If we suggested anything like that at Concordia College, we would be run out. One factor which helps the Division I NCAA schools recruit is that they can offer scholarships to prospective athletes. Many of these athletes are lured by the amount of money they receive plus the possibility of being scouted and drafted by the pros. These universities appear to look for the athlete and don t take the academic part of the student s life as seriously. Concordia cannot give out athletic scholarships because of NCAA Division III requirements.
Athletes have to go through the same financial aid process as everyone else.
A school that gives athletic scholarships can get more numbers to come out of their program. That is an advantage, but because of Concordia College s quality, we can get some good athletes, according to Pipho. Many athletes don t get any financial aid because of their family s earnings. Another example he mentioned were the track and baseball athletes. Their season continues after school is out, so they miss out on early job hunting.