Catawba Valley Community College Foundation Scholarship Now Available

Fall '23 Scholarship opportunity now open through the CVCC Foundation

09/07/2023

HICKORY, N.C.—The CVCC Foundation has now opened the Kirby Pharmacy Technician Educational Scholarship. The amount of the award is based upon proceeds from the endowment.

This scholarship will be awarded to a qualified recipient enrolled in the CVCC Pharmacy Technician program during the Fall 2023 semester. Funds may be used for tuition, program materials, and certification examination. Preference will be given to an applicant that is also an Eagle Scout; however, the application is open to all students enrolled in the program. 

The Kirby Pharmacy Technical Educational Scholarship was created in memory of Mr. Chris Kirby upon his unexpected death in 2015, at the age of forty-nine. Mr. Kirby was the owner and pharmacist of Bowman Drug, located in Conover, NC.

The application deadline is Thursday, September 28, 2023. CVCC’s Pharmacy Technician classes will start on October 18, 2023 at the East Campus. 

To find the application, please visit the CVCC Foundation Scholarship webpage or contact Mary Beth Wilson, CVCC Foundation Assistant and Scholarship Coordinator, at (828) 327-7000 ext. 4282. To learn how you can SOAR at Catawba Valley Community College, please visit our website, www.cvcc.edu

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