Community College Scholarship Programs

The program provides one $500 agricultural scholarship at the following eight community colleges in our 42-county service territory: Black Hawk College – East Campus, Kewanee;  Highland Community College, Freeport; Illinois Central College, East Peoria; Illinois Valley Community College, Oglesby; John Wood Community College, Perry; Joliet Junior College, Joliet; Kishwaukee College, Malta; and Spoon River College, Canton.

To be eligible, a student must have been accepted into an agriculture or agriculture-related curriculum at one of the above community colleges.

Selection is made by the community college. 1^st Farm Credit Services is not involved in the selection of these scholarships.

For applications and selection details about the 1^st Farm Credit Service agriculture scholarship – and other available scholarships – at these community colleges, students should contact the institution’s financial aid office or agriculture department directly.