, and graduating and transferring RCTC students. All scholarships offered through the RCTC Foundation are made possible by generous donors supporting the effort to provide scholarship and program support to students who might not otherwise have the resources to pursue higher education. Most RCTC students juggle multiple responsibilities — balancing work, family, and education. Especially in difficult times, a scholarship can make all the difference.
More than 300 students will receive scholarships this year! Scholarships range from $200 to FULL TUITION with $1,000 being the most common award!
Apply for Scholarships for the 2025 Spring Semester
Application Window: October 14-November 17
Scholarship Notifications Sent to Students: December 16
- Your chances of getting a higher score on your application increase if you follow the directions and have written, thoughtful and articulate statements or essays. See tips for completing your application.
- Do not use your phone to complete our application. You will receive an error message as it is not compatible with our application software.
- You must be logged into the RCTC server in order to access the scholarship application form.
Nominate a Student for the Karsell Family Scholarship
This generous $4,000 scholarship will cover tuition at RCTC and is open to incoming students in Spring 2025 who graduated from Century, John Marshall and Mayo High School. The deadline to complete the nomination is November 16, 2024. Details about the process and what is needed is included in the nomination form.
Contact Us
E-mail: foundation@rctc.edu
Office: 507-281-7771
* The RCTC Foundation offers scholarships for RCTC students only.