BEND, OR  -- COCC is accepting applications from high school students who want to try to get a Merit Scholarship. Jenn Kovitz at the college says these scholarships are not based on financial need, they are based only on a student’s GPA, which is a minimum of 3-point-0. Kovitz says the merit scholarships are worth 700-dollars per term which would cover about half of the cost for a full time student taking 12 hours of classes. She says however students only need to take minimum 6 credit hours per term. Go to the COCC Financial Aid webpage for more information. March1st is the deadline to apply