Childcare Assistance Grant

Application Deadline for the Fall Semester: July 15

Application Deadline for the Spring Semester: November 15

This program is funded by the State of North Carolina to assist community college students with their childcare needs. At CPCC, the funds are administered by the Family Resource Center.

PLEASE NOTE: Employees of CPCC are not eligible to apply for childcare assistance through this program. Work study is considered a form of financial aid, and recipients of this assistance may apply.

Funding: CPCC’s Childcare Assistance Program is a very small program, and the college generally receives an amount of money which could assist about 20 students each year.  Students accepted in this program are typically awarded assistance with 70% of their childcare costs, and the remainder of the cost is the student’s responsibility.

Students need to have successfully completed a minimum of 12 credit hours at CPCC in order to be considered for this childcare assistance program. Only students taking college-level (regular curriculum) classes can apply.

The Childcare Assistance Committee evaluates all applications based on these standards:

• Financial need
• Strength of their academic record
• Progress toward completing their program/degree
• Class schedule and course load

In addition, students may write a letter explaining any special needs or circumstances they would like for the selection committee to consider.

After the application deadline, the Committee meets to evaluate applications.  Students already participating in the program and in good standing are awarded first when childcare assistance funds are available.

The committee ranks applications at their meeting. However, awards cannot be determined until information for the programs’ funding status is available for the upcoming semester. In past years, notification about funding has sometimes not been made until after the beginning of the semester.