International Students
An international student (a first-time freshman, a transfer student, a transient student, or a re-admission student) must apply for admission to the College before the student may enroll in a course.

******International student applicants are not eligible for conditional admission status.******
Admission Requirements:
To be admitted to Calhoun Community College, an international student must submit to the following:

1. Official copy of high school/college academic transcript (translated in English). High School academic transcript MUST show GRADES and COMPLETION DATE accompany by the leaving certificate. The transcript MUST be sent directly from the school or college with official stamp. 
   
2. Official TOEFL SCORES:
   • Paper-based 500 (min), computer-based 173 (min), Internet-based 61
     
   • IELTS ranging 5.5-6.0
     
   • The Scores must be mailed directly from the Educational Testing Services to the Calhoun Office of Admissions and Records. Personal copies are NOT accepted.
     
   • The TOEFL Test is not administered at Calhoun Community College
     
3. Signed notarized Affidavit of Financial Support that includes a current bank statement from a person or persons who assumes full responsibility for the student’s financial support and a bank letter from the sponsor’s bank. 
   
4. Documentation demonstrating adequate Health and Life Insurance which must be maintained during all periods of enrollment an summer vacation; and include the Repatriation and Medical Evacuation Benefits. Insurance may be purchased upon arrival. 
   

• If you are a transfer student from within the United States please download the Transfer Eligibility Form
  
• Send official transcripts of high school grades with an official English translation 
  
• Complete Affidavit of Financial Support 
  
• Mail all of the above to: 
  

Financial Aid
ALERT:  Financial Aid awards are based on full-time enrollment and actual Cost of Attendance (COA).  Your disbursement will be based on the number of credit hours that you enroll in and may be less than your award if you do not enroll full-time.
Student Services Help:
Admissions (256) 306-2593
Advising (256) 260-4330
Financial Aid (256) 306-2628


The Student Financial Services (SFS) office at Calhoun Community College offers students financial counseling and assistance to help them pursue their educational goals. Financial aid is available in a variety of forms. Students needing assistance with college expenses should communicate with personnel in the Office of Student Financial Services 
You may also correspond through traditional mail services at the following address:
Office of Student Financial Services   
Calhoun Community College
P.O. Box 2216
Decatur, AL 35609-2216
Located on the second floor of the Chasteen Student Center on the Decatur Campus, room 206 .
Office Hours:
M-Th: 7:45 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
F: 7:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Student Financial Services also has an office at Calhoun's Huntsville campus in Cummings Research Park. Main Building, Room 110.
Office Hours:
M-Th: 8:00 a.m. – 5:45 p.m.
F: 8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Whether you are planning for college, trying to pay for college, or graduating and thinking about your future, it has become clear that the financial decisions you make today may impact your financial livelihood well into your future.
Therefore, no matter what term you choose for money management, financial literacy, or budgeting it is important for you to know and understand your personal finances to ensure you are making good decisions for yourself and your future.
To help you navigate these decisions, Calhoun has partnered with CashCourse, which provides free financial educational resources for college students.
Use CashCourse to:

• Create a budget; 
  
• Learn about the benefits of checking and savings account; 
  
• Pay for college 
  
• Survive in a tough economy 
  
• Protect your credit; 
  
• Deal with your debit and credit cards 
  
• Prepare for success after graduation; 
  
• Plan for retirement; 
  
• Set financial goals; 
  
• Spend wisely; 
  
• Read more about financial aid; and 
  
• Learn about so much more! 
  

1. Have a completed Admissions Application on file with Calhoun Admissions.
   This includes a submitted signature page and form(s) of ID.
   
2. Have a completed FAFSA Application on file with Calhoun Financial Aid.
   17-18 FAFSA required for Fall 17-Spring 18 awards
   16-17 FAFSA required for Summer 17 awards
   To have FAFSA automatically sent to Calhoun, enter Institution Code 001013 when completing the FAFSA
   If needed tax returns are not completed by March 1, complete the FAFSA based on estimated information from the previous year's tax return in order to meet the deadline for scholarship eligibility.
   FAFSA tips from Calhoun Financial Aid 
   
3. Have a completed Scholarship Application on file with Calhoun Scholarship Office.
   Available November 1 through March 1
   Applicants log in using their myCalhoun credentials provided after the Admissions Application process has been completed.
   
