Cutline: NOC Director of Development and Donor Relations Candy Oller presents the 2025 Legacy Scholarship to Hope Bradford (left) from Tonkawa High School. (photo by Shiloh Martin/NOC).
Hope Bradford receives NOC Legacy Scholarship
The NOC Legacy Scholarship was awarded to Hope Bradford, an incoming freshman from Tonkawa who will attend NOC Tonkawa in the Fall of 2025. She is the daughter of Steve and Shannon Varner and Eric Bradford. Steve Varner is a 1989 graduate of NOC Tonkawa earning an Arts and Science associate degree in Business Administration. The scholarship award is $1,000.
NOC President Diana Morris Watkins congratulated Bradford for the award.
“Thank you, Hope, for choosing Northern and continuing your family’s legacy with us. We look forward to following your time here on campus and know we will be seeing wonderful things from you in your future endeavors.”
Northern Oklahoma College, the state’s first public two-year community college, is a multi-campus, land-grant institution that provides high quality, accessible, and affordable educational opportunities and services.
NOC serves nearly 4,000 students through the home campus in Tonkawa, branch in Enid, and NOC/OSU Gateway Program in Stillwater. Of these students about 80% receive financial aid and/or scholarships. 75% of NOC students complete their degree with zero debt.
The college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and offers associate degrees in three general areas: Arts, Science and Applied Science; the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs; and the Accreditation Commission for Education and Nursing.
For more information about Northern Oklahoma College please call (580) 628-6208 or visit the NOC website at www.noc.edu.
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