Miles Community College (MCC) recently received an $8,000 donation from Northwest Farm Credit Services/CoBank to be used toward scholarships for freshmen and sophomore students enrolled in any of MCC’s agriculture programs. The scholarships will be awarded as four $2,000 scholarships for the 2016-2017 academic year.
MCC President, Stacy Klippenstein, says, “I appreciate Northwest Farm Credit Services/CoBank’s donation of $8,000 for scholarships. They understand the importance of Ag education and are a partner with MCC regarding our desire to be a hub of Ag education in this region. MCC thanks them for their generous gift.”
These scholarship dollars come at an opportune time as MCC looks to grow its Ag programs and begin construction on the new Ag Advancement Center in 2016. The Ag Advancement Center is a 36,000 square foot facility that will house three classrooms as well as an arena that will be utilized by students in the Ag and Equine Programs and varsity Rodeo team.
Incoming, full-time freshmen or sophomores who have a minimum 3.0 grade point average and are majoring in one of MCC’s agriculture degrees are eligible to apply for the scholarships. Interested students should complete the MCC Scholarship Application form found at https://www.milescc.edu/CampusServices/FinancialAid/scholarships.htm and submit it to the Financial Aid Office by April 15, 2016. For questions about the scholarship, please contact the MCC’s Financial Aid Office at 406.874.6208.
Miles Community College offers the following Ag degrees: Associate of Science degrees in Agribusiness, Animal Science (both Livestock Management and Pre-Veterinary options), Natural Resource and Range Management, Wildlife and Fisheries Biology; Associate of Applied Science degree in Agriculture Production; and a Certificate of Applied Science in Agriculture. To learn more about these programs or to schedule a visit to tour campus, please contact MCC at 406.874.6100 or visit www.milescc.edu.
Northwest FCS is a $10.6 billion financial cooperative providing financing and related services to farmers, ranchers, agribusinesses, commercial fishermen, timber producers, rural homeowners and crop insurance customers in Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Alaska. Northwest FCS is a member of the nationwide Farm Credit System that supports agriculture and rural communities with reliable, consistent credit and financial services. For more information, go to northwest.com.
CoBank is a cooperative bank serving vital industries across rural America. The bank provides loans, leases, export financing and other financial services to agribusinesses and rural power, water and communications providers in all 50 states. The bank also provides wholesale loans and other financial services to affiliated Farm Credit associations serving approximately 70,000 farmers, ranchers and other rural borrowers in 23 states around the country. For more information go to cobank.com.
