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Through its member-funded SECU Foundation, State Employees Credit Union has awarded three local students an SECU Continuing Education Scholarship valued at $1,250 for four semesters at 糖心传媒.

First-year scholarship recipients include Steven D. Watts and Katina Renea Davis, while Kayla Michelle Jones is a second-year recipient of the scholarship. Funding is distributed at the beginning of each fall and spring semester.

Launched in 2013, the scholarship program focuses on assisting the needs of North Carolina鈥檚 unemployed and underemployed citizens, military veterans and members of the North Carolina National Guard seeking short-term job training for new careers or retraining to advance current job skills. Scholarship funding will be applied to tuition and other expenses associated with their eligible program of study through the Community College System鈥檚 Back-To-Work Programs and continuing education courses.

鈥淭he SECU Continuing Education Scholarship program provides an excellent opportunity to assist North Carolina鈥檚 unemployed and underemployed citizens with career training and marketable job skills needed for today鈥檚 workplace,鈥� said Dr. Dale McInnis, who serves on the State Employees Credit Union鈥檚 local advisory board and is president of RCC. 鈥淲e look forward to the long-term success of these scholarship recipients as they build better lives for themselves.鈥�

The SECU Foundation awards two scholarships a year to each of North Carolina鈥檚 community colleges. There are 116 scholarships valued at up to $5,000 each. Recipients are selected by a scholarship selection committee.

About SECU and the SECU Foundation

A not-for-profit financial cooperative owned by its members, SECU has been providing the employees of the state of North Carolina and their families with consumer financial services for 77 years. With more than 1.9 million members, SECU provides services through 254 branches, 1,100 ATMs, 24/7 contact centers and a website, www.ncsecu.org. The SECU Foundation, a 501c (3) charitable organization approved by the Internal Revenue Service, promotes local community development primarily through high impact projects in the areas of education, health and human services.