   Apply For Scholarships
   

• GPA of 3.0 or higher (Honors Program: 3.5 or higher)
  
• ACT of 20 or higher (Honors Program: 24 or higher)
  
• United States citizen
  

About Calhoun

Calhoun Community College exemplifies the two-year college mission of commitment to excellence in teaching and service and is the region's leader in education and workforce development. 

The largest of the two-year institutions comprising The Alabama Community College System, Calhoun is an open-admission, community-based, state-supported, coeducational, comprehensive community college dedicated to providing affordable, high-quality and accessible education to individuals in its four-county service area. Offering 49 associate degree options and 52 career/certificate programs, Calhoun serves approximately 11,500 students at its 110-acre Decatur campus; its Huntsville/Cummings Research Park site; and at the Limestone Correctional Facility. The college's faculty and staff are well qualified and remain current in their areas of expertise. Over 80 percent of the full-time faculty possess at least a master's degree, and approximately 15 percent hold the doctorate.For over 64 years, Calhoun has been an active member of North Alabama. Graduates of the college permeate the community, and many of them have gone on to complete baccalaureate degrees at other institutions in the area, or have entered the work force after successfully completing programs of study and training.

Calhoun successfully continues to meet the educational and training demands of a unique and highly diverse population. The college also is committed to providing training and education for area business and industry through our Calhoun Workforce Solutions department.

As an institution on the cutting edge of providing excellence in teaching and service, Calhoun has enjoyed local, state, regional, and national distinction. Since 1989, the college has experienced national attention through having seven of its students named as the top community college student in the nation.

SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
Bishop State Community College offers a variety of scholarships. Selection of scholarship recipients is highly competitive. Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee a scholarship. The appropriate scholarship committee reviews all completed scholarship applications.  Students must be an Alabama resident and a U.S. Citizen to qualify for any scholarships except for private scholarships.
2017-2018 GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR SCHOLARSHIPS
Deadline: March 1, 2018


Presidential Scholarship
Presidential Scholars are awarded to students from high schools in Mobile and Washington Counties. These scholarships pay tuition and fees during the fall and spring semesters only. Full-time study is required.
Requirements:

• Pays $10,000 ($5,000 a year for 2 years).
  
• Minimum GPA of 3.5.
  
• Minimum ACT composite score of 24
  
• A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required for maintaining scholarship eligibility.
  

• General Education and Health Related Programs 
  

• Pays $8,000 ($4,000 a year for 2 years).
  
• Minimum GPA of 3.25.
  
• Must have taken the ACT
  
• A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required for maintaining scholarship eligibility.
  

• General Education and Health Related Programs
  

• Pays $8,000. ($4,000 a year for 2 years). Certificates ($4,000 only for 1-year certificate programs).
  
• Minimum GPA of 2.5.
  
• A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required for maintaining scholarship eligibility.
  

FINANCIAL AID
Need help financing your education? Bishop State provides comprehensive information and services regarding opportunities to finance the cost of education. We recognize that financial assistance is an important key to helping you reach your educational and career goals.
Bishop State participates in the following Federal, State and Institutional Financial Aid Programs: Academic Competitiveness Grant, Alabama Student Assistant Grant, Federal Pell Grant, Federal Work Study Program Scholarships, Supplemental Opportunity Grant (SEOG), and VA Educational Benefits.
Bishop State Community College does not participate in the federal student loan program.
STEPS TO APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL AID

