NSCC Career Pathways

Please be advised that changes have been made to the Career Pathways Grant.

To be eligible for ECE courses, students are required to submit applications for both FAFSA and the EEC Scholarship. The application link is provided below:

Apply for the Early Childhood Educators (ECE) scholarship The Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) and the Department of Higher Education (DHE) jointly offer this scholarship to help early educators increase their qualifications through a college degree.

Scholarship is available!

📢 Applications are now OPEN for this year’s Early Childhood Educators (ECE) Scholarship!

The Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) and the Department of Higher Education (DHE) collaborate on this initiative to help early educators grow their careers through higher education. 🎓 The ECE Scholarship offers financial support for pursuing a college certificate or degree at eligible institutions across Massachusetts.

You may be eligible if you work, or plan to work, in an EEC-licensed or funded Family Child Care (FCC) program, a center-based program, an After School/Out-of-School Time (ASOST) program, a residential placement program, or a contracted Family Child Care (FCC) system.

🔗 Learn more and apply: mass.gov/eec/ecescholarship

https://www.mass.gov/how-to/apply-for-the-early-childhood-educators-ece-scholarship

Apply for the Early Childhood Educators (ECE) scholarship The Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) and the Department of Higher Education (DHE) jointly offer this scholarship to help early educators increase their qualifications through a college degree.