Coastal Bend College Donates $10,000 in Scholarships for Alice High Seniors

Coastal Bend College committed $10,000 in scholarship funding to Alice High School's graduating class, providing direct financial support at the moment when seniors are weighing their next steps and final offers are still being compared.

The announcement came April 2, placing the award squarely in the heart of scholarship season. For many graduating seniors in Jim Wells County, April is the month when financial aid packages arrive, tuition bills come into focus, and decisions between community college, four-year institutions, and vocational training programs get locked in. An additional scholarship at this stage can shift the math considerably.

CBC has maintained an active presence in Alice well before this donation. The college has supported dual-credit coursework, allied-health pipelines, and workforce training programs that connect Alice students to college-level coursework before they cross the graduation stage. The $10,000 gift extends that institutional commitment into tangible student support directed specifically at the Class of 2026.

The announcement did not specify how many individual awards will be distributed from the $10,000 total or the per-student denomination. Students and families seeking specifics on eligibility requirements, application deadlines, and award size should contact Coastal Bend College's scholarship office or Alice High School's counseling department directly, as those offices will manage the distribution details.

The funds are not restricted to enrollment at CBC. Alice seniors pursuing a four-year university or a technical certification program remain in consideration, which broadens the scholarship's reach across the graduating class.

In Alice, where college-going rates and the rising cost of higher education remain persistent civic concerns, a $10,000 commitment from a regional institution carries immediate, practical weight. How quickly students see those dollars applied will depend on the eligibility details and deadlines the college and district release in the coming weeks.