1. Student must apply for FSA ID (and parent if student is dependent); www.fafsa.ed.gov
   
2. Locate your most recent Student and Parent Federal Returns
   
3. Apply for Federal Aid; www.fafsa.ed.gov
   
4. Bishop State Community College School Code: 001030
   
5. Sign electronically with FSA ID
   
6. Submit
   

Bishop State Community College was founded in the summer of 1927, as a branch of Alabama State College in Montgomery, Alabama. In its first nine years of operation, the College offered extension courses for active teachers during the summer. In September 1936, the two-year college was established.
In August 1965, a legislative act officially declared "Alabama State College Branch Mobile Center" a state junior college. In November 1965, the College was named "Mobile State Junior College". The name was changed in September 1971 to "S.D. Bishop State Junior College" and again in 1989 to "Bishop State Community College". On August 22, 1991, the Alabama State Board of Education consolidated Southwest State Technical College and Carver State Technical College into Bishop State Community College.
Caldwell School, a former African American elementary school built in 1947 is located on the campus. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. Founded in the summer of 1927, Bishop State Community College was originally the Mobile Branch of Alabama State College (University) in Montgomery, Alabama, during the presidency of Dr. Harper Councill Trenholm. It was established as an in-service arm of Alabama State College that offered extension courses to African-American elementary and secondary teachers in Mobile.
In 1936, O. H. Johnson was appointed as dean. The first full-time faculty consisted of seven persons, which included such Mobile pioneers in education as Dr. Benjamin F. Baker, Mary Wilbur Weeks Burroughs and C.F. Powell.
Dr. Sanford. D. Bishop, Sr. joined the teaching staff of "The Branch" in 1938 as an instructor of English and music. In 1941, he was named dean.
In 1942, property was acquired on Broad Street where the present Main Campus is located. The campus consisted of a two-story framed building, which prior to the purchase of the property, was used by the Voluntary Fire Fighters Society #11. It was purchased with a loan that was later repaid by students through fund-raisings. In 1963, the name "Mobile Branch of Alabama State College" was changed to Alabama State College – Mobile Center.
In 1965, the Alabama State Legislature ratified the Alabama State Board of Education's action establishing the Alabama State College – Mobile Center as Mobile State Junior College and severed its relationship with Alabama State College in Montgomery. Dr. Bishop was appointed president of the new independent junior college. In 1971, the Alabama State Legislature renamed the college to S. D. Bishop State Junior College.
Upon the death of Dr. Bishop on June 21, 1981, Dr. Joseph Christopher Mitchell was selected to serve as interim president. In September 1981, Dr. Yvonne Kennedy was appointed as the second president.
On February 23, 1989, the Alabama State Board of Education renamed the college to Bishop State Community College to reflect its growth in vocational/career offerings, transfer offerings and community service activities. On August 22, 1991, the Alabama State Board of Education consolidated two technical colleges in Mobile – Southwest State Technical College and Carver State Technical College – with Bishop State Community College.
Southwest State Technical College, now the Southwest Campus of Bishop State Community College, was established to provide postsecondary vocational training in the Mobile area under the 1947 Regional Trade School Act. The city of Mobile provided the 26 acres of land for the campus. The first graduates, in 1954, were 15 members of a practical nurse program who had begun classes in January 1953. The College officially opened in May 1954 with an enrollment of 100 students in eight programs.
Carver State Technical College, now the Carver Campus of Bishop State Community College, was chartered by the Alabama State Legislature on January 1, 1961. It was constructed in 1962 in the Toulminville area of Mobile. On November 19, 1976, the Alabama State Board of Education approved changing the name of Carver State Technical Trade School to Carver State Technical Institute and later to Carver State Technical College.
In 1995, the college added an extension to the Main Campus with the opening of the Baker-Gaines Central site. This site was formerly the historic Central High School. The facility houses the Division of Health Related Professions. In addition, it includes a museum, child care center, 1,200-seat auditorium, multimedia center and a bookstore.
Dr. Kennedy was president for 26 years, retiring on July 30, 2007. James Lowe, Jr. became the interim president on August 1, 2007, and on May 22, 2008, the Alabama State Board of Education appointed him president.
On February 18, 2015, James Lowe, Jr. died. Dr. Ulysses McBride was appointed March 10, 2015 as interim president. On August 27, 2015, Dr. Valerie Richardson was appointed as Bishop State Community College's interim president. In October of the same year Richardson was appointed President of Bishop State Community College. Dr. Reginald Sykes was appointed as Bishop State Community College president in February 2016.

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Take part in the TCF-DAP test
Which is held every February at the French Embassy in Tehran
Course length: 5 years
Study fee: Free
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Starting date: September every year
Expenditure limit for one year of life
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Degrees Required: High School Diploma and Pre-University
Language Requirements: TCF-DAP
Required Documents for Student Visa:
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Having an equivalent of 7,500 euros in a bank account in Iran, the official financial guarantee of parents

Financial Aid
Your college education is the most important investment you can make in your future. Our goal is to make the Birmingham-Southern experience available to everyone. With our tuition reset, BSC may be more within reach than you think.

