ECE PROVIDES PROGRAMMING, MENTORSHIP, CAREER GUIDANCE AND SCHOLARSHIPS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE STATE OF TN. PARTNER COLLEGES PROVIDE A NEGOTIATED INSTITUTIONAL RATE FOR ECE SCHOLARS TO CREATE PATHWAYS FOR COLLEGE PERSISTENCE. EACH ECE SCHOLARSHIP IS 6,250, THE ECE SCHOLAR AND FAMILY ARE ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE 4,000 TOWARD TUITION, AND THE PARTNER COLLEGE PROVIDES INSTITUTIONAL FUNDING TOWARD THE REMAINING BALANCE, ON AVERAGE THIS IS AN IN-KIND GIFT OF 21,000 PER STUDENT PER YEAR. ECE COMMITS TO SUPPORTING SCHOLARS BEYOND THE SCHOLARSHIP DOLLARS BY CREATING PROGRAMMING AND PROVIDING RESOURCES TO RETAIN AND FOSTER CAREER READY GRADUATES.
