Fernando Llerena Scholarship - ESOL
All students enrolled in the College’s ESL Program, and who qualify for Title IV, are eligible for this College of Business and Technology scholarship.

Conditions of the Award:

• Scholarship awarded by the Director of Education, College of Business and Technology, Inc.
• Scholarship awarded for up to $372.00, depending on scholastics and attendance, for the ESL program only.
• Students must meet the following criteria for award of the scholarship:
     • Complete the program
     • Have a Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
     • Maintain an 80% or higher attendance record.
• May be awarded and disbursed in the second semester of the program upon completion of the semester.
• The decisions of the Director of Education will be final.

Gladys Llerena Scholarship
CBT College gives it to all students enrolled in the Associate in HVAC Program of the College. Conditions of Award:

• Will be awarded by the Director of Education of CBT College
• Award granted up to $ 3000.00, depending on academic achievement in the AC Diploma program only or first 24 Semester Credit of the Associate Degree in A/C.
• To be able to receive the award, the student must have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher in the first year of studies (AC Diploma) or first 24 Semester Credits of the Associate Degree in A/C.
• Will be awarded and disbursed as follows: 50% in the third semester of the AS in AC Program and 50% in the fourth semester of the Associate Degree in A/C Program after completing the first year of studies and meeting condition Number 3.

The decision of the Director of Education will be final. 

M.A.C. (Make A Change) Scholarship
This scholarship is intended for students enrolling directly into AS Degree programs for Business Administration, Medical Assisting, Health Information Management Technology and Graphic Design, as well as for students who transfer or graduate from diploma programs enrolling into the corresponding Associates Degree in: Business Administration, Medical Assisting, Health Information Management Technology. Conditions of Award:

1. Will be awarded by the Director of Education of College of Business & Technology Inc.
2. Scholarship awarded for up to $1,500.00, - depending on academic achievement in the AS Degree Programs in Business Administration, Medical Assisting, Health Information Management Technology and Graphic Design. .. In addition, my academic progress in the diploma programs of Business Technology, Medical Assistant, Medical coding and Billing, and Web design when transferring to the corresponding AS Degree program, maybe considered..
3. Students must meet the following criteria for award of the scholarship:
             • have a Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher or higher when they finish the second
               semester on their degree program
4. The scholarship may be awarded in the last disbursement of the program after completing the first year of studies and meeting the GPA condition.
5. The decision of the Director of Education will be final.

Workforce Scholarship - Diploma Programs (Effective with the July 9, 2012 Start)

All South Florida Workforce referred and enrolled students in a diploma program with more than 20 Credits, but less than 36 credits (excluding ESL) that are approved by South Florida Workforce are eligible for this College of Business and Technology scholarship.

Award Conditions:

• Scholarship awarded by the Director of Education, College of Business and Technology, Inc.
• Scholarship granted to cover final balance in the student ledger per academic year after receiving funds from Workforce and Pell Grant, if qualified. This scholarship will be the last of the scholarships awarded, if the student qualifies for other
  scholarships offered by CBT and/or other scholarships.
• Students must meet the following criteria for award of the scholarship:

                    -  Enrolled in a program with more than 20 Credits.
                    -  Must maintain an attendance record of 75% or higher per academic year.
                    -  The student must qualify for a full or partial (50%) Pell Grant.
                    -  All Workforce scholarship recipients must attend all Career Services Employability Workshops
                       offered at their campus, or any other required Career Services activities.
                    -  All Workforce scholarship recipients must make a full and good faith effort to identify and secure
                       positions in the field that they were trained in.
                    -  The full and good faith effort time period begins 60 days prior to graduation and ends the
                       day of graduation.

• The scholarship will be awarded and disbursed at the end of each academic year. (Students whose academic year finishes after June 30th could receive more than one disbursement during the academic year. This might occur since CBT will disburse scholarships at the end of the Fiscal Year.
• The decision of the Director of Education will be final
• The student must qualify for a full or partial (50%) Pell Grant.

Repayment Obligation/Condition:

Scholarship recipients will be required to reimburse CBT for the full amount of the assistance from the scholarship if they:

    1.  Fail to comply with the requirement to attend all CBT Career Services Employability Workshops or other required CBT Career Services Activities, and/or
    2.  Fail to demonstrate a full and good faith effort to fulfill the employment service requirement.

Failure to comply with the repayment obligation/condion can incur the following:
    3.  The transcripts and diploma will not be issued until the repayment obligation is met
    4.  Student can be sent to Collections for failing to repay the scholarship
    5.  Legal action can be taken to recover the debt.

A full and good faith effort is defined as the following:
    •  Advise and update the Campus Career Services Representative (CSR) on the status of their job search.
        Must apply to at least three training related positions per week, that can be verified.
    •  Accept employment referrals from the Campus CSR.
    •  Identify, pursue and apply for employment in the field trained in.
    •  Maintain a Job History Log that documents efforts to identify and pursue opportunities in the field trained in.

Please for more information about A.S. Scholarship contact your Financial Aid Representative.
 

Reach Out America Scholarship

All students enrolled in the College’s ESL Program, who have been in the United States less than five (5) years, and who qualify for Title IV, are eligible for this College of Business and Technology scholarship.

Conditions of Award:

• Will be awarded by the Director of Education of CBT College
• Award granted up to $500.00, depending on scholastics and attendance, for the ESL programs only.
• Will be awarded and disbursed in the second semester of each year of Studies, after 26 weeks into the programs.
• To be able to receive the award, the student must maintain an attendance record of 80% or higher until after 26 weeks out of the 32 week program.
• The student must have a Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
• The decisions of the Director of Education will be final.

Success Scholarship Match Program

All students enrolled in any of the College’s Programs are eligible for this College of Business and Technology scholarship. This scholarship does not apply for the non-credit short programs.

Conditions of Award:

• Will be awarded by the Director of Education of CBT College.
• CBT will match up to $500 of the cash payments made by the student per Academic Year.
• To be able to receive the award, the student must maintain an attendance record of 70% or higher per semester
• The scholarship may be awarded beginning academic year 2010-2011 at the end of each semester.
• Will be awarded and disbursed in installments equal to student payments at the end of each semester and student payments must be current to receive the matching funds
• The decision of the Director of Education will be final.