Winston Salem, NC Area Scholarships
Winston Salem
Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fourth-largest city in the state (though a 2011 estimate of Census Bureau estimate of 232,385 makes Winston-Salem fifth largest).
Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to the tallest office building in the region, 100 North Main Street, formerly the Wachovia Building and now known locally as the Wells Fargo Center. Winston-Salem is called the "Twin City" for its dual heritage and "City of the Arts and Innovation" for its dedication to fine arts and theater and technological research. "Camel City" is a reference to the city's historic involvement in the tobacco industry related to locally-based R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company's popular Camel cigarettes. Many locals refer to the city as "Winston" in informal speech.
In 2013, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget reconfigured the Winston-Salem MSA by adding the Thomasville-Lexington micropolitan statistical area. The official 2010 Census population for the redefined Winston-Salem, North Carolina MSA was 640,595; according to 2012 Census estimates, the population was 647,697. The Greensboro – Winston-Salem – High Point combined statistical area (CSA), popularly referred to as the Piedmont Triad, had a population of 1,611,243 according 2012 Census estimates.
Winston Salem, NC Scholarships
Name | Amount | Deadline |
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KASF Eastern Region Scholarship | $2,000 | June 30, 2018 |
Schools in and around Winston Salem, NC
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Piedmont International University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $10,380 average out-state tuition; $10,380 average in-state tuition |
Salem College
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $22,360 average out-state tuition; $22,360 average in-state tuition |
Winston-Salem State University
Four or more years; Public; $11,783 average out-state tuition; $2,670 average in-state tuition |
Wake Forest University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $41,100 average out-state tuition; $41,100 average in-state tuition |
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Four or more years; Public; $17,665 average out-state tuition; $4,716 average in-state tuition |
Regency Beauty Institute-Winston-Salem
Less than 2 years (below associate); Private for profit |
Winston Salem Barber School
Less than 2 years (below associate); Private for profit |
Popular Majors in Winston Salem
- Business Administration and Management
- Nursing - Registered Nurse Training (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
- Accounting
- Economics
- Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Business/Commerce
- Bible/Biblical Studies
- Biology
- Psychology
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Political Science and Government
- History
- Finance
- Kinesiology and Exercise Science
- English Language and Literature
- Sociology
- Physician Assistant
- Chemistry
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Secondary Education