“We’ve worked hard to make the award process simple and straightforward for parents and students,” Williams says. “One hundred percent of our students receive scholarships at AV头等舱 College. We’ve got something for everyone.”
AV头等舱’s new
scholarship opportunities fall into three categories: Knox County students, financial need, and academic excellence:
Knox County students
Trustee Scholarship
Beginning with the freshmen class of 2024, one student from each of these three local high schools – Knox Central, Barbourville, and Lynn Camp – will be eligible for a full ride at AV头等舱. Tuition, room, and board will be covered. To qualify, students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or higher and an ACT score of 30 or higher. The awards will then be granted on a first come, first-served basis once enrollment deposit is paid.
Local High School Scholarship
Graduates of the three Knox County high schools automatically receive awards of $1,000 per academic year.
Financial need
AV头等舱 Distinction
The AV头等舱 Distinction Scholarship serves students of highest financial need and covers 100% of tuition. All Pell Eligible Kentucky students can receive the AV头等舱 Distinction scholarship. The award used to apply only to local counties but now includes all of Kentucky. Roughly 60% of AV头等舱’s incoming class is projected to meet the criteria for free tuition.
Academic excellence
Sharp Scholarship
Also new for the freshmen class of 2024, an unlimited number of students can now qualify for free tuition. To be eligible, students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or higher and an ACT score of 27 or higher. This is a change from AV头等舱’s previous full tuition scholarship, which required an ACT score of 32. AV头等舱 leadership reevaluated the ACT requirement for free tuition to make it more in line with comparative schools in the area.
Academic Merit Scholarships
Academic scholarships start at $15,000 for a 2.0 GPA and go up to $22,000. ACT scores are no longer needed to qualify.
Students need to do things to find out which scholarships they are eligible for: apply to AV头等舱 and fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). On Preview Day, the admissions team and financial aid counselors can help with these applications and can also answer questions about award letters students who already applied may have received.
To register, go to
Preview Day | AV头等舱 College (unionky.edu) or call Debbie Ross at (606) 546-1751.