Why is this so important to us? Because we know what you'll learn here is priceless, and the value you'll get from a BSC education will pay off in the long run. That's why BSC has been listed a "Best Buy" by the Fiske Guide to Colleges and is ranked among the top 100 "Best Values in Liberal Arts Colleges" by Kiplinger's Personal Finance.
The money we spent on our son's BSC education is the best investment we have ever made. We are grateful to the college for his experience." Britt and Donna Rice, parents of David Rice '04, a pulmonary/critical care doctor at the Medical University of South Carolina.
The annual cost to attend Birmingham-Southern College includes tuition, fees, housing, and dining. Your total cost may vary depending on your residential and meal plan. For the upcoming academic year, the total estimated costs are:

Direct Costs  2018-19

Tuition
$16,353

Mandatory Fees
  $1,297

Room
  $6,950

Meals
  $5,350

Total   
$29,950

Indirect Costs
 
Books & Supplies
$1,260

Transportation
$1,500

Personal
$1,270

Total   
$4,030

Total Cost of Attendance
$33,980

Tuition Payment Plan
To make it easier to manage your education expenses, BSC offers an interest-free monthly payment option. 

Are you ready to take the first step toward your future? The first move is to apply if you haven't yet! Our team of financial planning professionals is here to work with you.

Contact Information:

Quote:

Quote:Office of Financial Aid
900 Arkadelphia Road
Box 549016
Birmingham, AL 35254
Phone: (205)226-4688
Fax: (205) 226-3082
Email: [email protected]

Admission Deadlines are as follows:

Early Decision
Deadline : Nov. 1
Notification: Nov. 15

Early Action
Deadline :Nov. 15
Notification: Dec. 15

Regular Decision
Deadline Feb. 1
Notification: Mar. 1
Admission dependent upon availability after Feb. 1

Test optional admission
As an applicant to BSC, you're not required to report your test scores for standardized college admission tests such as the ACT or SAT. If you choose not to include your test scores, your qualification for admission will be determined by an evaluative interview and an academic portfolio that will include graded papers or school projects with teacher comments, in addition to the regular measures of applicants such as grade point average, high school ranking, and extracurricular activities. Test optional isn't for everyone but we want to make sure all students have access to a BSC-quality education, and we care enough to evaluate you on your own strengths.

Apply for Admission
Applying to BSC is quick and easy! You can apply through the BSC Online Application, the Common Application, or the Paper Application. The BSC Application and Paper Application are always free and the Common Application fee is waived if you apply before November 15th. After November 15th, a non-refundable application fee of $50 is required for the Common Application.

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• To start your Fall 2018 application use our BSC Online Application or by using the Common Application.
  
• If you have started a BSC application within the past two years, please fill out this reactivation form instead of starting a new application
  
• If you'd prefer to mail in your application, you can download our paper application and mail it to us.
  

Food: 500 g (1 kg) Bone Chicken Breast: AU $ 6
The cost of a meal in a typical restaurant: AU $ 16
The cost of a combined meal in a fast food restaurant (Mac or similar dish): AU $ 10
Housing Lease Fee: Monthly rent for 85 square meters (900 square meters) Housing in the exclusive furnished area: AU $ 3,155
The monthly rental payment for a flat area of 85 square meters (900 square meters) provides the NORMAL location: AU $ 2,169
Cost: 1 liter (1.4 gallons) of gasoline: AU $ 1.28
Monthly ticket for public transport: AU $ 141
Cost of medication: Our headache for 6 days (Tylenol, Frenadol, Coldrex, or equivalent): AU $ 9
Cost of clothing: Cost 1 Jeans (Levis 501 or similar): AU $ 104
Cost 1 pair of sneakers (Nike, Adidas, or equivalent): AU $ 145
Cost 1 pair of men's leather shoes: AU $ 152
Internet fee: Internet 8 Mbps (1 month): AU $ 57
The cost of utilities: utilities for 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in an area of 85 square meters: AU $ 339


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